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Love this review of #TheNancys from @mskierst

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This means the world.. 🌏✨✨💖 Thank you @mskierst Posted @withrepost • @mskierst This is the most fantastically charming, funny, sad, wise and delightful read all wrapped up in a small town New Zealand murder mystery. The synopsis sounds twee but in fact it deals with grief, loss and sadness so wonderfully. The heroine Tippy Chan is beautifully captured – right between a child and a young adult. In fact everything about this works – characters I just loved, a comfort read charm that still had lots of toughness. Don’t listen to me waffle – just read it and tell me what you think. I hope this gets all the attention – one of my favourite book descriptors is generous: where the author, the story, the characters just seem to give a reader so much – this is a perfect example for me. (Thank you @betterreadbookshop for putting me on to this one) #instabook #bookstagram #thenancys (Book 81 of ‘19)

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Emerging Writers Festival 2019

And we are done! Thank you to @EmergingWriters for having us and to @rwrmcdonald & @TonileeJordana for being such great supporters of FWA. pic.twitter.com/Wm7k1OoRjj

— Faber Writing Academy at Allen and Unwin (@FaberWriting) June 23, 2019

https://emergingwritersfestival.org.au/event/you-can-write-but-can-you-edit/

The Nancys #1 best seller for the week at Better Read than Dead

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This week’s smashing #brtdtopten has all your weekend reading needs covered! Our current Book of the Month The Nancys by @rwrmcdonald takes the top spot after an awesome in-store event in conversation with @bri.e.lee. At number two, Boy Swallows Universe by @trentdaltonauthor simply will NOT be shaken from our top ten! Stella Prize- winning Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s The Erratics comes in at number three, followed by Ocean Vuong’s stunning novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. Which of these do you want to read? Tell us in the comments! . . . #betterreadthandead #bestseller #bookstagram #topten #bibliophile #bookshop

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The Sun Bookshop Event – in conversation with Sarina Gale

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Last night we had a wonderful night with @rwrmcdonald in conversation with Sarina Gale. Described by Sarina as ‘Queer Eye meets the Famous Five’, The Nancys is not a book to miss – and we have signed copies in store now! . . Thank you so much to Rob for coming, and for this truly excellent book! 💕 . . #rwrmcdonald #thenancys #australianfiction #sunstafffavourite #signedcopies #sunbookshop #yarraville #innerwestmelbourne

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Published or Not – The Nancys 3CR 855am radio interview

https://www.3cr.org.au/publishedornot/episode-201906201130/rwr-mcdonald-and-alex-rance

Thank you so much Jan for your great questions! Was a fan's dream come true to be on the show✨✨✨✨✨ @publishedornot @3CR @AllenAndUnwin #TheNancys https://t.co/mFpBVDRlz4 pic.twitter.com/E28AN66NMj

— R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) June 20, 2019

Great time book signing in Sydney

Had a great time visiting bookstores in Sydney 🙂 🙂 Dymocks Sydney, Darlinghurst Bookshop, Gleebooks Glebe and finally got to meet Simon McDonald at Potts Point Bookshop!