BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

The programme for « (Un)natural Stevenson » is available and it looks great! www.unive.it/data/33113/5...

Exciting ScotLit opportunity for someone!

Chatting to @paulmalgrati.bsky.social is a pleasure always, this time a special treat to do so for his podcast for Scottish words & ideas, @thecarryingstream.bsky.social. The episode features a new Gaelic poem of mine, 'Na Crainn', which took shape between Daoulaz in Brittany, Aberdeen, and Prague.

Very pleased to see this wee book on restless adventurer Robert Louis Stevenson out in the world. Thanks to Reaktion Books for all their support along the way. reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/robert-... #RLS @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social

Rather gloomy start to year in Liverpool but this brightened things up considerably. @suedehq.bsky.social

Next instalment of @univ-amu.fr @uofg-civis.bsky.social seminar on Scottish Literature due on 13 November on Poetry and Public Life in Scotland @sahavoice.bsky.social @asls.org.uk @iassl.bsky.social lerma.univ-amu.fr/contemporary...

THE INTERNATIONAL COMPANION TO THE SCOTTISH NOVEL Ed. Cairns Craig Assesses the work of Scottish novelists from the #C18th to the present day, & confronts constructions of nationality, identity, & form From all good bookshops everywhere & via @projectmuse.bsky.social asls.org.uk/publications...

Si jamais vous vous trouvez à Aubigny-sur-Nère le 28 novembre #soscottish

“If there is sich a thing as a Author, I’m his favourite chara’ter. He does me fathoms better’n he does you—fathoms, he does. And he likes doing me. He keeps me on deck mostly all the time, crutch and all” —Long John Silver sticks up for himself 🏴‍☠️🦜💙📚 #talklikeapirateday asls.org.uk/publications...

Mark, printed on the opposing page, The unfortunate effects of rage… —Robert Louis Stevenson’s MORAL EMBLEMS (c.1881–82) – printed & published by his 12-year-old stepson Lloyd Osbourne, & illustrated with woodcuts by RLS – is a pastiche of #C19 didactic rhymes for children #BookWormSat 💙📚 1/3

Dorothy Dunnett (1923–2001) was born #OTD, 25 Aug, in Dunfermline. She is best known as a writer of #HistoricalFiction – in particular the six-part LYMOND CHRONICLES that begin with those fateful words: “Lymond is back.” A 🎂 🧵 💙📚 1/6 booksfromscotland.com/2019/06/redi...

Hiya BlueSky! We've got a cracking special issue on Ali Smith which features an interview with Ali Smith, published in December 2024: c21.openlibhums.org/issue/901/in.... Check it out, if you haven't already had a chance! #AcademicSky #BookSky #Literature #OpenAccess @bacls.bsky.social

Marianne Faithfull. So sad to see you go.

We have an amazing group of speakers for this. Join us for Hiberno-Scottish Gothic goodness (or badness?).

‘[Muriel Spark] observes that … “Some of [Burns’s] most successful love songs present the girl’s point of view” … citing the bawdy verse “Wha’ll mow me now”, she comments drily: “If this is difficult to decipher, a little imagination will serve the purpose”’ www.scottishbooktrust.com/writing-and-...