Thank you so much Sarah! I’m delighted too 💜

So exciting to see so many CBC alumna on the @historia-hwa.bsky.social Debut Crown longlist! Congrats to @adberginwriter.bsky.social, @rachloudriscoll.bsky.social, @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social & Rosanna Pike! 👏

Thank you Sally, so glad you enjoyed it x

Love this so much!! 💜

Congratulations to our July #WriteCBC winner, @rhiannamjones.bsky.social! 🏆 You’ve won an online writing course (worth up to £230). We absolutely loved how you used quiet details to build emotion in this scene. Read the winning entry here:

Our #WriteCBC runners-up are @thelilyhyde.bsky.social and @oithmos.bsky.social! 👏 Huge congratulations to you both, you’ve each won a £50 course discount! We can’t wait for you to join one of our courses soon:

Thank you for asking me @cbcreative.bsky.social - I really enjoyed setting the task and was super-impressed by the entries!

Looking for some extra guidance or inspiration on Joanna’s #WriteCBC task? Head over to our blog!

#WriteCBC tip from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social: Sparing use of surprising or unusual imagery can make a scene pop for a reader and help to layer character. Consider what figurative language your character might use and what it reveals about them on a subconscious level.

#WriteCBC task from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social: Your character is wandering around a museum looking for a person or an object. Use specific detail and surprising imagery to reflect their state of mind. Perhaps they are hiding something from others – or even from themselves?

Afternoon! I've just started this which is my book group's current read.

As we get to the very end of June I thought I'd post my top reads of the year so far (from books that are already published) As I read a pretty much 50/50 split of fiction & non fiction I thought I'd do the same here but it was far harder to narrow the non fiction down! 💙📚 #BookSky

It's time for the July #WriteCBC guest reveal 🥁 Next month's writing task comes from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, former student and debut author of #TheEights. Join us next Thurs: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...

I’ve just listened to the conversation between @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, author of #TheEights, and @healeyjane.bsky.social, #histfic author and host of Historical Happy Hour. It's about accuracy and authenticity, and the narrative choices behind them. open.spotify.com/show/2fv5Gfu...

Thank you @bellahond.bsky.social, that’s so lovely to hear! X

Four remarkable young women tackle Oxford in the early 1920s. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @putnambooks.bsky.social @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social #BookSky

Got this @waterstonescambridge yesterday. So excited to read The Eights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social 📖 #amreading #writingcommunity #bookshop

Historical fiction set in #OXFORD #TheEights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/historical-f... "..The sense of time and place is beautifully brought to life in the extremely competent storytelling.."

Tomorrow!

Thank you so much Katie! This is so wonderful to hear 💜

Good morning! No sun as yet, but I'm ever hopeful. We'll be out for our coffee date this morning. Currently reading (and enjoying immensely) The Eights by Joanna Miller - Happy Fri-yay! 🙃

📘📘BOOK REVIEW 📘📘 The Eights by Joanna Miller Published 3 April Full review ➡️ t.ly/9NeGO “Sometime you know you are going to enjoy a book within a few pages and that how I was with this one…” @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social

Out in TWO days time - the remarkable true story of when Oxford University admitted the first women Come with me and Joanna Miller as we walk around the locations of The Eights: www.thebooktrail.com/authorsonloc... #Joannamiller @PenguinUKBooks

Thank you @exeter.ox.ac.uk! 🎓

Thank you Sarah, this is so wonderful to hear! 💜

Blissful Friday evening with a book. 📖 Just finished this and it was absolutely wonderful. Such evocative prose and richly drawn characters. I loved it. 📜 Tempted to pop to Oxford tomorrow to take some photos… 🌸 Out now 💜🧡 @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social #BookSky #HistoricalFiction

Ending a stressful week with a pop into Taunton Waterstones to get my copy of Sunday Times bestseller(!) Death at the White Hart by @chrischibnall.bsky.social signed. Lovely to see books by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social @kristenperrin.bsky.social out #booksky

Joanna Miller: 'Never let research and historical accuracy get in the way of telling a good story' 🏛️ We caught up with CBC alumna @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social to discuss her debut #TheEights, out now from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Thanks so much to @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, @penguinukbooks.bsky.social and all our attendees for a terrific evening! 😍 #TheEights #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #NewFiction #AuthorEvent #Chorleywood

What a fab event with lovely @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social last night! Joanna joined us to chat about her captivating debut novel THE EIGHTS, which revolves around eight groundbreaking female students at Oxford Uni in 1920. If you missed it, we have *signed copies* in our shops! #BookSky 💙📚

Took some time for myself this morning to carry on with this stunning book by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social Out today from Fig Tree @penguinbooks.bsky.social I highly recommend it for fans of Oxford, historical fiction and strong women. 💙📚 #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #BookTok

#BookReview - The Eights by Joanna Miller A beautifully written and observed debut novel of female friendship, solidarity and emancipation. #TheEights @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social More on my blog post: shortbookandscribes.uk/reviews/shor...

Thank you Lynda! 💜

Over on #instagram author @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social introduces her readers to the top ten locations in #Oxford where #TheEights is set Out 3 April 2025 www.instagram.com/p/DHxz6EzATHJ/ #travelbybook

On the blog today is my book list of 10 Exciting New Releases coming up in April 2025. #authors include @kitdewaal.bsky.social @lindanewbery.bsky.social @juliebrill.bsky.social @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social @susanabernethy2.bsky.social @judyleighauthor.bsky.social

Coming up in early April, our event with @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social! THE EIGHTS is a brilliant debut novel, so don't miss this chance to hear Joanna discussing it in person. Tickets available here: chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...

Join us for what promises to be a great event with @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social on Thurs 3rd April! 💙📚 Joanna will be chatting about her captivating debut novel THE EIGHTS, which revolves around eight groundbreaking female students at Oxford Uni in 1920. chilternbookshops.co.uk/event/an-eve...

Amazing preorder promo at @waterstones.bsky.social - get 25% off hundreds of 2025 titles including THE EIGHTS! 💜 www.waterstones.com/book/the-eig...

Thanks for sharing and I’m so sorry if The Eights messed up your day! X

Thank you Susie - this is great! 💜

Thank you @tripfiction.bsky.social 💜💜💜

In writing her novel, The Eights, writer and poet Joanna Miller gained some fascinating insights into the lives of the first women at Oxford. She will share these at her talk, Equal Citizenship of the Mind, from 7pm-8pm on Thursday 4th September. More info here https://buff.ly/40a9EWl

Thank you so much @thebooktrail.bsky.social 💜💜💜

A magical early Christmas gift from Good Housekeeping! #TheEights is listed alongside some of my all-time favourite authors as a hot read in 2025!

Roses are red Violets are blue This is my worst nightmare How about you?

Highly recommend the Michael Craig-Martin exhibition at @royalacademy.bsky.social

It’s almost like Mother Nature wants you to stay in and read. Best listen to her.

Congratulations Fiza! These look beautiful 🎠

I’d forgotten what it was like to enjoy every post in your feed rather approaching it with trepidation. Not sure I understand BSS properly yet but very pleased to be here!