So looking forward to this, and happy book birthday to Elle McNicoll ✍🏻📚 🎉

I was accused of religious hate once; person interpreted a snake illustration I published as spelling out a blasphemy in their language/script. Not even an unfortunate coincidence, just nonsense, snake a bit like the word IF the word had 2 fewer stokes.

This is really disappointing news. A major city without a flagship book festival is not something to be proud of. All those cancelled events which had already been programmed? A huge loss for writers, their publishers and the audiences.

Book news! I am looking forward to be able to talk about this now, I'm no good at keeping things under my hat.

It's been a joy of 4 years since the book 'STRONG BRAVE TRUE - Great Scots Who Changed the World and How You Can Too!' was published. Written by Mairi Kidd & illustrated by me, it's still going strong, I'm off to Faclan An Lanntair in Lewis this weekend. lanntair.com/events/event/s…

Happy birthday The Portobello Bookshop - 4 years old! Thank you for a great birthday party. We couldn’t ask for a better local bookshop. Fraser Ross Assoc Mairi Kidd Bellfield Brewery

Seems slightly surreal to say so but I haven't heard all of these yet and I can't wait. Such an amazing roster of incredible readers.

Coffee ✅️
Chocolates ✅
Brilliant new book by Mairi Kidd I'm about to get stuck into ️✅️
Whilst listening to the fabulous album from Heal & Harrow inspired by the stories I'm about to read ✅️

Really looking forward to this event with Allyson Shaw and Dr Alice Tarbuck - and #edbookfest generally of course!

Real treat to chair this panel (and its sister version) for #YMusicMatters - inspired by the passion, commitment and vision of every speaker. What a great day, math a rinn sibh/well done all Creative Scotland

Urram a bh' ann seo a sgriobhadh do Creative Scotland An honour to write this for Creative Scotland.

Hi DHL Express UK you have a parcel for me & have contacted me to let me know you will deliver on Monday... nothing. Tuesday... nothing. Today... A message to say we were out. Not true, you didn't come. What gives? I have 'rescheduled' for tomorrow. Will you arrive?

MASSIVE congrats to Rachel Newton & Lauren MacColl - such well deserved winners at #NaTrads for Heal and Harrow. I had a wee tear in my eye. Mealaibh ur naidheachd, boireannaich ghasta a th' annaibh le chèile xxx

I was talking witches at Faclan An Lanntair on Sat. I read my story about the poet Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh. It touches on the Sheela-na-gig in Rodel. An audience member told me she was married at St Clements & it gave her chills. Here's Sheela; wonder what her story is...

#Halloween is a week away! Discover your inner witch with these wickedly interesting books! 🪄🧹🧙🏽‍♀️
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Fantastic book launch tonight for this gem by Mairi Kidd 🧙✨ at The Portobello Bookshop with Dr Zoe Venditozzi interviewing. I can't wait to read these powerful stories about the Scottish women accused of witchcraft. ✨✨

For those near,far,passing,or in Portobello tomorrow this magnificent book event is happening The Portobello Bookshop 7-8pm ‘We Are All Witches’ is Mairi Kidd the better half’s new book. Facts & fictions, brutal & dreamlike. I’ll be loitering about too -apologies about that bit of the evening

Err... wow! I am quite overwhelmed at this window, The Portobello Bookshop x