I talked to Prof David Wilson about his 'Killer Books' tour with Marcel Theroux, which is coming to Lerwick, Kirkwall, Oban, Fort William, Stornoway and Aberdeen this autumn. He also told me about Dennis Nilsen and giving his letters to Madame Tussauds!
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A new film's being shot in Aberdeen's Town House next week. I caught up with NIcci Thompson and Jamie Sundance to talk about Crow House Projects. They told me: 'We could have the next Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg in the city, and not even know it.'
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Ever wondered what's inside a dalek?

Happy publication day to me!

Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

Yay! Happy publication day to me (again!!)

Well that escalated quickly… 😳

Interesting question! If the questioner *genuinely* wants to know, the answer is no, but I always express my thoughts in the kindest way possible and explain why it doesn’t quite work for me.

It was great fun meeting with Anna Wells and finding out how the Invernessian became the first woman to climb all 282 Munros in one Scottish winter. She has been fascinated with these challenges since she was a youngster and talked about how she did it!
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Woman of the Day philosopher, historian and author Mary Wollstonecraft born OTD 1759 in Spitalfields, London, widely regarded as one of the UK’s first feminists. Her reputation was unjustly shredded for a century after her early death but her influence was far-reaching and can…

Wishing you both good luck!

Definitely sign this position to save the libraries

Applications now open for the bursary for the June Self-Edit Your Novel course I run with Emma Darwin for Jericho Writers. Short 🧵about why you should apply. jerichowriters.com/jericho-writer…

My brain only works with written instructions, I think.

Walking the cat on Princes Street, #Edinburgh .

Happy publication day to the very talented Helen Fields for her thrilling (and sounding) Profile K

Reviews are super positive and Helen never disappoints so go get it!

#ProfileK @helen_fie

Apparently nursery rhymes, fish and chips and cups of tea have all been taken away from poor suffering England. But at least you can still hit a police horse in the face with an umbrella

Fucking crazy

This is really interesting and not remotely surprising. elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-…