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Many thanks AnneMarie!

The Accidental Immigrants came out a year ago today. Huge thanks to Kevin, Hetha, Lin, and everyone who’s read and enjoyed the book. One year on, and the politics are just as relevant…

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‘Scandalous and unacceptable’: readers on the new UK entry rules for dual nationals Some say they may stop visiting or even renounce their British citizenship owing to stricter requirements

A dual national who’s given up her British passport is stopped at the UK border. February 25th, as predicted in The Accidental Immigrants…

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The Accidental Immigrants at Nairn Books

Scottish Book Trust asked indie booksellers for their favourite books of 2025.

Thank you Samantha and all at Nairn Books!

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Thank you Leslie for both!

Daisy and Stanley's book group recommend The Accidental Immigrants

Thank you Daisy and Stanley, and again to Nairn Bookshop!

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("...its cover that is 'not' an easy sell in Scotland...") 😂

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"The novel’s political bite comes from its realism: every comic moment rings disturbingly true. It’s a witty, empathic portrait of people navigating systems never designed for them—and finding connection despite it all."

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Not just for Paddington: is the humble duffel coat having a fashion moment? Worn by everyone from Tyler, the Creator to Cole Palmer and Joe Wilkinson, duffels are back in demand

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Great to see the growing enthusiasm for The Accidental Immigrants up and down the country:

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Determination ‘A compassionate, beautifully told portrait’ Guy Gunaratne ‘Absorbing, witty, eloquent fiction, as well as a trenchant political critique’ Tom Benn’A hymn to empathy, …

A vital novel whose complex characters struggle against their own and their family’s expectations, against a society that doesn’t see or value them, and against the random cruelties of the UK immigration system. A thoughtful and touching must-read.

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My pleasure!

Sanctuary is funny, sweet, passionate and committed – a much-needed moral tale (though without any sense of moralising). It shows what you can do if uncertainty no longer scares you, and you take a stand against an abusive system that prioritises profit over people.

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The novel weighs in against the ‘impenetrable cesspit’ that is the Home Office, and gives generously in its take on love – for the people on the move in desperate need of defence, and for those battling against the odds to defend them.

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Sanctuary, the debut novel by Tom Gaisford Can novice refugee lawyer, Alex, prove himself worthy of the job and the woman he adores? In SANCTUARY, desperation reigns, art mirrors life and twisty thriller meets witty love story.

Insider knowledge makes this novel special. Years of experience in asylum and immigration law have been turned into a drama that’s propulsive and intricately plotted, has razor-sharp dialogue and is just waiting to be brought to the screen.

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"It all made such shockingly perfect sense." Animal Farm at Eighty Friends of the Foundation recall their first encounters with George Orwell's masterpiece

Animal Farm at Eighty

“I took it out of the library, and read it quietly, in bed, under the covers.”

On the 80th anniversary of its publication, read my first encounter with Orwell’s Animal Farm:

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