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Juno Baker
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Winner of Global Novel Award, shortlisted for Novel London, Retreat West Opening Lines and New Voices. Short stories published in Mslexia, Unthology and Litro among others. #HistoricalFiction #History. More about my work at https://junobaker.co.uk/
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Just discovered #ShamelessSelfpromoThursday! So here's my collection of stories, Uncertain Terms. It's about uncomfortable, isolated people in the last century. The humour's dry.

It's had good reviews. A bargain at only £3!

You'll find it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Uncertain-Te...
March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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This has to be the most poetic book review I've ever seen ☺️ So chuffed! "Thoughtful irony and realist minimalism."
What a lovely way to describe Uncertain Terms! 💙📚
#books #ShortStories #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #LiteraryFiction

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February 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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If #romance isn't your thing – and you've had enough of red roses and all that🥀 – take a break from #ValentinesDay with this small collection of #ShortStories.

Only £3 and guaranteed romance free.

#books 📚💙
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Uncertain Terms, a collection of stories by Juno Baker
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Did you know that #ValentinesDay happens to fall on #InternationalBookGivingDay? Which book would you give away today? And why? 💙📚
#BookSky
#Bookworm
#novels #shortstories #books

(Image by Rey Seven on Unsplash)
Picture of lots of open books lying on top of one another
February 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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The Dead Men by JC Harvey
February 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Last day of #NationalStorytellingWeek, and I'm celebrating Alice Walker whose #birthday is today. She once said, "Fiction is such a world of freedom, it’s wonderful. If you want someone to fly, they can fly." (I get that! 🤭).

#HappyBirthday Alice Walker.
Cover of The Color Purple by Alice Walker
February 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Yes another review for Uncertain Terms on Goodreads! Four stars this time, but still happy with that!
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#BookSky 📚💙 #books #ShortStories
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Today, to mark #NationalStorytellingWeek, I'm recommending this anthology of 20 short stories from across Africa, edited by the legendary Chinua Achebe and CL Innes. One I dip in and out of regularly. It's quite old but still beautiful.

#BookSky 📚💙 #books #ShortStories
Cover of African Short Stories edited by Chinua Achebe and CL Innes
February 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Great to start the day by reading another 5-star review of my book on Goodreads, (especially when I'm marketing it myself and so far have done everything back to front ☺️).

Anyway, at least I'm learning. And this is a lovely review.
#shortstories, #books
#BookSky 📚💙

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February 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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As it's #NationalStorytellingWeek, I thought I'd give a shout out to all the #LitMags, #Anthologies and indy presses who work so hard for little, if any, financial gain but keep going for the love of #shortstories (#novels, #poems, #flash etc).

You're heroes!
💙📚 #booksky

(pic Howie R, Unsplash)
Cute black spaniel holding blue thank-you card in its mouth
February 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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I suspect that #NationalStorytellingWeek is actually aimed at children, but why should adults miss out? Especially when this year's theme is 'reimagine your world' - an idea that's hugely appealing with all that's going on in the world right now.

#BookSky 📚💙

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A huge pile of multi-coloured books.
February 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Celebrating #NationalStorytellingWeek & Paul Auster's birthday. He said, "When a person is lucky enough to live inside a story, to live inside an imaginary world, the pains of this world disappear. For as long as the story goes on, reality no longer exists."

One of my favourites of his #books 💙📚
Cover of Mr Vertigo by Paul Auster
February 3, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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I picked this up on one of the book exchange shelves and it's brilliant. Totally recommend it.
Cover of the Bastard of Istanbul, by Elif Shafak
February 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 20/20
Opening lines of Subterranean River by Ines Arredondo Latin American Stories edited by Carlos Fuentes and Julio Ortega
January 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 19/20
The London Magazine cover - June/July 2022 issue Opening lines of A Lone Astronaut Watches the World End by Jessie Greengrass
January 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 18/20
African Short Stories book cover - edited by Chinua Achebe and CL Innes Opening lines of Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe
January 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books


Day 17/20
Cover of How The Light Gets In by Clare Fisher Title and first few lines of 'what women want'
January 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 16/20
Cover of Monkfish Moon by Romesh Gunesekera Title page of 'Captives' by Romesh Gunesekera
January 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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"There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing." Happy #BurnsNight everyone!
Rabbie Burns - a Scottish poet
January 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
junobaker.bsky.social
Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 15/20
Night-time stories book cover Sleeping in Shifts by Winifred Mok
January 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
junobaker.bsky.social
Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 14/20
Feasting; fasting by Anna Vaught Famished by Anna Vaught
January 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 13/20
January 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Woke up. Saw this. Grinning like a fool 😁

"The standout aspect of Baker’s writing is her ability to create vivid characters and settings with sharp, evocative prose. Each story immerses the reader in a world that feels authentic and lived-in."

Read the rest: https://buff.ly/4gX9O9t
Front cover of Uncertain Terms
January 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 12/20 - the title story!
January 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Choose 20 #shortstories that have stayed with you or influenced you. One story a day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just names and (if possible) covers. 💙📚

#Booksky
#BookChallenge
#Books

Day 11/20 - The Border by Tanuja Desai Hidier (from an old anthology)
The Border by Tanuja Desai Hidier London Writers 2001 anthology
January 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM