Here are some of the interesting books I read in 2024: I don’t always keep a note of the books I read, but sometimes I do. I’ve blogged about favourite books in other years (here and here), and I’ve noticed that it’s always a popular post. I amn’t sharing any numbers (perhaps you’ve noticed that … More Books of 2024
It’s always nice when people contact me about my writing, and the other week I was happy when someone from BBC Radio Scotland’s “Our Story” history programme got in touch to ask about a poem I wrote about the Victorian Market in Inverness. I first wrote about the Victorian Market a few years ago, and … More Poetry, the Inverness Victorian Market, and BBC Radio Scotland
I’m always interested to know what books writers read. I read a lot, and I like to have a few books on the go at once: something for research for my writing, maybe a novel for when I want to relax, some poems if I’m in the mood for poetry… The photo shows some of … More What to read next…
Val McDermid’s new book “Broken Ground” is out now, and I would highly recommend it… a new Karen Pirie thriller, it also has a Josephine Tey connection, as you can see if you look at the acknowlegements. Val McDermid wrote the Foreword for my biography “Josephine Tey: A Life”, where she said “Jennifer Morag Henderson’s … More Val McDermid & Josephine Tey
The university I went to in Canada, Dalhousie, is celebrating its 200th anniversary, and as part of that they are highlighting famous alumni – this literary one caught my eye: https://alumni.dal.ca/dalhousie-originals/lucy-maud-montgomery/ Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of “Anne of Green Gables”, went to Dalhousie University for one year. She later fictionalised some of her experiences … More LM Montgomery and the Dalhousie Gazette
Jennifer Morag Henderson 