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This week is Book Week Scotland, our annual celebration of all things books and reading brought to you by the Scottish Book Trust.

I’ll be joining in the fun with three events:-

Tuesday 19 November – Blether with Mary Paulson-Ellis and Claire Askew, Dunshalt Village Hall at 7pm

Wednesday 20 November – A conversation with Mary Paulson-Ellis, Milngavie Library at 6.30pm

Thursday 21 November – The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing with Far From the Madding Crowd Books, Canal Tea Rooms, Linlithgow at 7pm

Please do come along if you can. Viva all things books!

Fancy something cosy to curl up with for autumn? Check this out… Continue reading Cosy Autumn Reads from Book Break

My award-winning local indie is running a new literary fandango – the Golden Hare Books Festival 2019. Continue reading Golden Hare Books Festival – Wine & Cheese BookClub Special

In my quest to visit EVERY Waterstones in Scotland with at least one of my novels, I have a host of events coming up in October. Continue reading Waterstones Scotland Events – October

Delighted to be bringing The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing to the Falkirk Storytelling Festival. Continue reading Falkirk Storytelling Festival

I’ll be be bringing The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing on a mini book-tour to the West Midlands in the last week of September. Continue reading Mini Book Tour – Ledbury and Warwick

Last chance to book before the madness that is Bloody Scotland begins! Continue reading Bloody Scotland Is Coming

Fancy some spoken word in a welcoming, inclusive environment? Come along to Listen Softly on 19 September for just that. Continue reading Listen Softly – September

My second novel, The Inheritance of Solomon Farthing is officially launching this week. Continue reading We Have Lift Off

Thrilled to feature in this discussion between Val McDermid and Guardian Online Books Editor, Sian Cain on ten compelling LGBTQI+ writers. Continue reading National Centre for Writing Podcast: Val McDermid & Sian Cain