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Calling all readers: what’s your favourite book of all time?

I’m delighted to be joining a stellar line-up of authors for North Ayrshire Libraries Readers’ Day on the 26th October. Here’s what’s happening: “There are four of the best authors in Scotland for you to meet and talk with about what they write and … Continue reading

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Calling all crime and mystery writers!

The CWA Margery Allingham Short Story Competition is open to both published and unpublished writers.  The CWA website says: There are two key requirements – the first is that this must be an UNPUBLISHED short story; the second that it fits Margery’s … Continue reading

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What can a tenner get you on a Thursday night in Edinburgh?

Yesterday, here in Edinburgh, a tenner got me into publisher Canongate’s 40th birthday bash called The Other Side, described as … “A narrative mash-up event not to be missed … Canongate will bring together some of the best storytellers we know and … Continue reading

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Book Week Scotland 2013!

  I loved being part of  The Scottish Book Trust’s Book Week Scotland last year, so am super delighted to have been asked to join in again this year. Book Week Scotland is about celebrating books and reading in every part … Continue reading

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what’s your idea of paradise?

Ages ago I used to work in London. I had a great marketing job, lovely flat and a company car. Then, out of the blue I got the chance to move to Tarawa, a tiny island in the middle of … Continue reading

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