Don't miss @valmcdermid.bsky.social and @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social talking all things books and reading with Paula Hawkins and Alan Cumming this Sunday! assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/867...

What better way to start my Blue Sky posting than with Matt Nixson's annual Daily Express books of the year recommendations from a host of brilliant authors, with more to come today! www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1986...

A date for your January diary -- it's going to be a great weekend of conversations! pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/val...

Thrilled to reveal that Alan Cumming and Paula Hawkins will be stellar guests for In The Company of Books with me and Nicola Sturgeon, a festive blether about what we love to read. Sunday 15th December | 4pm | 60 minutes Assembly Hall, New College, Mound Place EH1 2LU edinburgh-christmas.com