@alicejolly.bsky.social
Winner of the 2026 Walter Scott prize for 'The Matchbox Girl' (about Dr Asperger) published by Bloomsbury Books in 2025. Rep'd by Eleanor Birne at Rogers, Coleridge, White. Oxford University whistleblower. Active member of Just Stop Oil.
@jacquiwine.bsky.socialReposted by @alicejolly.bsky.socialFor Sally Carson, #BornOnThisDay in 1902, my thoughts on CROOKED CROSS.
A gripping, terrifying novel about the rise of Nazism, the falling apart of a country’s codes of decency and the moral fortitude required to oppose persecution. Frighteningly timely. 💙📚
@defendourjuries.bsky.socialReposted by @alicejolly.bsky.social94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference.
Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it.
She was among hundreds doing the same.
@walterscottprize.bsky.socialReposted by @alicejolly.bsky.socialAlice Jolly has written an exclusive reading guide to help explore her novel THE MATCHBOX GIRL, whether on your own, as part of a reading group, or in class:
www.walterscottprize.co.uk/about-the-pr...
#ReadingGuide #WalterScottPrize #BookPrize #HistoricalFiction #BookSky
@alicejolly.bsky.social
Thank you so much!