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Anna M Holmes

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What is not to love!
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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to Day 2 of our blog tour for

༻*·Dance of the Earth·*༺
by Anna M Holmes!

Check out today's stops, with a bright spotlight and excerpts from this enthralling tale of drama and dance!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #Ballet
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January 27, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Find out a little about Walter's character today.
#historicalfiction #balletbook #familysaga
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Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes: The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour pamlecky.com/2026/01/27/d...

Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes: The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour

Today, I host Anna M Holmes on the blog tour for Dance of the Earth. Anna has kindly provided an excerpt (see below). You can follow the full tour here: thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/bl…

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January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Loving early reviews from a broad range of readers. DANCE OF THE EARTH not just for theatre folk. 🙂
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses

January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Dance of the Earth on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Excerpts, interviews, research and more. @cathiedunn.bsky.social
@womenwritersnet.bsky.social @musichallsociety.bsky.social
#historicalfiction #ballethistory #familysaga

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog...

Blog Tour: Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes

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January 20, 2026 at 11:56 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Lovers of seafaring adventures. Research behind Wayward Voyage, #historicalfiction, about pirate, #AnneBonny.
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@thebahamas.bsky.social
@cathiedunn.bsky.social

January 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

What's the connection between Old Bear and my old Teddy? Check out their stories, along with piquant stories of AI Teddies. mailchi.mp/4cdc4083c5bb...

January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#readingcommunity #booksky It is joyful to have a late 'career' as an author, allowing new outlets for sharing creativity.

Very best wishes for the year to come.

December 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Dance of the Earth on @carolynmorgan.bsky.social pile. 👍

Carolyn Morgan @carolynmorgan.bsky.social · Dec 17

My December #TBR so far 📚💙

Blackbirds of St Giles by Lila Cain (Black Georgian London) @kateagriffin.bsky.social @mhut25.bsky.social
Pelican Girls by Julia Mayle (Frenchwomen shipped to New Orleans)
Dance of the Earth by @annamholmes.bsky.social (Ballets Russes to WW1)

Reviews in the New Year
⏳📚

Blackbirds of St Giles, Pelican Girls, Dance of the Earth

December 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Background to my backstage, to centre stage and theatres of war family saga, Dance of the Earth. (Sorry, not been able to amend how the reel is viewed)
#historicalfiction #ballethistory #backstage #ballethistory
@womenwritersnet.bsky.social @royalballetschool.bsky.social @theroyalballet.bsky.social

December 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

For those with Kindle books:

Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · Dec 12

New #WriterBeware blog post: per a report by @publisherslunch.bsky.social, Amazon's new gen AI-powered "Ask This Book" feature for Kindle is, in effect, an "in-book chatbot" writerbeware.blog/2025/12/12/k...

Kindle's New Gen AI-Powered "Ask This Book" Feature Raises Rights Concerns - Writer Beware

In a recent press release, Amazon noted that some new features were coming to Kindle. We’re adding new AI-powered reading features that preserve the magic of reading on Kindle. Story So Far lets you c...

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December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Lovely to find Dance of the Earth on the shelf at my local indie bookshop (Regency, in Surbiton).
#historicalfiction #ballethistory
@womenwritersnet.bsky.social
@musichallsociety.bsky.social

December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

When specialists support my work that matters. V&A's Dance Curator, Jane Pritchard, & Ballets Russes academic, Dr Gabriela Minden (who wrote a lovely review for Dance For You Magazine) ENJOYED #DanceOfTheEarth
And isn't this what matters most?
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November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Looking forward to sharing with new readers. #readingcommunity
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Cathie Dunn – Historical Fiction & History 🥰📚 @cathiedunn.bsky.social · Nov 27

Coming soon on #blogtour with The Coffee Pot Book Club:

🩰Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes🩰

Discover an evocative tale of hopes and dreams, of music and dance, in times of great change!

thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/blog...
#HistoricalFiction #BalletHistory
@annamholmes.bsky.social

November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

Thank you for the opportunity to participate in #TREBookshow and talk about DANCE OF THE EARTH, historical fiction set during the late 19th, early 20th century - an era profound artistic and social change. Art is at it's beating heart!
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TRE - Talk Radio Europe @tre.radio · Nov 20

Coming up in the second hour of the #TREBookshow, with Hannah Murray from 20.00CET - Merlin Holland, Alan J Hill, and @annamholmes.bsky.social #TuneIn on http://tre.radio or TRE Radio App

November 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#booksky #writingcommunity #mutuals. #Writingandbooks.
Making a #bookteaser for DANCE OF THE EARTH was fun.
#ballethistory #historicalfiction #performingarts #theatrehistory
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November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#writingcommunity
A lovely #booklaunch party for Dance of the Earth last night. #historicalfiction #balletbook
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@musichallsociety.bsky.social

November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#Earthshotprize & #COP30 focus on preserving tropical forests, my eco-thriller, BLIND EYE is on topic Endorsed by specialists (political & environment). An award-winner with @greenstories.bsky.social screenplay comp.
@wwf.org.uk @rainforestalliance.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #environment #books

November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#booksky
This #BlindEye reel gets another outing due to the #earthshot prize's focus on tropical forests and #cop25 meeting next week. This eco-thriller (an award winning screenplay) is my reponse.
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@earthshot.bsky.social
@rainforestalliance.bsky.social

November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#booksky #Writingandbooks #WritingCommunity So these are Insta handles, but all the same, thanks for the first week reviews for DANCE OF THE EARTH. More on my website www.annamholmes.com and even more on Goodreads and Amazon. #historicalfiction #familysaga #ballethistory #performaningarts

November 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

#historicalfiction
I love it when a specialist, in this case a dance academic, enjoys my book. #balletbook
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@nycballet.bsky.social

www.danceforyou-magazine.com/book-anna-m-...

Book: Anna M. Holmes’s „Dance of the Earth“

reviewed by Gabriela MINDEN The year is 1875 and the Italian ballerina Giovannina Pitteri takes the stage before a rapturous crowd at London’s Alhambra Palace Theatre. Beyond the wings, where

www.danceforyou-magazine.com

November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Anna M Holmes

@annamholmes.bsky.social

@carlawalter.bsky.social hi Carla. Also dance history, plus long time as dance manager with arts councils and still reviewing. Also teach Iyengar Yoga.

November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM