The Bottle Imp

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

Waterstones talk with David Worthington and S.G. MacLean

This Saturday, 17th May, at 2pm, I am doing a talk in Waterstones Inverness, with Prof. David Worthington, head of history at the UHI, chaired by S.G. MacLean, author of “The Bookseller of Inverness”. The talk will celebrate paperback publication of my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”, and … More Waterstones talk with David Worthington and S.G. MacLean

“Seignelay Colbert de Castlehill” published in English

I’m very pleased to get my author copy of “Seignelay Colbert de Castlehill (1735-1811): A Bishop Between Scottish Enlightenment and Counter-Revolution”, published by Palgrave Macmillan. This is a collection of academic essays examining the life of Colbert, or Cuthbert, of Castlehill in Inverness. My essay ‘Cuthbert of Castlehill: A View from Inverness’ is included, and … More “Seignelay Colbert de Castlehill” published in English