I am heading to Cornwall in July for the Penzance Literary Festival, where I will be chatting about Quite Ugly One Evening on July 9th, then appearing with Marisa Haetzman to discuss our Ambrose Parry novels on July 10th. Tickets at the link: www.pzlitfest.co.uk

New review! It's a welcome return to Jack Parlabane in Quite Ugly One Evening by @brookmyre.bsky.social (thx @fionabrownlee.bsky.social for the proof) - "Quite beautifully executed, and quite perfectly entertaining" #BookSky

“The rough-finish Mitre. Half football, half Portuguese Man o’ War. On the verge of a ban in the European Court of Human Rights, this model is not for sale to children” —from “Playground Football” by @brookmyre.bsky.social Today, 25 May, is #WorldFootballDay ⚽ dearscotland.com/2009/08/07/p...

I'm heading for @capitalcrime.bsky.social next month, talking about thirty years of Parlabane. See you at St Paul's.

I'm talking thirty years of Parlabane with Mark Billingham in Stewarton and East Kilbride this week, then it's a double-header with Callum McSorley in Linlithgow.

Thanks to all who joined us at Hull Libraries (Central and online) last night to hear from the brilliant @brookmyre.bsky.social. A treat!

www.scotswhayhae.com/post/return-... Had a great chat with Alistair Braidwood for the excellent @scotswhahae.bsky.social podcast.

You'll find us in the Children's Library on the ground floor of Central Library for @hullnoir.bsky.social again this month. If . Our guest will be @brookmyre.bsky.social Chris will be talking about 'Quite Ugly One Evening', 20th May (7pm).

Absolutely thrilled to get this review in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

Gave an interview to that indefatigable champion of crime fiction @mattnixson.bsky.social at The Express: www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...

I don't want a battle of ideas. I want wealthy people and businesses to pay a fair share of taxes because the wealth does not trickle down and we're all poorer for it, and I want racists and transphobes to stop having undue influence of government policy.

This is only getting worse: we're getting a lot of emails and phone calls from people receiving fraudulent emails claiming to be from Canongate editors.

Paisley, we are coming for you this Friday. Expect banter and tunes, plus @valmcdermid.bsky.social! @brookmyre.bsky.social @orendabooks.bsky.social

I am at Charlie's Loft in Milngavie for Daydreams Books tomorrow night, chatting to Callum McSorley about Quite Ugly One Evening and thirty years of Parlabane. daydreamsbookshop.co.uk/author-event...

Heading to Paisley Book Festival Friday, with @dougjohnstone.bsky.social and myself being interviewed by @valmcdermid.bsky.social about our combined fifty years of books. With 50% of the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers on stage, there's bound to be some tunes too. paisleybookfestival.com/programme/ch...

I see Farage was saying Keir Starmer is Reform's greatest asset. I think that's being rather ungratefeful towards Vladimir Putin, considering the money and resources the latter has channeled their way.

The AI isn't cutting it for the spammers these days. Screenshot from an email I received.

Heading for Heswall next month, to talk books and play a gig with the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.

Huge thanks to @callummcsorley.bsky.social for so brilliantly chairing last night's launch event in Glasgow. Onwards to Edinburgh tonight, in the esteemed hands of @valmcdermid.bsky.social.

James Young Simpson died at the age of 58 #OTD, 1870. Simpson is known for discovering the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. His family were offered a burial spot at Westminster Abbey but they turned it down, opting to bury him at Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Kicking off the Quite Ugly One Evening promo tour tonight in Glasgow. Celebrating thirty years of swearing in front of amiable strangers.

Quite Ugly One Evening is published a week on Thursday. Come and join the launch event at St Cuthbert's Church, where I'll be discussing thirty years of Parlabane with @valmcdermid.bsky.social. www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

Find someone who looks at you the way I'm gazing at @brookmyre.bsky.social on stage at the Colonsay Book Festival. Pic courtesy of @sarasheridan.bsky.social. What an amazing weekend!

We're thrilled our next guest will be @brookmyre.bsky.social. Chris will be talking about 'Quite Ugly One Evening', 20th May (7pm). It's free to attend @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central) or via the online stream. All the info on the link below 📚

Hugely excited to announce that the Edinburgh launch of Quite Ugly One Evening on May 7th will see me in conversation with none other than @valmcdermid.bsky.social. Details here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

Hugely excited to announce that the Edinburgh launch of Quite Ugly One Evening on May 7th will see me in conversation with none other than @valmcdermid.bsky.social. Details here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...

Boiling A Frog is a Kindle Daily Deal today. NB. This is not a recipe book. www.amazon.co.uk/Boiling-Frog...

10 Great Books to take on a cruise 😉 🛳️ www.tripfiction.com/10-great-boo... Look out for Quite Ugly One Evening by @brookmyre.bsky.social coming 7 May 2026

The my-novels-aren't-political-thing probably needs to be wrung out and left to dry at this point; but, obviously, all novels are political, because everything is, and nothing's ever quite as political as preferring the status quo.

I think you are right to publish, with the context of why made clear. I do think it would be clearer to describe the so-called joke as both homophobic and racist. The clearly conscious homophobic intent of the joke wouldn't take this form without its conscious racialised intent too.

Here's how April through to June looks for us. Thrilled to be welcoming @sarahhilary.bsky.social, @brookmyre.bsky.social and @jaystringer.bsky.social to @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central and online) 📚🙌

Quite Ugly One Morning is stil a monthly deal on Kindle. An iconic jobbie on a mantelpiece for less than a quid.

This is very @brookmyre.bsky.social coded. ‘Bedlam’ is a great read, btw.

(think there's a fine line between needing to understand what's happening online and essentially just advertising the existence of bad guys on the internet and I do slightly worry that the relentless focus on the manosphere has become the latter)

Tickets are on sale now for the Glasgow launch of Quite Ugly One Evening on May 6th, which will be at the magnificent Drygate brewery, and chaired by none other than @callummcsorley.bsky.social. www.drygate.com/events/whats...

The current argument of the British right is that Muslims turned out in "blocs" with "family voting" to cast their ballots for a party led by a gay Jewish man, and this shows that multiculturalism has failed, voting is "sectarian" and we are in a crisis. Hmmmmmm.

Grifters have worked out that "I'm just a fearless truth-teller willing to propose the necessary but politically incorrect solution," is a magic formula whereby if you're offensive enough the conversation focuses on whether you should have said it, and misses how your ideas are dumb as hell.

Come and hear me and @brookmyre.bsky.social talk about Tombstoning TONIGHT at @portybooks.bsky.social. There will be banter and music and all sorts. www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/doug-... @orendabooks.bsky.social

I appreciate all of these detailed analysis of what’s wrong with the policy, but the crucial thing to keep in mind here is that Donald Trump sincerely, literally does not understand what a tariff is and when that is your starting point, nothing beyond it really matters.

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“What do you want to do on your birthday Andrew?” “I dunno - surprise me.”

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You may laugh, but the Macbeths are a much better role model for a marriage than Romeo and Juliet. They discuss their problems (killing the king of Scotland), share their hobbies (killing the king of Scotland), and resolve their conflicts (by killing the king of Scotland).

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Absolutely in love 😍 with these Korean copies of The Space Between Us, published by Moonhak Soochup. So beautiful. @orendabooks.bsky.social @agentphil.bsky.social