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Thanks to @lola.and.puki for their pink book stack fundraising initiative to raise funds and awareness during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Please see their post below for details on the campaign. As a “pink book” author it is my privilege to help in anyway I can. 💖Also a huge shout out to Footscray Library who allowed me to pull all the pink books off their shelves (sorry I tried to put them back…😬) Please see below and get involved, we have 12 days left to turn Instagram pink 💖Posted @withrepost • @lola.and.puki 🎀 It’s The #bookishladiesclub here with an exciting announcement about our #pinkbooks4boobs challenge and fundraiser! 🎀⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 💕The amazing author of The Nancys @rwrmcdonald reached out to us to say he’s going to match our donations dollar for dollar and donate it to the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation. We are overjoyed with his generosity and have decided to up our donations to $300 meaning $600 is going to be donated to breast cancer research⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 🎉 We are challenging all of you now to go out and make a donation to your local breast cancer foundation too! 💕⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ 💝We are so appreciative of everyone who has participated in stacking pink so far this month! However, October isn’t over yet and we want to keep seeing your pink stacks to bring awareness to this important cause. Breast cancer affects both men and women so it’s very important to spread the word and make sure you and your loved ones get yearly check ups as well as doing self checks at home. 💝⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Let’s finish this month strong and keep turning #Bookstagram pink! #pinkbooks4boobs💕⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ :⁣⁣⁣ #pinkspines2019 #booksharks #shelfie #breastcancerawareness #breastcancerawarenessmonth #thenancys #rwrmcdonald #pinkbooks #bookflatlay #bookchallenge #booksaremylife #fortheloveofbooks #bookish #booklove #bookwormsunite #bibliophile #aussiereaders #cancersucks #bookaddiction #readersofinstagram #IGbooks #booksbooksbooks #bookclub #bookphotography #bookaesthetics #booklover

A post shared by R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) on Oct 18, 2019 at 11:21pm PDT

🙏🙏🙏🥰💖Posted @withrepost • @antipodeanbookclub Tippy Chan is 11 years old and living in small town New Zealand with her Mum. She’s inherited a love of Nancy Drew from her Uncle Pike who escaped from Riverstone to Sydney as soon as he could leave home. When Tippy’s Mum goes on a cruise, Uncle Pike and his partner Devon come and look after Tippy, bringing laughter, colour and sparkle into Tippy’s life at a time when she’s coming to terms with losing her Dad. They form The Nancys when Tippy’s teacher is found murdered next to Riverstone’s only traffic light. This is a delightful, entertaining story told through Tippy’s voice about loss, forgiveness and building your own family. As you can tell, I can completely relate to Tippy and Uncle Pike’s love of Nancy Drew! #thenancys #allenandunwin #rwrmcdonald #nancydrew #vintagebooks #bookcover #bookcoverdesign #coverlove #pinkbooks #beautifulbooks #bookobsessed #literaturelover #booksbooksbooks #nowreading #ilovereading #bookstoread #bibliophile #literaryfiction #booknerdigans #bookworms #bookishlove #bookishfeatures #bookstagrammers #bookishgirl #bookreview #bookreviewer #bookrecommendation #igreaders #antipodeanbookclub

A post shared by R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) on Oct 15, 2019 at 2:02pm PDT

Saw this excellent photo of Clutha River in South Otago by @chrisfirkin101 📸- This is the setting for Riverstone in The Nancys 💖 – “I loved how the evening sun made the coiling green river sparkle. Dad had loved it too. Devon leaned forward in his seat. ‘So this is where the magic happens?’ ‘Welcome to Riverstone,’ Mum said as we passed the town sign. ‘Population 3687.’ ‘Eighty-nine now,’ I said. Uncle Pike peered out his window. ‘This is it.’ #cluthariver #cluthanz #thenancys #southotago #settings #crimefiction #bookstagram #newzealand

A post shared by R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) on Oct 9, 2019 at 10:49pm PDT

🙏😘 Thrilled to be on this show which has given me such a lot of comfort and inspiration during my publishing journey 💖💖💖💖💖 Plus @katherinecollettewriter is hilarious 😂😂😂😂Posted @withrepost • @thefirsttimepod ⚡NEW EPISODE⚡in which we discuss puff quotes and chat to the pretty wonderful @rwrmcdonald about writing on public transport, trilogies and how to get the words down… #podcast #firsttimepodcast #writing #bookpodcast #thenancys #rwrmcdonald #debutauthor #igbooks

A post shared by R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) on Sep 16, 2019 at 3:40am PDT