AppleGidleyAuthor
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Novelist (7 books), global nomad currently living in England. Miss the tropics! Annie's Day published November 2025
@HistNovSoc.bsky.social @RomanticNovelists.bsky.social @Societyofauthors.bsky.social Published by @VineLeavesPress.bsky.social
@HistNovSoc.bsky.social @RomanticNovelists.bsky.social @Societyofauthors.bsky.social Published by @VineLeavesPress.bsky.social
You gave me a laugh - thanks! Can I add the phrase "bear with me" - No, I don't want to bear with you. I've been waiting on the phone to speak to a human for a sodding hour!"
I hate the word "neurospicy" as much as I hate "holibobs" and "amazeballs"
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
You gave me a laugh - thanks! Can I add the phrase "bear with me" - No, I don't want to bear with you. I've been waiting on the phone to speak to a human for a sodding hour!"
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Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sometimes we have to laugh to keep from crying. [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]
I'm a dual citizen of the UK / US currently living in England. I will not set foot in the US until that bloody president is gone!
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm a dual citizen of the UK / US currently living in England. I will not set foot in the US until that bloody president is gone!
How wonderful! I loved the book - slightly shattered it was published so long ago! Where did the years go? #treasure #reading #imagination
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
How wonderful! I loved the book - slightly shattered it was published so long ago! Where did the years go? #treasure #reading #imagination
Always a thrill! Annie's Day out in the world now! #WW2 from an Australian nurse's perspective. Gorgeous cover #JessicaBellDesign @vineleavespress.bsky.social #HistoricalNovel #Fiction #War #Nurse
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Always a thrill! Annie's Day out in the world now! #WW2 from an Australian nurse's perspective. Gorgeous cover #JessicaBellDesign @vineleavespress.bsky.social #HistoricalNovel #Fiction #War #Nurse
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Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight - #Love #War #Courage Annie's Day by Apple Gidley smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/s... @applegidleyauthor.bsky.social
Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight – #Love #War #Courage Annie’s Day by Apple Gidley
Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Apple Gidley…a story of love, war and courage, Annie’s Day. On pre-order for November 18th. About the book ★★★★★ “Delicious” Jane Jo…
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November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Smorgasbord New Book Spotlight - #Love #War #Courage Annie's Day by Apple Gidley smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/s... @applegidleyauthor.bsky.social
Thanks, Deborah - fingers crossed!
Congratulations and hope it soars for you!
November 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thanks, Deborah - fingers crossed!
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I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I can usually translate him, but either I’m losing my mind, or he is.
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If CBP, Customs and Border Protection, is only supposed to operate within 100 miles of the U.S. border, what are they doing leading operations in Charlotte, North Carolina?
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
If CBP, Customs and Border Protection, is only supposed to operate within 100 miles of the U.S. border, what are they doing leading operations in Charlotte, North Carolina?
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
Today's the day! Huge thanks to all at @vineleavespress.bsky.social who have guided Annie's Day through the editing and publishing process. And to fellow authors for their encouragement! @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social @katmezzacappa.bsky.social @deborahswift.bsky.social @lizharris.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Today's the day! Huge thanks to all at @vineleavespress.bsky.social who have guided Annie's Day through the editing and publishing process. And to fellow authors for their encouragement! @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social @katmezzacappa.bsky.social @deborahswift.bsky.social @lizharris.bsky.social
Thrilled that SIX @vineleavespress.bsky.social authors have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize @ianmrogers.bsky.social #ECBatista #JillAmberChaffin @jocelynjanecox.bsky.social #DavidHicks @nicolezelniker.bsky.social Congratulations and Good luck!
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Our 2025 Pushcart Prize Nominees!
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November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thrilled that SIX @vineleavespress.bsky.social authors have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize @ianmrogers.bsky.social #ECBatista #JillAmberChaffin @jocelynjanecox.bsky.social #DavidHicks @nicolezelniker.bsky.social Congratulations and Good luck!
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A total plonker - encourage young people to work by paying them a fair wage. It's not rocket science, or perhaps it is!
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A total plonker - encourage young people to work by paying them a fair wage. It's not rocket science, or perhaps it is!
Nov 3rd is Kokoda Day which, each year, honours the immense bravery and stoicism of New Guinea stretcher bearers during WW2. #AnniesDay celebrates these men, also known as Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels #history #HistoricalFiction #WarFiction Released Nov 18th
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Annie's Day by Apple Gidley
“Delicious” Jane Johnson, author of Secret of the Bees “Absorbing” Katherine Mezzacappa, author of The Maiden of Florence War took everything. Love never had a chance. Until now. As a young Australian...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Nov 3rd is Kokoda Day which, each year, honours the immense bravery and stoicism of New Guinea stretcher bearers during WW2. #AnniesDay celebrates these men, also known as Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels #history #HistoricalFiction #WarFiction Released Nov 18th
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Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:
💫Annie's Day by Apple Gidley💫
Discover an absorbing, evocative tale of the cruelty of war, loss, new beginnings & hope!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #WWII
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💫Annie's Day by Apple Gidley💫
Discover an absorbing, evocative tale of the cruelty of war, loss, new beginnings & hope!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #WWII
@applegidleyauthor.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:
💫Annie's Day by Apple Gidley💫
Discover an absorbing, evocative tale of the cruelty of war, loss, new beginnings & hope!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #WWII
@applegidleyauthor.bsky.social
💫Annie's Day by Apple Gidley💫
Discover an absorbing, evocative tale of the cruelty of war, loss, new beginnings & hope!
thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #WomensFiction #WWII
@applegidleyauthor.bsky.social
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Delighted to have been a guest blogger on @maryannwrites-24.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #Language @vineleavespress.bsky.social @histnovsoc.bsky.social #WW2 #NewGuinea #Singapore #BerlinBlockade #Cambridgeshire @australianbooks.bsky.social #AustraliaArmyNurses
Delighted to have been a guest blogger on @maryannwrites-24.bsky.social #HistoricalFiction #Language @vineleavespress.bsky.social @histnovsoc.bsky.social #WW2 #NewGuinea #Singapore #BerlinBlockade #Cambridgeshire @australianbooks.bsky.social #AustraliaArmyNurses
Language Of The Day
So happy to have this guest post from Apple Gidley, sharing her views on keeping language of characters true to a time and place, especially when writing historical fiction. She’s the author …
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October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
God forbid!
Kinda seems like you don’t do huge renovations on the place you’re living in unless you’re planning to stay. 🤷🏼
(Or sell it)
(Or sell it)
October 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
God forbid!
Now.... let me think of a comparison - oh yes, Trump's new ballroom!
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Now.... let me think of a comparison - oh yes, Trump's new ballroom!
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
Come and join us, this evening 8pm this evening. Hear from new works, old works, all works!
#memoir #fiction #WarFiction #mystery #tragedy #weird #HistoricalFiction Something for everyone - see you at eight!
#memoir #fiction #WarFiction #mystery #tragedy #weird #HistoricalFiction Something for everyone - see you at eight!
What are you doing Wed 8pm BST? Come to this happening, for the last week of summer time! Four readings of #mystery #tragedy #weirdlife #memoir #home. It's #FREE!! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-virtual-... #lifewriting @vineleavespress.bsky.social @applegidleyauthor.bsky.social @janetclare.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Come and join us, this evening 8pm this evening. Hear from new works, old works, all works!
#memoir #fiction #WarFiction #mystery #tragedy #weird #HistoricalFiction Something for everyone - see you at eight!
#memoir #fiction #WarFiction #mystery #tragedy #weird #HistoricalFiction Something for everyone - see you at eight!
It's usually a pass for me if any book is described as such!
Semi-relatedly to my earlier thread on YA, if the marketing for a YA romantasy describes the book as "sexy," "spicy," or "steamy," it's a pass for me.
September 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It's usually a pass for me if any book is described as such!
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#USPolitics #Trump #children #Farage #idiocy #wildflowers #travel #innocence
#USPolitics #Trump #children #Farage #idiocy #wildflowers #travel #innocence
I’m Trying to Smell the Roses!
It’s been a trying week. Oh hell, let’s call it what it is. It’s been a trying year. Nothing personally dramatic has occurred—how fortunate I am. No, I’m talking about the daily offerings of those …
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September 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Coming Soon! @histnovsoc.bsky.social @deborahswift.bsky.social @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social @katmezzacappa.bsky.social #WWII @berlinblockade.bsky.social @australianbooks.bsky.social #AANS #Berlin @germanhistsoc.bsky.social @usafacts.org #ChocolateSoldier #GailHalvorsen #History #LiteraryFiction
September 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM