Bessie Coleman’s story is among those told in @midgegillies.bsky.social excellent new book, #AtlanticFuries.

When the world believed women too fragile to fly the Atlantic, what drove 6 pilots to risk everything to prove them wrong? On 28 Jan I’m delighted to be talking to the wonderful @midgegillies.bsky.social about her new book #AtlanticFuries, on these pioneering women - for FANE.

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 💰 The irony of the 1920s? The wealthiest women who could afford to fly often faced the most resistance from their families. 😤 @midgegillies.bsky.social explains why high society wanted these women grounded. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/36eaf4 #WomenInAviation #AviationHistory

🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨 Ready for take-off? 🚀 @midgegillies.bsky.social dives into her book, 'Atlantic Furies,' revealing astonishing stories of women who soared beyond Amelia Earhart's shadow. Buckle up for a conversation that’ll leave you inspired and questioning history’s narrative!

That’s wonderful, thanks for sharing @flyingarchivist.bsky.social

More signed copies of Atlantic Furies @heffers.bsky.social and Waterstones Cambridge @scribeuk.bsky.social

Lovely eve celebrating publication of my friend @midgegillies.bsky.social new bk #AtlanticFuries, abt the women who risked everything to be the 1st to fly. The Telegraph said Midge’s previous biog of #AmyJohnson had them ‘gripped, exhilarated and moved’ ✈️✈️

Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "Atlantic Furies" by @midgegillies.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop! 📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10... 🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post... #History #podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 🌏 No GPS. No radio. Just guts, maps & skill. 🗺️ @midgegillies.bsky.social reveals how Amy Johnson fought through sandstorms, monsoons & deserts to reach Australia solo in 1930 🚀💪. 🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post... #HistoryRage #AmyJohnson #Podcast

🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 ✈️ Amelia Earhart was a legend — but she wasn’t alone! Historian @midgegillies.bsky.social tells the incredible stories of forgotten women aviators who risked everything to fly into history 🌍🔥 🎧 Listen now: www.patreon.com/post... #WomenInHistory #Podcast

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 Ready for take-off? 🚀 @midgegillies.bsky.social shares stories about aviation’s fierce female pioneers who flew beyond Amelia Earhart’s shadow ✈️🔥 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage Or join on Apple subscriptions #HistoryRage #AviationHistory

I first read this book over a decade ago. I love it (as I do most of @midgegillies.bsky.social work. David had this one sitting in a book pile and I thought, I would like to revisit it. I can't find my copy (double stacked shelves) so I nicked it! #histbookchat I love it more: it's brilliant!

✈️✨ Huge thanks to @midgegillies.bsky.social for raging that “IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT AMELIA EARHART!” 🙅‍♀️🛩️ We dived into early female aviators — danger ⚡, press treatment 📰 and exploding inner tubes 💥. Landing on Patreon & Apple Subs in October! 🎙️🔥 #History #Aviation #WomenInHistory #Podcast

Great finally to meet Judith Grandi from the @grantamag.bsky.social @profwriting.bsky.social #memoir course in person. We agreed we were both taller in the flesh! Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University #POWs #WW2 & to Toppings bookshop

Off on a familiar journey to Cambridge. But not to work teaching English A Level as I'd have been doing 15 years ago. I'm off to Heffers @blackwells.bsky.social to talk about #LandBeneaththeWaves and there'll be some familiar faces in the audience! ☺️ #chronicillness #lifewriting #booksky

Hearing about the icy conditions mid Atlantic, as told in this wonderful book, is a great way to stay cool! Hope to see you there. 🧊🌎🐳

Dear all! I have a new intake starting on July 7th for my course on British children's literature in the 20th century and it would be lovely to have you there. www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/briti.... More than happy to answer any questions on this - do feel free to message.

I thoroughly enjoyed THE BIG HOP by @rooneyvision.bsky.social & look forward to hearing more on Mon 30 June at Ely Toppings. See you there! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/r...

It feels appropriate to be back at St Peter’s Church in Ely 14 years after the original publication of The Barbed-Wire University. At the relaunch on Thurs 31 July I’ll be talking about the stories that emerged after the book was published & much more. www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/g...

Scout has something meaty to sink her teeth into! Inspired by meeting the amazing #WillYoung & visiting #Stalag Luft III as part of @WDYTYA_UK The Barbed-Wire University is being re-issued with substantial afterword, new pics etc. Order from your local bookshop or shorturl.at/Vy3px #POWs

Three bucket list items crossed off: meeting Will Young, being on Who Do You Think You Are and visiting Stalag Luft III. BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...

Scout has taken the plunge(r)!

Fab to talk about #reading & #Prisonersofwar (#POWs) in @theul.bsky.social for BBC Radio 3, "Books for Brighter Blackouts" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thanks to Prof Emma Smith & Beaty Rubens. Pre-order the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University here: www.safehavenbooks.co.uk/the-barbed-w...

Great evening @heffers with @bonnielj.bsky.social talking about her wonderful new book Vanishing Landscapes @hodderbooks.bsky.social

Vanishing Landscapes is a fascinating, gorgeous book & I can’t wait to discuss it with Bonnie Lander Johnson at Heffers in Cambridge Thursday 10 April, 6pm. Come & find out why Tudor men dyed their beards green - & much more

Am teaching historical fiction online @arvonfoundation.bsky.social week commencing 5 May with Rebecca Abrams. Great opportunity to gain inspiration, confidence and skills. Suitable for those with a work in progress and beginners as well. #historicalfiction #writinglife www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

Great to be back in the archives today & this one within walking distance of home! Humbling to read about the exploits of the Cambridgeshire Regiment in Singapore & Thailand for a new edition of my #POW book, "The Barbed-Wire University".

To do list: 1. Switch on computer 2. Register (see below) 3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT. 4. Sit back 5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists". 6. Ask question . . . or not. 7. Feel inspired. ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...

New year: new Scout. Back from beauty parlour smelling fragrant but beard already soaked.

Happy Hogmanay – especially if you’re braced for a storm.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ve dusted down my first-footing kit: bread for a well-stocked larder, coal for the hearth and that little bag of white grains is salt (in case you were wondering) – for health. The star to make it look pretty. Lang may yer lum reek!