"Playing a devilishly clever game of gothic trickery, Wolf delves tantalisingly into the territory of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey..." I'm thrilled by this lovely review 😊 www.lep.co.uk/arts-and-cul...

Have you checked out this week’s Edinburgh book events yet? Here’s the Shelfie… edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/just-read

This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie just dropped, in which I talk about making friends at book events. Plus listing zillions of fabulous book events for you to make friends at! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...

Get a free ticket for the launch of Winterbourne at Edinburgh Bookshop, Thursday. 'Haunting, ominous and astonishingly dark. A mesmerising triumph.' 'Unnerving and windswept with a wild Gothic heart.' 'Compelling contemporary gothic, skin-creepingly good.' www.tickettailor.com/events/theed...

Just to let you know, the Edinburgh Bookshop website is offline today for maintenance, but if you want to book for Thursday’s book launch of Winterbourne, I have link for you. www.tickettailor.com/events/theed...

It’s hardly any time at all until Winterbourne is published on the 22nd January. Pre-order before the 22nd - and if you message me with a copy or picture of your receipt, plus your UK address, I’ll send you a pack of exclusive Winterbourne swag. (UK only.)

The latest edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie has just landed. Booking some great book events to look forward to might be the only way to survive January! open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...

I'm writing gothic novels under a new pen name, Elisabeth Wolf, and I have my first book launch in my new genre next month. If you're in Edinburgh, please come along!

Edinburgh's the best place for book events. Here's what's coming up over the next few weeks... edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/winters-here

My alter ego has been busy and there's news...

Winter is coming and so is Winterbourne... #gothic #gothicliterature

This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie says thanks to our dedicated booksellers - where would we be without them? edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/what-your-...

Visit your local library, pick up the book you’ve been meaning to start. Put your phone down and read more books. Thick ones. Difficult ones. Short stories. Not because it’s trendy, not because someone told you to, but because your mind deserves it. #booksky #libraries

Edinburgh sky just now 💖

My latest update on Edinburgh book events has just dropped - and there are definitely some events you won't want to miss... edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/books-make...

@samhollandbooks.bsky.social - spotted in a bookshop in Prague this week!

This week's Edinburgh Shelfie has details of an upcoming event with George Saunders! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...

Have you checked out this week's Edinburgh Shelfie yet? There are nearly 30 book events in Edinburgh over the coming week. Which one will you choose? edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/how-will-y...

Came home from my travels to find fabulous book post. Many thanks to @antoniagrave.bsky.social and Avon Books UK - I can't wait to get stuck into it.

Authors, I'm putting together this week's Edinburgh Shelfie, so please let me know of any upcoming events you have in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Shelfie readers - new event alert! Toppings will be hosting Lee Child and Andrew Child on 22 November. This one is going to sell out fast, so get your tickets now. www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

The latest Edinburgh Shelfie is out now, and there's a huge line up of fabulous book events to choose from. open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...

Authors - remember to let me know about any book events you have scheduled in Edinburgh, so I can add them to the Edinburgh Shelfie. edinburghshelfie.substack.com

This week’s Edinburgh Shelfie focuses on events tied to cookbooks - as the weather gets cold, we all need warming, delicious comfort food. Plus, there’s a new specialist cookbook shop coming to Edinburgh (or should that be cook bookshop?) this autumn. edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/everyone-l...

The latest edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie is out now. Find your perfect book event in the coming week. edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/the-maths-...

This week’s Shelfie has just gone out. If you’re in Edinburgh, your diary just got busier! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/another-we...

Authors, do you have a book event scheduled in Edinburgh any time soon? Let me know and I'll add it to the list that goes out weekly in the edinburghshelfie.substack.com

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! It's start-the-next-novel day and I've written the first 116 words, and now I'm off, there's no stopping me till I reach the end.

A new edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie has just gone live. What better way to spend a drab Sunday afternoon than choosing brilliant book events to go to. Check it out here: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/all-good-b... Subscribing for free to get it every week.

😭😭😭 Covid means I'm missing @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for the first time ever. Consoling myself at home with somewhat suitable reading, thanks to lovely book post from Jody Cooksley.

This week's Edinburgh Shelfie is out with details of all the best book events across the city. edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/who-will-y...

Hopefully an indication of better weather to come 😂

It's here! The first edition of Edinburgh Shelfie has gone live with more than 120 book events listed! Subscribe, share and enjoy! open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...

Sunrise this morning. Wexford.

Missing the Book Festival already? You don't have to... Sign up for the new Edinburgh Shelfie newsletter for details of all the bookish events scheduled in September & beyond. There are book events nearly every day to keep that festival feeling going! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/coming-soon

Guess how many book events are scheduled in Edinburgh during September... At least 59!!!* (*I say 'at least' because no doubt there are some I haven't come across yet.) Want to know what they all are? Sign up to this new substack, launching Sep 1: edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/coming-soon

I’m going to be starting a new Substack in September 🍁 Edinburgh Shelfie will be a weekly listing of book launches and events in Edinburgh and round about. If you’re a reader, subscribe now and you’ll never miss seeing your favourite author again! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/coming-soon

I wonder if baby name websites realize how much time novelists spend on them

So, playing Yahtzee last night and this happened. In one throw. (I know, anyone could fake that - but honestly, I have better things to do with my time, so you can believe it!) I'm informed by one of our AI overlords that it's a chance of 1 in 7,776.

Right after "Don't use semicolons," "Don't use adverbs," "Don't use speech tags beyond 'said' and 'says,'" and "Don't ever use the word 'that,'" my favorite piece of writing advice is "Don't listen to people giving writing advice who only ever tell you not to do things."

Look - there's Fred. I hadn't seen him in a while.

Edinburgh. 9pm. Look at that sun.

I finally got to an ARC, only to find I was way late and the book is already published. That notwithstanding, The Rush by @bethlewis.bsky.social is a brilliant read. Set in the Klondike gold rush, the lives of three women collide & intertwine. Fantastic writing. Thanks, @viperbooks.bsky.social

Look! Fred's back, sitting on his chimney pot.

Just as well he didn't have a dog. A few years ago, I bought a tiny bear, carved in bone, in Santa Fe, and when I got home, my dog assumed it was a treat for him and crunched it up! I'm still sad about my little bear statue.

It's good. But what about, for every revision, drink a shot? 😂

The graveyard on Holy Island, with a suitably moody sky