Category: Literature

• ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – 112 DAYS UNTIL PUBLICATION

  16 weeks to go until the official publication date of my new novel ‘All We Cannot Leave Behind‘ on the 28th February 2024. Work on the front cover is ongoing at my publisher, but in the meantime, the book listing has started to appear on several online stores, including Waterstones, Amazon, WH Smith and Bookshop.org.…

  Iain Kelly

  08/11/2023

  Books, creative writing, Fiction, Literature, novel, Publishing, Writing

  all we cannot leave behind, creative writing, crime, Fiction, historical, literature, novel, publication, Publishing, release, scotland, Writing

• THE BARRA BOY IN PARLIAMENT

  

  It’s easy to be cynical about our current crop of political leaders, so it was a welcome surprise to have this letter pop through the door yesterday, from my local Member of Parliament, acknowledging ‘The Barra Boy’ and my recent event at the local library. Of all the places I thought The Barra Boy’s publication…

  Iain Kelly

  04/08/2023

  creative writing, Culture, Literature, Media, Publishing, the barra boy

  acknowledgment, appreciation, author, book recommendations, creative writing, culture, east kilbride, letter, literature, media, parliament, politics, publicity, Publishing, reward, scotland, SNP, the barra boy, Writing

• LADY LEWIS’ LIBRARY – THE BARRA BOY REVIEW

  A huge thank you to blogger Lady Lewis’ Library, who has chosen to feature ‘The Barra Boy’ as her book review for the month of April. A glowing review and one that helps to make it all worthwhile! You can read her full review by clicking on the link above, and also browse around her…

  Iain Kelly

  28/04/2023

  book review, Books, creative writing, Literature, novel, Review, the barra boy

  book, book recommendations, book review, bookstagram, booktok, booktwitter, creative writing, Fiction, literature, Review, reviews, the barra boy, Writing

• 9th SELF-PUBLISHING CONFERENCE

  

  On Saturday (22nd April), I attended my first writing conference – the annual Self-Publishing Conference in Leicester, hosted by Troubador Publishing, publishers of The Barra Boy through their hybrid imprint The Book Guild. I had been invited to give a presentation on ‘Selling From the Author’s Perspective’, giving the aspiring writers attending an insight into…

  Iain Kelly

  24/04/2023

  Books, Literature, Non-fiction, novel, Publishing, Review, the barra boy

  authors, conference, creative writing, industry, leciester, literature, matador, meeting, networking, non-fiction, presentation, professional, Publishing, Review, robin hood, self publishing, sherwood, the book guild, troubador, writers, Writing

• STEWARTON BOOK NOOK AUTHOR EVENT – THE BARRA BOY

  Saturday 8th October was Bookshop Day 2022, and to celebrate I was delighted to go along to local independent bookshop The Book Nook in Stewarton to have a chat about ‘The Barra Boy’ and sign a few copies. It was also the opening day for brand new premises for the Book Nook, moving into a…

  Iain Kelly

  09/10/2022

  creative writing, Literature, Publishing, the barra boy, Writing

  author, book nook, BOOK SIGNING, bookshop, Bookshop Day, creative writing, event, literature, marketing, photos, Publishing, stewarton, talk, the barra boy, Writing