Being in this spot always brings to mind one of my all time favourites books. #iainbanks #bookishpost #scottishfiction

I’m heading to the Far East (of Scotland) tomorrow (21st). So if you happen to be passing Waterstones in Kirkcaldy at 7pm, please step inside… #gothichorror #gothicfiction #authorevent

The witching season has arrived… #gothicfiction #gothichorror #horrorfiction #booksky #gothicliterature #horrorbooks #scottishfiction

Next up, another slice of Victorian gothic horror: ‘The God Pan & Other Horror Stories’ by Arthur Machen. An inspiration for none other than H.P. Lovecraft apparently. Ashamed to admit I’ve never read Machen before so it’s high time I put that right… #gothichorror #horrorfiction #arthurmachen

Reading glasses polished and ready for action. Haven’t read this classic in years. #gothichorror #scottishfiction #classichorror #horrorliterature #robertlouisstevenson

Here's a few pics from last week's book signing tour of the Far East (of Scotland). Huge thanks to all the @waterstones.bsky.social teams in Dundee, Perth and St Andrews. #booksigning #gothichorror #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #writersofbluesky #booksky #Waterstones #Dundee #Perth #StAndrews

Heading eastwards next week with The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. If you happen to be in the neighbourhood of Dundee, Perth or St Andrews... #gothichorror #booksky #booksigning #newbook #scottishfiction

#BOOKREVIEW - Collection and Curse - #TheWitchTheSeedAndTheScalpel #blog #booksky

Here's a set of 'postcards' showing some of the Edinburgh locations featured in the novel The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. #gothichorror #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #fiction #edinburgh #newbook #booksky

A dark & shameful period in Scotland's history. "The Scottish Witchcraft Act remained law for nearly 175 years between 1563 and 1736. 3,000 to 5,000 people are estimated to have been accused, 84% being women." (Royal Society of Edinburgh). www.msn.com/en-gb/money/... #witches #scottishhistory

A big thank you to @booksfromscotland.bsky.social for including an extract from The Witch, The Seed and The Scalpel in the current issue of 'Wonderland'. Available here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/04/the-... #gothichorror #gothicfiction #horrorbooks #booksky #horrorfiction #scottishfiction #newbook

Today is a #davidlynch kind of day...

Thank you to everyone who came along to celebrate the launch of The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel in sunny Port Bannatyne! #gothichorror #gothicfiction #horrorbooks #newbook #booksky #witchbooks #scottishfiction #writingcommunity

Publication Day! The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel has packed its bags and left to make its own way in the big, wide world. Huge thanks to publishers McNidder & Grace for sending it out there! #gothichorror #horrorbook #newbook #scottishfiction #gothicliterature #horror #booksky #bookishpost

Thank you @lovereadinguk.bsky.social for the very kind review! #gothichorror #gothicfiction #fiction #horrorbook #witchlore #newbook #booksky #horrorfiction #scottishfiction

The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. One week to go until publication day! #gothichorror #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #gothicliterature #newbook #booksky #gothicbooks

Just two weeks to go before it's released into the wild! #booksky #horrorbooks #gothichorror #gothicfiction #fiction #newbooks #horror

It remains a mystery why this Sci-Fi gem hasn’t been adapted for the screen. In fact Iain M Banks entire Culture series is crying out for the full cinema treatment. So to any movie producers out there - pull your finger out! #scifi #scifibooks #booksky #iainmbanks

Author copies have arrived and looking smart! You can't beat the smell of a brand new book! #booksky #horrorbooks #gothicfiction #writersofbluesky #horrorfiction #gothichorror #books #fiction

Written eighty years ago but still depressingly relevant. #Orwell #booksky

"The witch wept tears of blood and from her mouth she spilled a yellow bile upon the earth..." The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. #booksky #gothichorror #horror #fiction #books #gothicfiction #horrorbooks

A Kick Up the Arts: Michael Pedersen A special edition of the Scottish arts & culture podcast, recorded live in March at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow. Host @nicolameighan.bsky.social is in conversation with award-winning poet & author @michaelpedersen.bsky.social akickupthearts.org/2025/04/07/e...

The back cover blurb for The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. Not long now! #booksky #gothichorror #horror #witchstories #witches #gothicfiction #horrorbook

Currently reading this spooky classic. Clothbound edition with yet another beautiful cover design by Coralie Bickford-Smith. #booksky #ghoststories #spooky #bookcover

We’ll be protesting at the Meta offices today, at 13:30, against the unlicenced use of authors works to train AI. If you can’t make it, make some noise online! Downloadable assets can be found here 👇#DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...

Margaret McDonald’s debut novel GLASGOW BOYS (@faberbooks.bsky.social 2024) is shortlisted for the 2025 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social, awarded annually since 1936 to recognise outstanding reading experiences for young people. www.gla.ac.uk/explore/aven...

Breaking News: Trump to impose tariffs on Narnia, Neverland and Atlantis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #tariffs

Just one month to go before publication day. It's all starting to feel a wee bit real! #booksky #gothichorror #gothicfiction #horror #writersofbluesky #scottishfiction #books www.scottoneill.net/thewitchthes...

The fungus that bleeds... Say hello to Fistulina hepatica. Found on oak trees, this beauty seeps a blood red sap and looks like a lump of raw meat. It also stars in Chapter 5 of The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel. Apparently it's edible but probably best left on the tree! #gothichorror #booksky

Researching the new book, set in Edinburgh 1841, involved a trip to Greyfriars Kirkyard, a treasure trove of Memento Mori and other macabre details including mortsafes - a grim reminder that Edinburgh's dead did not always rest in peace... #booksky #gothichorror #gothicfiction #Edinburgh

"It was the day my grandmother exploded." - Has to be my favourite opening line of any book. Iain Banks is sorely missed. #booksky #booklovers #scottishfiction

Seven essential gothic horrors. At least they were to me when working on The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel! Let the nightmares begin! #booksky #gothichorror #horrorstory #classicbooks

Thinking of books with a perfect ending...? I reckon Orwell nailed it with this one. Any others?... #booksky #writersofbooksky #writingcommunity #writers #fiction

New book alert! ‘The Witch, The Seed & The Scalpel’ published by McNidder & Grace , out 1st May. #booksky #gothichorror #horror #scottishfiction #writersofbluesky #witchstories

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