Category: Inverness

“Seignelay Colbert de Castlehill” published in English

May 6, 2025

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

Rebel Row

April 19, 2025

On Wednesday 23rd April, from 7-9pm, I will be at the Rebel Row shop on Union Street in Inverness to talk about my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”. Rebel Row is the flagship store for the tartan-weaving Prickly Thistle mill. The shop sells amazing clothing woven and created … More Rebel Row

Events – April / May 2025

March 31, 2025

To celebrate the publication of the new softback of my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”, I will be speaking about my research and writing, and sharing Jean’s story, at a few events. All welcome! JOHN O’GROATSSunday 6th April, 2.30pm, Seaview Hotel. HELMSDALESaturday 12th April, 11am-1pm, Timespan.https://timespan.org.uk/ INVERNESSWednesday 23rd … More Events – April / May 2025

Daughters of the North softback out soon!

March 12, 2025

The new softback of my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” is out in April – very soon now! You can pre-order it direct from my publisher here: https://www.whittlespublishing.com/Daughters_of_the_North I have been working hard going over the final proofs, including checking some of the details of the endnotes. This … More Daughters of the North softback out soon!

New Brazilian Portuguese translation of Josephine Tey’s “The Daughter of Time”: interview

February 28, 2025

Recently I did a special interview about Josephine Tey with Editora Pesadilla, who have published the first Brazilian Portuguese translation of Tey’s book “The Daughter of Time”. They had some interesting questions about my biography of Josephine Tey. You can read the full interview here: https://www.editorapesadilla.com.br/entrevista-jeniffer (I did the interview in English and they translated … More New Brazilian Portuguese translation of Josephine Tey’s “The Daughter of Time”: interview