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Malachi Whitaker

@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social

Official account of all things Malachi Whitaker, Yorkshire author, b. Bradford (1895-1976). Moderated by Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse (PhD researcher, Salford University. Winner of Biographers Intl Org Kitty Kelley Fellowship, 2025)

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Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 4mo ago

1935 cartoon from feminist periodical Time & Tide Caption: Signor Mussolini: "But Good Heavens! they don't seem to realise that if I say a thing three times it must be true!" Reminds us of....? (Everything changes to stay the same ...)

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Brian Groom@groomb.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hull-born Amy Johnson set off on her pioneering flight on this day 1930, becoming the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. She went on to break many long-distance records.

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Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Malachi Whitaker in 'The Book of Bradford'! "Smoke of the Tide” by Malachi Whitaker is the story of a man, anchored by marriage down South but deeply connected to his city. His wife is derogatory about ‘the North’, so he is alone as he reflects whilst exploring the regular fun fair.

TripFiction@tripfiction.bsky.social · 6mo ago

BRADFORD The Book of Bradford: A city in Short Fiction ed. Saima Mir www.tripfiction.com/a-city-in-sh... "..if you have an interest in the city, or intend to visit, then you will be richly rewarded by picking up this short book" @commapress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thanks for including Malachi Whitaker's And So Did I on your eclectic reading list @heavenalibooks.bsky.social Next to Sylvia Townsend-Warner, no less! ❤️

Ali Hope 📚📚@heavenalibooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My February reading round-up. 7 books, one was a re-read (though I had remembered nothing). A really excellent mix of books, mainly fiction but each quite different. Full list in alt text. Hard to pick one favourite. So, I call that a good month. What good things did you read in February? 💙📚

February books: Fanfare for Tin Trumpets by Margery Sharp Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Birding by Rose Ruane Dancing with Death by Joan Coggin The Party by Tessa Hadley And so Did I by Malachi Whitaker The Flint Anchor by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
Ali Hope 📚📚@heavenalibooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My February reading round-up. 7 books, one was a re-read (though I had remembered nothing). A really excellent mix of books, mainly fiction but each quite different. Full list in alt text. Hard to pick one favourite. So, I call that a good month. What good things did you read in February? 💙📚

February books: Fanfare for Tin Trumpets by Margery Sharp Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Birding by Rose Ruane Dancing with Death by Joan Coggin The Party by Tessa Hadley And so Did I by Malachi Whitaker The Flint Anchor by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
James Bailey@drjamesbailey.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark is BOOK OF THE WEEK in The Times, and it's frankly outrageous that a small marching band hasn't trundled into my house to make some little celebratory parps in my honour 😤

A photo of me, holding up a copy of The Times which features a review of my book, accompanied by the headline: ‘A genius with claws - the picaresque life of Muriel Spark’
Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The women published by Persephone Books. Malachi Whitaker is 4th from left, on bottom row. The Journey Home & Other Stories (2017; foreword by Philip Hensher) is the only work of Whitaker's fiction currently in print. Thanks to Persephone for the image & for publishing Malachi 💛 💛 💛

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Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The women published by Persephone Books. Malachi Whitaker is 4th from left, on bottom row. The Journey Home & Other Stories (2017; foreword by Philip Hensher) is the only work of Whitaker's fiction currently in print. Thanks to Persephone for the image & for publishing Malachi 💛 💛 💛

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Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Malachi Whitaker's list of influential authors include her favourite Brontë sister, Emily. "Wuthering Heights for inward physical passion. I mean Emily Brontë, some poems, force behind marrow channel." The brief notes in a 1948 letter describe Brontë's powerful impact on her inner life and work.

Rallen@rallen78.bsky.social · 8mo ago

A room with some history. The Brontë museum not far from where I’m From. Jane Eyre, Wuthering Hights and Agnes Grey were written in this room (Emily also died in it) 📚

Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Spotted in Bradford Waterstones 🤍 Bottom left: Malachi Whitaker's The Journey Home (Persephone, 2017) & And So Did I (Boiler House Press, 2025). In the company of: Emily Brontë, JB Priestley, Sairish Hussain, AA Dhand & more. Bradford writing rocks! 🪨 ❤️ 🪨

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Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The documentary (How to Build a Library) about reinventing the Nairobi MacMillan Memorial Library was one of the best things on the programme @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social in 2025. The documentary deserves wider distribution. Great to see this project getting some love. ❤️

Anna Foden@annafoden.bsky.social · 7mo ago

'The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Malachi Whitaker@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Malachi Whitaker's 1st book, Frost in April, was sold at WH Smith stall, Bradford Forster Sq Station, in 1929. JB Priestley's Good Companions came out the same year. The stallholder, a friend, repositioned JBP's 'By a local author' labels to advertise Malachi's book. Did the stall look like this?

lawrence jones@lawrentian.bsky.social · 12mo ago

2 years ago I worked on a project to restore a 1920s WHS railway station bookstall. It was in pieces & in a bad state. A colleague & I found old photos of it in the WHS archive at @themerl.bsky.social which helped the restoration work. Look at it now👇 Full story www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...