I visited Wardlaw Mausoleum this weekend, as part of the research for my commission for the Spirit of the Highlands project at Inverness Castle. The Mausoleum was built in 1634 as the burial place for the Lovat Frasers, and is perhaps most associated these days with the ‘Old Fox’ – the Lord Lovat of the … More Wardlaw Mausoleum
I’m really happy to share that my new book will finally be published this year. “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” will be published by Sandstone Press on 17th March 2022. I’ve been working on this book for some time now: regular readers of this blog might remember me mentioning … More “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots”
Happy new year! I’m happy to share some new writing for the new year: I have four poems in Northwords Now Issue 42, which has just been published and is finally available both online and in paper copies. The magazine’s online home page is here https://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/ , where you can either download the pdf (where … More Northwords Now magazine out now
It has been a strange and sometimes difficult Covid year, but I have been working away at some very interesting writing projects which are slowly coming to fruition. This blog post is to share some work that I have been doing over the last wee while: I am pleased to say that I am part … More Spirit of the Highlands – Inverness Castle
I am delighted to share a very special article which I have co-written with Martin Edwards for CrimeReads: “Josephine Tey and the Detection Club: A Mystery Solved.” When I first wrote my biography of Josephine Tey, I heard that Tey had spoken with fellow Golden Age crime writer Dorothy L. Sayers, but was never able … More Josephine Tey, Dorothy L. Sayers and the Mystery of the Detection Club
Jennifer Morag Henderson 