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Rachel Canwell
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Debut Novel coming 2026 with @northodoxpress.bsky.social #PaperSisters
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Rachel Canwell @bookbound2019.bsky.social · Jan 3
The news is out!!!
A thousand thank yous to @northodoxpress.bsky.social for their belief in my words
northodoxpress.bsky.social Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · Jan 3
🚨AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

We are ecstatic to announce to the signing of the fantastic @bookbound2019.bsky.social and her magnificent debut novel, Paper Sisters!

1914: Three women and one deserted hospital on the edge of the marsh. All trapped by the past and its dark obligations...

Coming 2026
bookbound2019.bsky.social
Thank you so much for giving me the chance to tell the story of Paper Sisters inspiration
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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kithbooks.bsky.social
the winter persists. and persists.
thank goodness for books.
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@allyscottauthor.bsky.social
@writerlcarter.bsky.social
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poor little groundhog, what's it like to carry the hopes of the world? if only you could read. Painted Rocks by Parker Wilson cover: a black and white photo of the author in his eagle scout uniform with his head graffitied over with an alligator's head You Are Not Your Bones & Lesser Misfortunes by Alice Scott cover: a prominent character stand in front of a moonlit window, the light falling across them revealing their bones A Haunting Most Cold by Lauren Carter cover: a Gothic house laden in snow and icicles. in the upstairs window, two figures are shown facing out Magpie Moon by Rachel Canwell cover: a greyscale painting of moonlight through a stand of conifers. two magpies appear in the foreground. kithbooks.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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So grateful for this support!
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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I loved the book so much - I wanted to find more about the mysterious isolated fen hospital in which it is set...

www.thebooktrail.com/the-isolated...

#Fenhospital #Lincolnshire photo by Rachel Canwell @northodoxpress.bsky.social
The Isolated Fen Hospital in Paper Sisters - The Book Trail
The Isolated Fen Hospital in Paper Sisters Rachel Canwell Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency. Travel by the Book Books set in locations around t...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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So thankful and emotional about this review
ruebaldry.bsky.social Rue Baldry @ruebaldry.bsky.social · Jan 2
Just finished reading Paper Sisters. Beautiful, atmospheric, emotional. About 3 women in the fens in early 20th century. Highly recommended if you like historical novels, books about women, working class fiction, grief books & for book clubs.
@northodoxpress.bsky.social @bookbound2019.bsky.social
Paper Sisters by Rachel Canwell
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Lovely surprise book mail of Paper Sisters by @bookbound2019.bsky.social coming from @northodoxpress.bsky.social in February
Thank you so much for sending me a copy 💙

www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
This book is still something I am so proud of
kithbooks.bsky.social kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · Nov 10
if you liked...
you might like...

Magpie Moon by Rachel Canwell
@bookbound2019.bsky.social
Painted Rocks by Parker Wilson

kithbooks.com
under the title "if you liked... you might like..." are the cover images of the following books: Magpie Moon by Rachel Canwell - full moon through a grayscale forest of tall ragged pines. two magpies appear in the foreground Painted Rocks by Parker Wilson - a photo of the author in which he wears his eagle account uniform and his head is drawn over in a rough approximation of a crocodile's head
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Thrilled to get this gorgeous review of Paper Sisters!! Thank you so much @amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social
amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social 📚 Amber.reads.books 📚 @amberrrrrrrr3.bsky.social · Oct 14
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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!
@bookbound2019.bsky.social

#booksky
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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My magpie moon
still shining
kithbooks.bsky.social kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · Oct 7
"The end comes slowly.
Takes hours and every ounce of strength. As she sits by his bed Alice’s lungs grasp at the last remaining atoms of hot and fetid air.
And still the magpie stays."
- Magpie Moon, Rachel Canwell
@bookbound2019.bsky.social

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Magpie Moon Rachel Canwell cover: a grayscale painting of moonlight through a conifer forest with two magpies in the foreground. text: The end comes slowly. Takes hours and every ounce of strength. As she sits by his bed Alice’s lungs grasp at the last remaining atoms of hot and fetid air. And still the magpie stays.
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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ICYMI:
northodoxpress.bsky.social Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · Oct 1
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨

We are beyond excited to share with you the cover of the incredible debut novel from @bookbound2019.bsky.social

Paper Sisters is one of the most absorbing and engrossing books from the Northodox family, and it's yours in February!

Preorder here: share.google/S6e75ozqEkLz...
October 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
I am pinching myself that this day is finally here!
Sound up and enjoy!
And huge thanks to @northodoxpress.bsky.social
northodoxpress.bsky.social Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · Oct 1
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨

We are beyond excited to share with you the cover of the incredible debut novel from @bookbound2019.bsky.social

Paper Sisters is one of the most absorbing and engrossing books from the Northodox family, and it's yours in February!

Preorder here: share.google/S6e75ozqEkLz...
October 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Reposted by Rachel Canwell
northodoxpress.bsky.social
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨

We are beyond excited to share with you the cover of the incredible debut novel from @bookbound2019.bsky.social

Paper Sisters is one of the most absorbing and engrossing books from the Northodox family, and it's yours in February!

Preorder here: share.google/S6e75ozqEkLz...
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 AM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
Lincolnshire, 1914. As WW1 approaches, three women are living, trapped between the unforgiving marsh, the wide, relentless river, and the isolation of the fen.
Trapped by the looming presence and eerie stillness of a hospital that has never admitted a single patient.
Fancy a proof? Get in touch
bookbound2019.bsky.social Rachel Canwell @bookbound2019.bsky.social · Sep 20
WRITING UPDATE!!
CALLING AUTHORS BLOGGERS AND REVIEWS OF ALL KINDS!!!
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Five months out from #papersisters release @northodoxpress.bsky.social and things are getting exciting
PROOF COPIES will be available soon!!!! Please please please be in touch if you would like one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
September 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Reposted by Rachel Canwell
bookbound2019.bsky.social
WRITING UPDATE!!
CALLING AUTHORS BLOGGERS AND REVIEWS OF ALL KINDS!!!
⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️
Five months out from #papersisters release @northodoxpress.bsky.social and things are getting exciting
PROOF COPIES will be available soon!!!! Please please please be in touch if you would like one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
September 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
WRITING UPDATE!!
CALLING AUTHORS BLOGGERS AND REVIEWS OF ALL KINDS!!!
⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️⬆️⬇️
Five months out from #papersisters release @northodoxpress.bsky.social and things are getting exciting
PROOF COPIES will be available soon!!!! Please please please be in touch if you would like one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
September 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
Loved doing this! Have a watch to see which Austen I chose!
franmoldaschl.bsky.social Fran Moldaschl @franmoldaschl.bsky.social · Aug 9
This is such a good video!

I initially watched it for Lindz's bit, but also spotted my fellow Northodoxian @bookbound2019.bsky.social in there (who is totally right about her choice btw)! 😍

@northodoxpress.bsky.social
lindzmcleod.bsky.social Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · Aug 7
I'm so delighted to be featured in this video! We were asked to briefly describe our books and talk about our favourite Austen novel. I'm at 12:46 if you want to skip to me (but really, the whole vid is fun)
August 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Had a little cry! My book having its first reader
July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Just me hanging out in @_thebookseller!!!!!
#dreams #papersisters

Another step on the journey towards publication. @northodoxpress.bsky.social #jemmamcdonaghagency
July 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reposted by Rachel Canwell
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Today is the last day of the @northodoxpress.bsky.social Summer Sale.
So many great titles and you can now preorder Paper Sisters.
If you like #historicalfiction with a side order of #dysfunctionalfamiles and #hauntinglandscapes this might be for you.
And of course I would be forever grateful!
bookbound2019.bsky.social Rachel Canwell @bookbound2019.bsky.social · Jun 21
@northodoxpress.bsky.social PAPER SISTERS #historicalfiction
PREORDER 25% off code SUMMER25
May 1914,3 women are trapped between marsh, river, and fen By grief, the past, & the looming presence of a hospital. A hospital which has never admitted a single patient. www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
June 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
Today is the last day of the @northodoxpress.bsky.social Summer Sale.
So many great titles and you can now preorder Paper Sisters.
If you like #historicalfiction with a side order of #dysfunctionalfamiles and #hauntinglandscapes this might be for you.
And of course I would be forever grateful!
bookbound2019.bsky.social Rachel Canwell @bookbound2019.bsky.social · Jun 21
@northodoxpress.bsky.social PAPER SISTERS #historicalfiction
PREORDER 25% off code SUMMER25
May 1914,3 women are trapped between marsh, river, and fen By grief, the past, & the looming presence of a hospital. A hospital which has never admitted a single patient. www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
June 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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bookbound2019.bsky.social
@northodoxpress.bsky.social PAPER SISTERS #historicalfiction
PREORDER 25% off code SUMMER25
May 1914,3 women are trapped between marsh, river, and fen By grief, the past, & the looming presence of a hospital. A hospital which has never admitted a single patient. www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
June 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
bookbound2019.bsky.social
@northodoxpress.bsky.social PAPER SISTERS #historicalfiction
PREORDER 25% off code SUMMER25
May 1914,3 women are trapped between marsh, river, and fen By grief, the past, & the looming presence of a hospital. A hospital which has never admitted a single patient. www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
June 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Reposted by Rachel Canwell
kithbooks.bsky.social
Rachel Canwell's Magpie Moon is a tale of mothers and daughters, of medicine and magic, a crisp walk through the dark days of girlhood where sisters collude and the kind may find themselves cruel.
@bookbound2019.bsky.social
Magpie Moon Rachel Canwell cover: A greyscale painting of a evergreen forest at night with two magpies in the foreground, the moon full in the sky, and light filtering through the trees. text: The pact. There i here is a stillness in the air. A nip of frost and the musk of firewood. An essence fit to bottle. Thickened like velvet, a wrong to be righted or a long- forgotten name. They all feel it. All five of them, wrapped against the chill, deep within their furs. Each sensing that they are on the very edge; just dangling their pretty little fingers into times and opportunities they will never see again. Five sisters drawn together in the garden. Heads close, shades of gold spilling just slightly from their caps. Foreheads damp and almost touching. Their breath smoking, barely kissing the air before it vanishes, in clouds of stolen words and secrets. What they whisper is the beginning. What they promise is the end. All held together with the laces of rumour, threaded with the tattered ribbons of the past. Words started by Jane and then woven between the five of them.. And the magpie on the outhouse. The only witness to their game.
June 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

Preorders for Paper Sisters are up on the Northodox Press @northodoxpress.bsky.social website and today you can get 25% off!!!

Please share if you can x
May 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...

Preorders for Paper Sisters are up on the Northodox Press @northodoxpress.bsky.social website and today you can get 25% off!!!

Please share if you can x
May 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM