John Ironmonger
@jwironmonger
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Novelist. Zoologist. Cruciverbalist. Husband. Dad. Grandpops. Festival Prize winner. Costa short-lister. And I've seen a Javan rhino.
Parkgate, Cheshire
Joined October 2009
"The Water That May Come" by Amy Lilwall: Britain is drowning, who do you save? Sounds bleak but it's supposed to be brilliant. She's reading from it THURSDAY NOV 6, 6:30pm @BlackwellsMCR 📷📷 #BookLaunch #ClimateChange
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Two enemies. One iceberg. A very hungry polar bear. John Ironmonger's "The Wager And The Bear" is giving serious survival drama. Hear him read THURSDAY NOV 6, 6:30pm @BlackwellsMCR 📷 (He's Costa-shortlisted btw) #BookEvent #Manchester
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This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, look into Atossa Therapeutics. We’re advancing an (Z)-endoxifen (investigational) program to address important unmet needs in breast health. Review our science, our team, & our balance sheet. Then decide for yourself. Nasdaq: ATOS
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If you’re going to be in Manchester on 6th Nov it would be lovely to see you here … 👍
Two enemies. One iceberg. A very hungry polar bear. John Ironmonger's "The Wager And The Bear" is giving serious survival drama. Hear him read THURSDAY NOV 6, 6:30pm @BlackwellsMCR 📷 (He's Costa-shortlisted btw) #BookEvent #Manchester
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Requiem for the Christmas Island Shrew It never weighed more than a spoonful of sugar. Five or six grams of life, soft-furred and sharp-nosed, darting among the roots and leaf litter of a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. At night, its voice—a thin, high cry, part bat and part
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📷 Climate crisis fiction night! Amy Lilwall & John Ironmonger reading and talking at @BlackwellsMCR. THURSDAY NOV 6, 6:30pm. £4 or FREE with book purchase. https://t.co/8aLbBcdHqi
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Rising seas, drifting icebergs, impossible choices. Two new @FlyOnWallPress novels that actually deal with the climate stuff we're all thinking about. Authors reading THURSDAY NOV 6, 6:30pm @BlackwellsMCR 📷 #ManchesterEvents #SpeculativeFiction
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Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim" Zack Polanski, "Yes it is" And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
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Delighted that we will be showcasing our excellent climate fiction with acclaimed authors John Ironmonger and Amy Lilwall at the Small Publishers Fair in London this month! See you Friday 24th and Saturday 25th of October - free :)
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So excited to be working on 'The Whispering Jacarandas' next year! A powerful debut novel by @ZahirraD that illuminates a rarely told chapter of African history through the intimate story of two sisters navigating childhood trauma and fractured identity. More on this one soon!
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"Lilwall is less interested in the bang than in the slow tightening of rules and norms that precede it – the grey zone where everyone is still watching EastEnders and eating beans on toast while new forms of bureaucracy quietly harden around them" @simpson_clive has done a
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Excited to bring Da into the world with @fly_press #wroteanewbook
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT Thrilled to announce DA by @ArathiMen0n , publishing June 1, 2026. A haunting debut about 13-year-old Ved and his adoptive father, whose fierce bond is tested by a dangerous secret: Da is gay, when Section 377 criminalised homosexuality in India. A tender story
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The planet has reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point. 160 scientists from 23 countries warn that unless global heating is cut to 1.2°C as fast as possible, warm-water coral reefs will vanish “at any meaningful scale.” The science is clear: We need to act now.
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160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @UniofExeter, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇
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"Leave fossil fuels in the ground. It's so simple.This is the most important predicament humanity has ever faced and by design as a result of the enormous oppressive power of the fossil fuel industry, we're flunking it." George Monbiot. No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
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Can personally attest to the brilliance of "The Process of Poetry" - such an insightful, helpful book. Really looking forward to reading "The Subtle Art of Short Fiction".
Writing tip from Daisy Johnson: the best short stories carve out the delicious space of anticipation. Discover more in The Subtle Art of Short Fiction. Preorder now. https://t.co/h6Fjr8ptGl
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If the likelihood of a catastrophic event is > 10% then the Risks are unacceptable high. This is the point we have reached on scientific evidence for AMOC shutdown. This is the "Don't look up moment" for risks of liveability on Earth
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Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
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"we see a mixture of privilege, the working class, teenage angst and impending motherhood and a little of the bohemian in an artist. They are characters that easily compel you into the story of how life was and what life became. It shows how life is taken for granted in a way and
#Review by Lou of The Water That May Come by Amy Lillwall #AmyLillwall @fly_press #TheWaterThatMayCome #booktwt #books #water #environment #BookTwitter
https://t.co/zMqsP6Ajus
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