I’m registered with the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature scheme, and their new directory is now live. Scottish Book Trust is a national charity which aims to bring the benefits of reading and writing to everyone. Live Literature is a programme that helps fund and support author events in communities all over Scotland. If you … More Live Literature live
Here’s a slightly unusual view of the site of Josephine Tey‘s family shop on Castle street, Inverness: It’s taken from the top of the new viewpoint at Inverness Castle. For years, the castle was closed to the public, as it’s a working sheriff court, rather than a tourist attraction. However, now you can get up … More Inverness Castle view
This Sunday (9th June) I will be giving a talk at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, about Emilie May Bowerbank, the woman who put together their Bowerbank Collection of Jacobite and Stuart artefacts. This is part of a private event for Outlander fans, looking at Jacobite history, but some of my research will be published … More Outlander, Inverness museum and the Bowerbank collection
“Another new young author, “Gordon Daviot”, the pen-name of a woman writer who is likely to do big things…” I was delighted to receive a Gordon Daviot / Josephine Tey gift in the post the other day: a copy of The Stage from April 1933, containing a review of her first play Richard of Bordeaux. … More “The Stage”, April 1933
Josephine Tey (Beth MacKintosh) was born on 25th July 1896 – so last Wednesday was the 122nd anniversary of her birth. Recently, I met up with writer SG MacLean to talk about Josephine Tey’s books, ahead of a talk she is doing on historical fiction and politics – check out her Instagram here. Beth, the … More birthdays
Jennifer Morag Henderson 