The Accidental Immigrants came out a year ago today. Huge thanks to Kevin, Hetha, Lin, and everyone who’s read and enjoyed the book. One year on, and the politics are just as relevant… @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

A dual national who’s given up her British passport is stopped at the UK border. February 25th, as predicted in The Accidental Immigrants… @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Scottish Book Trust asked indie booksellers for their favourite books of 2025. Thank you Samantha and all at Nairn Books! @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @nairnbooks.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Thank you Daisy and Stanley, and again to Nairn Bookshop! @nairnbooks.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social ("...its cover that is 'not' an easy sell in Scotland...") 😂

tinyurl.com/msbe78aw "The novel’s political bite comes from its realism: every comic moment rings disturbingly true. It’s a witty, empathic portrait of people navigating systems never designed for them—and finding connection despite it all." @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

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Great to see the growing enthusiasm for The Accidental Immigrants up and down the country: @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

A vital novel whose complex characters struggle against their own and their family’s expectations, against a society that doesn’t see or value them, and against the random cruelties of the UK immigration system. A thoughtful and touching must-read. @tawseefkhan.bsky.social shorturl.at/topdh

Insider knowledge makes this novel special. Years of experience in asylum and immigration law have been turned into a drama that’s propulsive and intricately plotted, has razor-sharp dialogue and is just waiting to be brought to the screen. shorturl.at/o0fBX @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social

Animal Farm at Eighty “I took it out of the library, and read it quietly, in bed, under the covers.” On the 80th anniversary of its publication, read my first encounter with Orwell’s Animal Farm: orwellfoundation.substack.com/p/it-all-mad... @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

A lovely perceptive video review of The Accidental Immigrants from Bob The Bookerer. Thank you! www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Y5... @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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

Just arrived in Berlin! Determination by @tawseefkhan.bsky.social

"Great writing and extremely timely ... a gripping read with some memorable characters and set-pieces that deserves the wide praise it has received to date." www.ontheprize.co.uk/blog/the-acc... @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Many thanks to ontheprize.co.uk

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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

What one book powered the writing of The Accidental Immigrants? You might be surprised... shorturl.at/xr3Gr @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

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"One of these books is not like the others." @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

George Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’: sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose. Why did I write The Accidental Immigrants? Read the answer here: lithub.com/making-sense... @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

Hitting the nail (and jelly) on the head. Thank you Jennifer! @jenniferbeworr.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

Independent Bookshop Week 14-21 June 2025 #IndieBookshopWeek @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social @booksaremybag.bsky.social booksaremybag.com/IndependentB...

"When the island’s politics turn sharply against the British minority they are thrown into a desperate battle for survival and refuge...it illuminates the process of border-crossing and makes one think freshly about your own place in the world...” @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social shorturl.at/cfe79

"...Jo McMillan uses the very real bureaucracy of the UK home office to construct a story of two fictional lovers: Tess, a dual passport holder, whose lover, Arlo, has come from Britain to the fictional island of St Mira and now has no passport at all.” @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social shorturl.at/cfe79

Now showing on Instagram www.instagram.com/reel/DKuGxbm... @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

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The Accidental Immigrants reviewed in The Irish Times (€) @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social shorturl.at/RK5Pg

"This cleverly conceived, inventively written political fable proves propulsively readable." @orwellprize.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social www.orwellfoundation.com/political-fi...

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! @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social

"2025’s must-read is The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan" www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/magazi... Thank you @saltpublishing.com! @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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

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

Excellent and timely article from Ashifa Kassam on the criminalisation of foreigners and growing weaponisation of dual citizenship. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... The Accidental Immigrants is an account of my personal experience of some of these dangers. @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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

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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

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

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

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

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

The Accidental Immigrants reviewed in Kent Libraries @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Here’s the first in a series of short audio clips where I talk about The Accidental Immigrants: #01 of 10: What were the seeds for this story? jomcmillan.com @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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