Category: Non-fiction
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December Reads
An uneven month of reading to round out the year: a couple of high hopes that fell flat, but also a couple of little gems that were a delight, and some dark, Scottish fiction perfect for the long winter nights. Benbecula – Graeme Macrae Burnett ****Crow Moon – Suzy Aspley *****Quantum of Menace – Vaseem…
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November Reading Round Up
Another busy month filled with great books, featuring a mix of spies, crime, dystopia, World War II – and sometimes a mix of all! A number of the books this month were bought from local bookshops (I always lose money at author events as I buy more than I sell) – please shop local where…
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ALL WE CANNOT LEAVE BEHIND – LIBERTON LOCATIONS
Liberton, a suburb to the south of Edinburgh’s Old Town, is the main location for my new novel, ‘All We Cannot Leave Behind’, a historical thriller set in the years before and after the First World War – three children are missing, abducted from the poorhouse in the city. When a body is found near…
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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…
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CLIFF EDGE
The end of the United Kingdom. Figuratively and literally. Beyond the cliffs, over the water, Europe and the rest of the world. The court has spoken. Scotland has no say, the Scottish Parliament has no say, the Scottish people have no say. London will rule. There will be no self-determination. It feels like democracy is…
Iain Kelly 