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Jo McMillan
@jomcmillan.bsky.social
Fan of alphabets and characters - complex and simplified. Have called Beijing, Melaka and London home. Looking for Utopia. Currently in Berlin.
Great to see the growing enthusiasm for The Accidental Immigrants up and down the country:

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
August 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Many thanks to Sam Reid from Fieldzine for a great conversation about The Accidental Immigrants.

We talk about the myths of immigration, the far right – and rage, resistance and writing.

Listen to the podcast here tinyurl.com/2z4vu57z

@fieldzine.bsky.social
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Just arrived in Berlin!

Determination by @tawseefkhan.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thanks to the Orwell Foundation for a fantastic awards ceremony; to the judges for choosing The Accidental Immigrants as a finalist; to every writer there for deciding to write about things that matter. And many congrats to Donal Ryan. Cheers!

@orwellprize.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
June 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
June 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
June 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Accidental Immigrants reviewed in The Irish Times (€)

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May 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We're the filling in the sandwich
May 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Accidental Immigrants: A story of what happens when there’s talk of ‘an island of strangers’...

This book was only possible with the support and courage and imagination of the lovely people at Bluemoose. Thank you Kevin, Lin and Hetha!

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@orwellprize.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The Accidental Immigrants: a hostile environment is taking hold of Europe, no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from.

British immigrants in Denmark: 22,000.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Accidental Immigrants: a hostile environment is taking hold of Europe, no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from.

British immigrants in Belgium: 23,000.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Accidental Immigrants: the far-right grip is tightening and it’s coming for immigrants everywhere.

British immigrants in the Netherlands: 55,000.

This story is for you.

@athenaeum.nl
April 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Accidental Immigrants heads to Poland.

For the 37,000 British immigrants living next to a war.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Accidental Immigrants: the far-right grip is tightening and it’s coming for immigrants everywhere.

British immigrants in the Netherlands: 55,000.
British immigrants in Cyprus: 38,000.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Soundbites:

Hear why I had to write The Accidental Immigrants, why I did it the way I did, and why it matters – now more than ever:

jomcmillan.com

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Accidental Immigrants: a hostile environment is taking hold of Europe, no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from.

British immigrants in Germany: 99,000.
British immigrants in Italy: 66,000.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The Accidental Immigrants: a hostile environment is taking hold of Europe, no matter who you are, no matter where you’re from.

British immigrants in Spain: 302,000.
British immigrants in France: 177,000.

This story is for you.

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @britishineurope.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Accidental Immigrants reviewed in Kent Libraries

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
17:39 29/01/2025
Die Brandmauer ist down
January 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Accidental Immigrants

Available for pre-order now from Bluemoose Books
bluemoosebooks.com/books/accide...

@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A Dream of White Horses by Paul Scraton
@paulscraton.bsky.social

A journey that goes to the heart of friendship and Europe’s fractured past. A lovely read – touching and tender.

From Bluemoose Books
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Christ On A Bike by @orlaowenwriting – a wise and wicked morality tale of family and money – two of the most relatable human woes! Loved it.
@ofmooseandmen
December 17, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"I was amazed by this book. Completely convincing world building, propulsive plot but most importantly so profoundly personalist, political, serious-minded. It’s a soaring feat of imagination tethered firmly to the present."

Thank you so much @aidancb.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social #booksky
November 29, 2024 at 2:10 PM
…with a postcard from St. Mira. Thanks, Kevin!

@Ofmooseandmen @LinBodhran
November 16, 2024 at 8:49 AM