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rhiannongrant

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I write Quaker theology, queer romance & other stories, poetry, and philosophy. I teach courses for Woodbrooke. My pronouns are she/her. I co-edit the journal Quaker Studies with Rebecca Wynter, and recently published The Quaker World (Routledge, co-edited with Wess Daniels). Opinions here are my own.

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rhiannongrant, to religion
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My Pause for Thought last night/early this morning was on the theme "My Dream Garden" (and a bit about climate justice). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0hzl0lw

rhiannongrant, to queer
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My Neolithic romance novel, Between Boat & Shore, is one of many books reduced to 99c in this sale for Lesbian Visibility Week. https://iheartsapphfic.com/2024/04/24/ihs-lesbian-visibility-week-99c-ebook-sale-page/

rhiannongrant, to books
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Would you like to read more queer books? Today's Queer Your Bookshelf event has more than 300 ebooks, including my novel Carving a New Shape, discounted to their lowest prices (99 cents or equivalent).

http://queeryourbookshelf.com/

#books #BookStadon #QueerBooks #queerbookstodon #BookSale #sapphic #SapphicBooks #TransBooks #GayBooks #lesfic #queeryourbookshelf #reading #queer

rhiannongrant, to philosophy
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The new issue of Studies is out, including articles on John Woolman, power and powerlessness in Quaker theology, and a review of The Quaker World. My personal contribution was mainly limited to writing a brief editorial (Rebecca Wynter and I are co-editors and take turns).
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/quaker/28/2
@RebeccaWynter @wess @quakers

rhiannongrant, to philosophy
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The @QuakerRelThot sessions over the weekend were rich international discussions, exploring the current state of the movement George Fox created and the many different ways it has developed around the world.
I spoke in the second panel, about Quaker theological discussion and how it might inform antiracist work. Both panels were recorded and are on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@quakertheologicaldiscussio8853

@quakers

rhiannongrant, to BBC
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I was on the radio again - 'a light in the darkness' was an easy theme to speak to from a Quaker perspective!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0gxbd4g

@quakers

rhiannongrant, to queer
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My first novel, Between Boat & Shore, is in the @IHeartSapphFic mega sale this week. Check out all four sale pages!

Page 1: https://iheartsapphfic.com/2023/11/24/november-mega-sale-page-1/

Page 2: https://iheartsapphfic.com/2023/11/24/november-mega-sale-page-2/

Page 3: https://iheartsapphfic.com/2023/11/24/november-mega-sale-page-3/

Page 4: https://iheartsapphfic.com/2023/11/24/november-mega-sale-page-4/

sandralindsey, to random
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Well I guess it had to happen eventually - got my first positive covid test this morning.

(I don't feel any worse than a grotty cold though)

rhiannongrant,
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@sandralindsey 🙁 Hope you are better soon.

rhiannongrant, to random
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20:
Do you have an author's website specifically for promoting your writing?

I have a personal website, which also functions as a blog - and you can sign up to get posts by email so it works as a newsletter too. It has pages for the different types of writing I do: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc. It's a free WordPress site, as I don't make enough money writing to justify a paid one, but I think it does what I need it to do for now.

https://brigidfoxandbuddha.wordpress.com/

Likewise, to books
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Tell me a good book you’ve read this year that you’d recommend.

I’ll start: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
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rhiannongrant,
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@Likewise @bookstodon A few of my top picks for the year, in the order I read them:

  • Juliet Takes A Breath, Gabby Rivera
  • Frankenstein In Baghdad, Ahmed Saadawi (trans. Jonathan Wright)
  • Pet, Akwaeke Emezi
  • The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison
  • The Garden of Evening Mists, Tan Twan Eng
  • Gilead, Marilynne Robinson
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rhiannongrant,
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@CindySue @bookstodon I'm halfway through Acts of Love and War by Maggie Brooks, and also determined to finish this weekend!

rhiannongrant, to random
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8. Did you like to read as a child? Which books did you read?

Yes, I've always loved to read, and I'm sure I've forgotten most of the books! I remember reading Lord of the Rings at a school camp aged about eleven. I read lots of kids' fantasy books (Barmey Jeffers as well as better known ones), animal books of all sorts (Gerald Durrell, Black Beauty, Pony Club stories), Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Ulysses, Garp, poetry, archaeology, mythology, wrappers, orange juice boxes...

rhiannongrant,
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@greenback that's impressive! At some times I kept Reading Record book for school, but if it survives it's in my parents' loft or somewhere.

rhiannongrant, to random
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7 — Share an image of a favorite book cover design, other than your own.

A recent book with a cover I really admire is Ember of a New World by Ishtar Watson @antiproton - I love that it brings the world and the main character to life, and the effort that went into making it archaeologically accurate.

rhiannongrant,
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@antiproton Yes, she's done lots of amazing work for you! Commissioning custom art isn't in my budget at the moment, but I'm glad I get to enjoy these pieces. 😃

rhiannongrant,
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@antiproton Thank you for doing that! I'm pretty amazed someone had already heard of me, that's great!

rhiannongrant,
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@antiproton I should get "famous now lol" put on a shirt or something 😂 And thank you for your support! ❤️

rhiannongrant, to random
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I'm tired. I've got masses to do, across all my career areas, much of it with approaching deadlines and/or high stakes in some way, and to put the icing on the cake my printer chose today to stop working.

rhiannongrant, to random
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5 : Do you have an intended audience for your writing?

Myself first. I need to want to read it or I don't write it.

Then others depending on the project:
Quakers who want to do theology; people who want to understand Quakers better; people who want to explore ideas; sapphic women who want to see themselves in stories; people who want to explore different times and experiences...

I do almost always have an audience in mind, whatever I'm working on.

rhiannongrant, to books
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Would you like to read more LGBTQ+ books? The Queer Your Bookshelf sale might help - over 260 books (including my first novel, Between Boat & Shore) reduced to 99p or equivalent for the day: http://bit.ly/queeryourbookshelf

rhiannongrant, to books
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Publication day is tomorrow! 🎉

Amazon US, ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9XK3F2V
Amazon US, paperback: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1739593820/
Amazon UK, ebook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C9XK3F2V
Amazon UK, paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1739593820/

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@rhiannongrant

Firstly, I will be listening to that podcast tomorrow and while I'm really excited! Nobody ever mentions me lol

Secondly, I'm in the middle of reading your book right now which I'm already liking. May I tell people I'm reading it if it hasn't been released yet? Sounds like I'm too late to give you any constructive feedback per se, but I'll definitely leave a review and if you ever make a physical edition, I'll definitely buy one. 😃

rhiannongrant,
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@antiproton You're welcome. 😀

Yes, please feel free to tell people you're reading it - publication day is tomorrow so it may be out before you finish! Reviews always welcome, of course.

Also, if you want a physical copy you can order it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1739593820/

rhiannongrant,
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@antiproton enjoy! storage space problems prevent me from buying as many books as I might like, but I agree it is nice to hold a real copy sometimes. 😀

rhiannongrant, to books
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Heather Rose Jones interviewed me about my sapphic novels set in Neolithic Orkney for the latest edition of the Lesbian Historic Motif podcast - we had a fun conversation covering world-building, prehistory, spirituality, and more, including how my fiction connects to Quakerism. @antiproton's lovely books got a mention too. Listen at: https://lesbianhistoricmotif.podbean.com/e/on-the-shelf-for-september-2023-the-lesbian-historic-motif-podcast-episode-267/

rhiannongrant, to random
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1 Intro: Shameless Self Promotion. Tell us about yourself, your published work or WIP

I write in multiple genres: fiction, mainly sapphic romance books set in prehistory; nonfiction, mainly about Quakers; and academic work about religion and philosophy.

So far there are eight books in the world with my name on the cover.
Between Boat & Shore was my first novel (and it's on sale at the moment as part of Monday's Queer Your Bookshelf promotions): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B3VSCHNC/

rhiannongrant,
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@greenback @wess @friendsjournal Yes, other books in the series have been published in paperback and we hope The Quaker World will get that in due course.

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