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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through

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https://buymeacoffee.com/franmoldaschl Kelpies Prize for Writing Winner Former #archaeology student Children's book reviewer Neurodivergent inquisitivenewt.com @northodoxpress.bsky.social (Any pronouns)🏳️‍🌈

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Like what you hear? You can pre-order my book from this link:
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It's got:

🍲Wild food
🐕A happy dog
🏳️‍🌈mlm romance
⚔️proto-vikings
💪awesomely loud girls
🐴Kelpies-ish
🐪Deserts

I can't wait to share more with you!!

Kelpies Prize for Writing 2022: Fran Moldaschl's winning entry, read by Janis Mackay

YouTube video by FlorisBooks

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 6h

If you missed the news, we're extremely excited to announce that our very own Rachel Canwell will be doing an event at Kirkby Lonsdale Illuminate Festival in February with the incredible Lee Child. The week before her amazing debut novel Paper Sisters is out, and we'll have early copies with us!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 2h

🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨

Those wonderful people at the HWA have shortlisted The Wicked of the Earth by the brilliant A.D. Bergin for the 2025 Debut Crown 🍾

A massive achievement for a book the deals with some extremely difficult and often overlooked British history. Congratulations, Andrew!

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 8h

🚨LAUNCH TONIGHT🚨

Join us for the official launch event for To Fetch a Pail of Water tonight in Urmston at Urmston Books and Boardgames!

Our live events are always a laugh and it's a venue we love supporting!

Tickets available here:
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Rachel Canwell @bookbound2019.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled to get this gorgeous review of Paper Sisters!! Thank you so much @amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social

📚 Amber.reads.books 📚 @amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social · 1d

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Wow! This heart-wrenching book is a beautifully written historical fiction. I thought it was gripping and took me on a wild ride of emotions. I can't recommend this book enough, thank you for my advance reader copy! Available on 12th February '26!
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📚 Amber.reads.books 📚 @amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social · 1d

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 1d

I am in a place with limited tea bags. There were two left. Big child and I made cups of tea with the final bags. Big child did not drink the tea and it is now cold. I am angry.

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 1d

The @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre-order promotion is now live!

📚 The offer will run until 23.59 on Friday 17 October

📚 Enter OCTOBER25 at the checkout to receive 25% off the RRP

📚 Exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app

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Waterstones 25% off pre-order promotion runs until 23.59 on Friday 17 October. Enter OCTOBER25 at the checkout to receive 25% off the RRP. Exclusively available on the Waterstones website and the Waterstones app.

Saraband books included in the offer are Symphonic by Jim Crumley, The Loch of the Bees by Donald S Murray, In Search of Gems by Kenneth Steven and Nature's Almanac by Susie White.

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Lari Don @laridonwriter.bsky.social · 1d

I love telling trad tales out loud! So @florisbooks.bsky.social created a video of me telling the first tale in our Celtic Folk And Fairy Tales collection. Here’s our 12 min 'How To Escape a Waterhorse' with magical artwork by @elisecillustration.com #storytelling
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Lari Don tells the story of How to Escape a Waterhorse, from Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales

YouTube video by FlorisBooks

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 1d

I'm an author and have 2 degrees. I don't think I know enough about the technicalities of English to pass an exam in it. This is absolutely brutal.

Imagine coming from a different writing system, or with dyslexia, or with extreme trauma and being expected to reach this level.

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1d

ONLY migrants though, no one else is to study English because it's a rip off and a waste of time, am I getting this right.

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1d

Well this will certainly do it www.gov.uk/government/n...

Migrants will be required to pass A Level standard of English

Migrants will be required to pass tough new English language requirements under a law introduced in Parliament today.

www.gov.uk

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 1d

🚨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We had so many submissions before our window closed in February that we're still making decisions on the last few!

We are thrilled to announce the signing of the brilliant @claire-dunscombe.bsky.social! Her northeast-set historical fantasy novel is coming in 2027!

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 1d

My friend, who's got various health things going on, just did an open mic poetry night for the first time and I can't even start with how proud I am. Said friend isn't on here, but if I don't shout it from the rooftops I'm going to burst with excitement!

Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 1d

I'm normally a lover of bad films, but this one just didn't hit the right notes for me.

If you watch it, I'd absolutely love to hear your take 🥰

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hux | aka Lizzie Huxley-Jones @littlehux.bsky.social · 1d

Tadaa, here’s the cover for my next romcom, Reality Check out April 9th (and available to preorder now!)

On reality tv, what’s behind the scenes will always filter through. It’s f/f, lovers to enemies to lovers, chaotic nonsense with hot disabled babes. 👰🏼‍♀️💓📚🎥✨

The paperback cover for Reality Check by Lizzie Huxley-Jones which shows two women in bridal dresses, facing forward but smirking at each other. One is tall blonde and fat, and the other is small and ginger haired. The background is a bisexual fade with confetti and film camera patterns.

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GHADEER🫂 @qgde-er1sv.bsky.social · 2d

Dear friend Fran

Any support or donation you give us during these difficult times will help us overcome this ordeal, give us hope and strength, and save our lives♥️🙏

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 2d

🚨RELEASE WEEK🚨

Have you been enjoying our historical fiction this year? Well, this Thursday, we have a new addition to our powerful and poignant stories of yesteryear!

Check out Stephen Wade's brilliant WW2 drama, Trials of the Heart, here:
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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 4d

Your knitting is always so beautiful. Thank you for sharing pictures; it soothes my soul.

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 5d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 5d

Wars, tariffs , paper, production costs and the battle to get our books seen means there is a crisis in publishing.

Indies do most of the heavy lifting in finding great new stories that the risk averse conglomerates shy away from.

Support Indies!

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Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 5d

*Submission reminder*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info below🐐
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Pop up submission window — wild hunt books

Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions  from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...

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Wonderland Bookshop @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social · 5d

Celebrate pictures, words, poetry, graphics, audio ❤️

However you enjoy your reading, it's valid.

Read your way.

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 5d

At the moment, I'm looking at Victorian tellings of Robin Hood - they're interesting, but the attempts to write in an older style of English is... a choice.

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Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!!!

I used the 'Scrundlewear 2.0' pattern from Stitch Upon a Time, and some fabric scraps I found in a thrift shop. I'm really not an expert sewist, but they came together really quickly - would definitely recommend making if you sew 🥰

Fran Moldaschl - When The Giants Passed Through @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · 5d

There's a lot going on at the moment, and sometimes it's overwhelming. I'm not saying it fixes anything, but making myself rainbow dinosaur and duck underwear has definitely helped my mood.

Three pairs of pants/underpants/knickers/underbukser .... I don't know what to call them. The top left is made of a fabric with a rainbow background and black dinosaur silhouettes, with stripey leg and waist bands in the same rainbow/black combo. The pair below is made exclusively from the dinosaur fabric. To the top right is a pair made from black fabric - these have rainbow coloured duck silhouettes on. The ducks have halos and a speech bubble saying 'holy duck'. The garment has a blue waistband, which - if I'm being honest - isn't fit for purpose because the fabric doesn't bounce back when stretched so there's a very real builder's bum situation going on when I wear them.

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