Thank you so much Sarah! I’m delighted too 💜

Sarah@norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It might not be the biggest literary prize in the UK this autumn but the East Anglian Book Awards always have something interesting. This year I'm delighted to see graphic novel Florrie & debut novel The Eights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social on the lists 📚💙 #BookSky tinyurl.com/ytwuenvx

So exciting to see so many CBC alumna on the @historia-hwa.bsky.social Debut Crown longlist! Congrats to @adberginwriter.bsky.social, @rachloudriscoll.bsky.social, @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social & Rosanna Pike! 👏

Thank you Sally, so glad you enjoyed it x

Sally Bromley@sallybromley.bsky.social · last yr.

Just finished The Eights by Joanna Miller. Four women enrol at St Hilda's College, Oxford, in 1920, & navigate their way through their first year. Women weren't able to receive degrees before this. Great chrs, well researched. #books #bookrecommendation

Love this so much!! 💜

はひう@hahiu.bsky.social · last yr.

I’m reading The Eights by Joanna Miller, so slightly extended our day in Oxford to pop along the Eights’ home….St Hugh’s College

Congratulations to our July #WriteCBC winner, @rhiannamjones.bsky.social! 🏆 You’ve won an online writing course (worth up to £230). We absolutely loved how you used quiet details to build emotion in this scene. Read the winning entry here:

#WriteCBC tip and task from Joanna Miller

Enter our monthly writing competition on Bluesky! This month's #WriteCBC task comes from debut novelist Joanna Miller.

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Our #WriteCBC runners-up are @thelilyhyde.bsky.social and @oithmos.bsky.social! 👏 Huge congratulations to you both, you’ve each won a £50 course discount! We can’t wait for you to join one of our courses soon:

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Thank you for asking me @cbcreative.bsky.social - I really enjoyed setting the task and was super-impressed by the entries!

Curtis Brown Creative@cbcreative.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for #WriteCBC! Shout-outs go to: @moomin1.bsky.social, @alycolman.bsky.social‬, @nancyboland.bsky.social‬‬ & @sarahwriteaway.bsky.social 💐 And a special thank you to our guest @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social for setting such a wonderful task!

Looking for some extra guidance or inspiration on Joanna’s #WriteCBC task? Head over to our blog!

#WriteCBC tip and task from Joanna Miller

Enter our monthly writing competition on Bluesky! This month's #WriteCBC task comes from debut novelist Joanna Miller.

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#WriteCBC tip from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social: Sparing use of surprising or unusual imagery can make a scene pop for a reader and help to layer character. Consider what figurative language your character might use and what it reveals about them on a subconscious level.

#WriteCBC task from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social: Your character is wandering around a museum looking for a person or an object. Use specific detail and surprising imagery to reflect their state of mind. Perhaps they are hiding something from others – or even from themselves?

Afternoon! I've just started this which is my book group's current read.

As we get to the very end of June I thought I'd post my top reads of the year so far (from books that are already published) As I read a pretty much 50/50 split of fiction & non fiction I thought I'd do the same here but it was far harder to narrow the non fiction down! 💙📚 #BookSky

It's time for the July #WriteCBC guest reveal 🥁 Next month's writing task comes from @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, former student and debut author of #TheEights. Join us next Thurs: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...

I’ve just listened to the conversation between @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, author of #TheEights, and @healeyjane.bsky.social, #histfic author and host of Historical Happy Hour. It's about accuracy and authenticity, and the narrative choices behind them. open.spotify.com/show/2fv5Gfu...

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Podcast · Jane Healey · Jane Healey is the bestselling author of several books of historical fiction and the host of Historical Happy Hour, a live interview and podcast featuring premiere historical f...

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Thank you @bellahond.bsky.social, that’s so lovely to hear! X

@bellahond.bsky.social · last yr.

@joannamillerauthor.bsky.social absolutely loved reading The Eights. Highly recommended. Sad to have finished it and will put it straight on to the “Read Again” pile!

Four remarkable young women tackle Oxford in the early 1920s. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @putnambooks.bsky.social @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social #BookSky

Got this @waterstonescambridge yesterday. So excited to read The Eights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social 📖 #amreading #writingcommunity #bookshop

Historical fiction set in #OXFORD #TheEights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/historical-f... "..The sense of time and place is beautifully brought to life in the extremely competent storytelling.."

Historical fiction set in 1920s OXFORD - TripFiction

The Eights by Joanna Miller, historical fiction set in 1920s OXFORD. When you go to Oxford, it is a city that exudes a strong sense of the footsteps past,

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Tomorrow!

Primrose Hill Books@primrosehillbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Only two days to go until we host our talk with @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social when she will discuss her brilliant new novel The Eights, set in Oxford in 1920. Thurs 10 April, 7pm at Primrose Hill Library NW1 8YN For a free ticket, visit tinyurl.com/jmpb1004. #BookSky @penguinukbooks.bsky.social

Thank you so much Katie! This is so wonderful to hear 💜

Katie Anderson-Morrison@katieam.bsky.social · 2y ago

28th book of the year! I’ve read some wonderful books in 2025 so far, but The Eights by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social has definitely been one of my favourites. Such a gorgeously detailed portrait of four female students at Oxford in 1920. Highly recommended!

📘📘BOOK REVIEW 📘📘 The Eights by Joanna Miller Published 3 April Full review ➡️ t.ly/9NeGO “Sometime you know you are going to enjoy a book within a few pages and that how I was with this one…” @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social

Out in TWO days time - the remarkable true story of when Oxford University admitted the first women Come with me and Joanna Miller as we walk around the locations of The Eights: www.thebooktrail.com/authorsonloc... #Joannamiller @PenguinUKBooks

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The Eights of Oxford with Joanna Miller Discover the locations in the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency

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Thank you @exeter.ox.ac.uk! 🎓

Exeter College, Oxford@exeter.ox.ac.uk · 2y ago

📢 Congratulations to Exeter alumna Joanna Miller (1987, English) on publishing her debut novel with Fig Tree! 📖✨ Co-edited by fellow alumna Ella Harold (2013, French & German), 'The Eights' is a love letter to academia and Oxford’s first women. Read more ⬇️ ow.ly/Q1J550Vrxq8

Thank you Sarah, this is so wonderful to hear! 💜

Sarah@norfolkbookworm.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’ve been trying to finishing off a few books that have been on the back burner for a while but to be honest I picked up Joanna Miller’s The Eights this morning and everything else has been abandoned again! I love the nods to real people in it and the way it shows WW1 affected so many. 💙📚 #BookSky

Blissful Friday evening with a book. 📖 Just finished this and it was absolutely wonderful. Such evocative prose and richly drawn characters. I loved it. 📜 Tempted to pop to Oxford tomorrow to take some photos… 🌸 Out now 💜🧡 @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social #BookSky #HistoricalFiction

Mia - Book Blogger / Author@paradiselibrary.bsky.social · 2y ago

Took some time for myself this morning to carry on with this stunning book by @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social Out today from Fig Tree @penguinbooks.bsky.social I highly recommend it for fans of Oxford, historical fiction and strong women. 💙📚 #BookSky #HistoricalFiction #BookTok

Joanna Miller: 'Never let research and historical accuracy get in the way of telling a good story' 🏛️ We caught up with CBC alumna @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social to discuss her debut #TheEights, out now from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Joanna Miller: 'Never let research and historical accuracy get in the way of telling a good story'

Joanna Miller studied on our Writing Historical Fiction and Write to the End of Your Novel courses in 2021, before taking our The Rewrite Doctor course in 2022. We caught up to discuss her debut…

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Thanks so much to @joannamillerauthor.bsky.social, @penguinukbooks.bsky.social and all our attendees for a terrific evening! 😍 #TheEights #BookSky 💙📚 #Books #NewFiction #AuthorEvent #Chorleywood