
Jo McMillan
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Fan of alphabets and characters - complex and simplified. Have called Beijing, Melaka and London home. Looking for Utopia. Currently in Berlin.
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Got back from my run to find this waiting for me. A new Bluemoose is always a Blue Riband day. Looking forward to diving in soon as I finish my current read, hopefully at the weekend Bluemoose Books Jo McMillan



'It is hard to believe that a beautiful island can turn so ugly and so fast. But it can.' Bluemoose Books Zoe Gardner

"I'd don khaki, pick up a rifle and head for the front lines if anyone tried to stop me reading this." Bluemoose Books #theaccidentalimmigrants



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 British in Germany


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 Boekhandel


Excellent and timely article from Ashifa Kassam on the criminalisation of foreigners and growing weaponisation of dual citizenship across Europe. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr… The Accidental Immigrants is an account of my personal experience of some of these dangers.


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! Bluemoose Books The Orwell Prize


Just announced, the shortlists for the 2025 George Orwell Prizes! 🎉 Celebrating Britain’s finest political writing in both non-fiction and fiction, discover the nominees here: waterstones.com/category/cultu… The Orwell Prize


"This cleverly conceived, inventively written political fable proves propulsively readable." Bluemoose Books The Orwell Prize orwellfoundation.com/political-fict…

The Accidental Immigrants “This cleverly conceived, inventively written political fable proves propulsively readable.” Bluemoose Books The Orwell Prize

🙏Thank you Martin Doyle and The Irish Times!