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Final read of the adventure! The fabulous #debutnovel #thenancys by @rwrmcdonald @allenandunwin. Murder, makeovers, snappy dialogue (with a generous sprinkling of filth), and characters I did not want to leave on the last page. So much fun and so much heart – huge congrats @rwrmcdonald x #whatkatereadnext #readinglist2019 #readingontheroad #australianfiction #firsttime #debutauthor #mustread #bookstagram

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/55804/1417108-episode-55-rwr-mcdonald

On Writing – Episode 55

The guest is Rob McDonald debut author of The Nancys. Rob is a fellow Kiwi and The Nancys is a riotous crime/coming-of-age story about Tippy Chan and her uncle and his boyfriend who, inspired by Nancy Drew, set out to solve a crime in a small town in South Island, New Zealand. We talk about ‘breaking through,’ writing small town real life settings and how to write a first novel.

Photo from “Murder in the Library” event

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💖 this @___wolfess @jetlagmama ! Kristy the soap phone 🤩Posted @withrepost • @neweditionbookshop We liked The Nancys so much we made our manicures match (and a soap phone too). 11 year old Tippy Chan, avid Nancy Drew reader and a pretty sharp tack, her Uncle Pike and his boyfriend Devon join forces to solve a murder mystery in small-town South Otago (and makeover their spiky neighbour to take out the annual Show Queen sash). It’s a darkly funny, sweet and shambolic novel and handy for your digital detox too ✨🍷🕵🏽‍♀️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . #inapprops #thenancys #southotago #murdermystery #nancydrew #book #reading #staffpick #goodbook #manicure #rainbowglitter #fiction #newrelease

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Celebrating another debut writer on #TheBookShow – here's Alice Walker talking to @rwrmcdonald! Find it in your podcast feed now. @ArtsonRN https://t.co/mYvysTbm08

— Claire Nichols (@NicholsClaire) July 11, 2019

https://podcasts.apple.com/ee/podcast/debut-writers-series-the-nancys-by-r-w-r-mcdonald/id499763666?i=1000444194027

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-book-show/debut-writers-series-the-nancys-r-w-r-mcdonald/11234826

Fresh #yeahnoir voice @rwrmcdonald in this week's issue of the @nzlistener alongside some European crime writing royalty from Iceland and Scotland. Have you read THE NANCYS? @AllenAndUnwinNZ https://t.co/hkeAX1WelH

— Ngaio Marsh Awards (@ngaiomarshaward) July 8, 2019

https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/new-zealand-listener/20190705/282398400971744

Huge thank you to @vandasymon and @UBSOtago for tonight’s #NZ launch of #TheNancys 💖💖💖 🥳👏👏👏🥳 pic.twitter.com/hXv8MfLzc2

— R.W.R. McDonald (@rwrmcdonald) July 2, 2019

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Mind blown @sydneymorningherald #thenancys #fiction #pickoftheweek #bookreview #debutfiction #bookstagram #igbooks #crimefiction #yeahnoir

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It's Pride month in the US and it's a great time of year to celebrate all the amazing queer and LGBTQIA+ writers out there. But there are definitely too many to only read in one month, so we should just make sure we're reading them all year round! Check out our stories for a giant rainbow-hued reading list 🏳️‍🌈 #readingsbooks #rwrmcdonald #jamesbaldwin #nevozisin #kindred #taylorjenkinsreid #andrewseangreer #tilliewalden #pridereadinglist #independentbookstore

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