Not only does my cat never thank us, I suspect she is writing a scathing memoir about our family.

Dear #Scotland please read and weep. This is the state of the Scottish economy. This is what the UK Gov wants to hide from the population. This, and more, is what we'd have to spend as an independent country. Not the pittance provided by Westminster.
thelondoneconomic.com/business-econo…

Highlights so far day 2 @bookpaisley, incl Andrew McMillan Olumide Popoola Rebecca Smith Sara Sheridan Dr Lesley McDowell Clementine & more!

So proud of our amazing PaisleyBookFest volunteer Dee, who hosted her first festival event today, the Big Paisley Book Club, with tea, cake (so much cake), and guest author Sara Sheridan!

This is the kind of event that makes my heart sing!

From the evidence given on Scots to the HoC Culture, Media, and Sport Committee, you’d have been forgiven for assuming Scots was the preserve of white men.

This panel seems a real missed opportunity by Holyrood to display the true diversity of speakers, historically and today.

Wanted: a Glasgow-based goalkeeper to play between the sticks in our match versus Piraten FC on Saturday – kick off 12pm. No writing experience required. ✋⚽🤚

Competition alert: write about How a library changed your life and enter here: opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/in… A trip to Amsterdam to be won PLUS writing in a good cause. Win. Win. Win x

Packed full house last night for Sara Sheridan at Waterstones Kirkcaldy and bumped into writerly chums too! 🥰
#books #writingcommunity

Pretty pretty view from the train to Kirkcaldy. Apoearing this eve Waterstones Kirkcaldy - sold out but returns on the door

Fruits of a wee country walk over the weekend. ❤️🌸

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🚨 Deportation raid happening now!

Denmilne Street,
Easterhouse, Glasgow.

Resist the Home Office; protect your neighbours! Kenmure Street time again.

Anyone who can, please get down there!

No Evictions Network

Good to be on BBC Radio Scotland with Kaye Adams and author Sara Sheridan talking about the importance of reading. Listen here from 11.35am bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li… #reading #books

Excellent BBC Radio Scotland Out of Doors interview with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh librarian George Sherriffs about his 356 mile run linking our 4 gardens & why he's doing it, it's ~10mins in, please listen! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… & support if you can? rbge.org.uk/news/articles/… #rbgerunningwild

Did you know that Clara Bow allegedly held drug-fuelled orgies at her Beverly Hills mansion? I wrote about it for Architectural Digest: architecturaldigest.com/story/the-tort…

My latest read, The Secrets of Blythswood Square by Sara Sheridan I was excited to read her first novel set in Glasgow, and I wasn't disappointed. Full review over on Goodreads

Today's fun amd games ....

Any experts in C17th-C18th Bishop’s croziers (pastoral staff heads) out there ? This example gilded timber - for a nonjuring sect - any idea on date ? Thanks.