Daughters of the North softback out soon!

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 paperback edition of “Daughters of the North”

I’m delighted to say that my book “Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots” will be published in a new paperback edition next year!It will be available in April 2025 from Whittles Publishing – preorders can be made from this link: https://www.whittlespublishing.com/Daughters_of_the_NorthHere is the beautiful new cover: The audiobook and ebook … More New paperback edition of “Daughters of the North”

new poetry published – July 2024

I’m happy to share that I’ve just had some of my poetry published, in two different publications. First up, I have six poems in “Causeway / Cabhsair” magazine, published by the University of Aberdeen. It is Volume 13, Issue 2, and you can find all the details and buy copies via their website: https://www.store.abdn.ac.uk/product-catalogue/publications/aberdeen-university-press/causeway-cabhsair-volume-132 And … More new poetry published – July 2024

Kessock Ferry Swim

This Wednesday (5th June) I’ll be at the Inverness Local History Forum: Johannes Petersen of Àban Adventure Learning Community is talking about the Kessock Ferry Swim and I’ll be sharing the research I did for the booklet I wrote about the history of the swim. It’s at 2pm in the Spectrum Centre in Inverness (by … More Kessock Ferry Swim