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-...

Even Gargoyles read.

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

Absolutely gorgeous book post from Black & White Publishing. Thank you so much - my tbr shelf overfloweth! Looking forward to your words, Mairi Kidd and Lucy Ribchester ❤️🖤❤️

Favourite line so far in the book I'm reading: "He was past sixty, and fond of pastry. Just think of that!" The book? The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

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

All hail the Plot Bison, who's come to guide you toward a better story. Tread carefully. Keep your hands inside the vehicle at all times.

It's good night from Fred x

I look at it as stockpiling books for my retirement - a reading pension of sorts 😁📚

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com Books

This has to be the start of a novel, right?