Nervously waiting in the lovely Green Room at the #pbf2024 with the fabulous women @ajayclose and Karen Campbell

Paisley pals - I'm at the town hall, 10.30am, a week today. See you there? #PBF24 #ImagineDifferent paisleybookfest.com/programme/writ…

As this year's #WomensHistoryMonth draws to a close, the audiobook of #WhatDoesntKillUs by Ajay Close is now available.

Listen to a sample here:
youtu.be/DWoMHsX9yYY?fe…

Leeds Feminist book launch: “What Doesn’t Kill Us” tells the story of Reclaim the Night & the Women’s Movement in 1970s Leeds, showing what’s changed, & what hasn’t. Author Ajay Close researched her new novel in the city. Wed 13 Mar 6.30-7.30 Leeds Central Library Rm 700 PAYF

Ajay will be in conversation with Diana Muir, who was a junior reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Post in 1978. Copies of the book will be available on the night.

lovely review from the always perceptive Susan Mansfield Susan Mansfield in today's Scotland on Sunday

Signing books at the excellent @FurtherFrom - plenty of the madding crowd on Linlithgow High Street today

Saraband Books Alistair Braidwood Ajay Close Congratulations Ajay - and what a fine novel this is. So full of life and authenticity and humour.

thanks to Jen Bowden for hosting me on her excellent Northern Voices podcast, in which I explain why I talk like a softy southerner. soundcloud.com/northern_voice…

confessions of a (sort of) crime writer who can't stand the sight of blood crimetime.co.uk/ajay-close-on-…

not sure I'm noir - more of a dark charcoal - but looking forward to this. Granite Noir aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/grani…

This week at #STUC22 - Unite delegates brought #JobsPayConditions to the heart of the Trade Union movement.
Mary Alexander gives the Unite recap incl:
⚕️The National Care Service
🚖'Get Me Home Safely'
💰Fair Work & Local Government Pay
💪🏽Indian Farmers & big collective action

A week today, I'll be at home - but also with Glasgow Women's Library. Should be fun! womenslibrary.org.uk/event/in-conve…

wonderful piece by Vicky Allan about the wonderful Catherine Carswell (who interviewed, ahem, me)

thebottleimp.org.uk/2020/12/openin…

nbmagazine.co.uk/nb-communitys-…

delighted to be one of Scotswhayhae's top ten of 2020 scotswhayhae.com/2020/12/03/the…

Winning on new favourite graphic design platform. Canva... ridiculously please at being able to top and tail this video Ajay Close, which she filmed to promote Women in Journalism Scotland's forthcoming Book Salon. It's hosted by Sir Anna. Tickets free for members and £5 for non-members.

Women in Journalism Scotland’s new Book Salon is launching with a special online event on Mon Nov 30, at which award-winning journalist turned author, Ajay Close will discuss her recently-published 6th novel, What We Did In The Dark with Sir Anna 📚
Have YOU booked? eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-jou…