I have an article in the new issue of Northwords Now, which is out now and free to read online: https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/ Northwords Now is usually available both online and in a print version: for this issue, they have focused on updating their website, where you can also check out several back issues, and their author … More Northwords Now new issue
This weekend, I should have been giving a talk about Josephine Tey and writing biography to students from the University of the Highlands and Islands: of course, this is all cancelled because of the coronavirus. A friend of mine has been busy compiling a list of books to read while she is on lockdown in … More coronavirus cancellations
It’s always nice when people contact me about my writing, and the other week I was happy when someone from BBC Radio Scotland’s “Our Story” history programme got in touch to ask about a poem I wrote about the Victorian Market in Inverness. I first wrote about the Victorian Market a few years ago, and … More Poetry, the Inverness Victorian Market, and BBC Radio Scotland
On Wednesday 15th January, I will be interviewing crime writer Peter May at Eden Court theatre in Inverness. Peter May’s new book “A Silent Death” has just been published. This is a special event in association with Waterstones Inverness, and there are still a few tickets left, priced at £5.00 (plus booking fee) – go … More An evening with Peter May at Eden Court
On Thursday the 9th January 2020, I’ve been invited to speak as part of a panel on Highland Crime Writing. The event is at Waterstone’s Inverness at 6:30pm, and is part of a launch for Tain-based author Helen Sedgwick’s new book “When The Dead Come Calling”: “In the first of the Burrowhead Mysteries, an atmospheric … More new year, new books
