I’m pleased to have an article in the new Review of Scottish Culture (Issue 30, 2025). It’s titled “Daughters of the North: writing the biography of Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots.” The article is about my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”, and about about researching and … More Review of Scottish Culture
I have a new article about Josephine Tey in The Bottle Imp, the online magazine of the Association for Scottish Literature. If you are interested my biography of Josephine Tey, included in the article are the first details of a special new Tey project that I have been working on, so you don’t want to … More The Bottle Imp
I have an article in the new issue of Gutter magazine. Issue 31 of Gutter is out now, with its usual eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, essays, interviews and reviews from Scotland and beyond.Included is my article reviewing two new Scottish poetry collections: “Athair / Father” by Crìsdean MacIlleBhàin / Christopher Whyte and “Whit ails, … More review in Gutter magazine
Thursday (25th April) was Faroese Flag Day, and I was invited to a special reception at the City Chambers in Edinburgh. Flag Day is a national holiday in the Faroe Islands. This is the first time an official event has been held in Scotland to mark the occasion. I have an article in today’s National … More Flaggdagur – Faroese Flag Day
Last year, I visited the house of writer William Heinesen in the Faroe Islands. Heinesen is a writer who has come to mean a lot to me. I wrote an article about the experience, and about how and why we ended up in the mountains above Tórshavn, recording his windharp. William Heinesen is one of … More William Heinesen’s Windharp
Jennifer Morag Henderson 