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The BBC/Doctor Who deal with Disney needs to be done with *now*, and I mean right now.

I'll be hosting Ely Percy at Cumbernauld Library, where we'll talk about their Scottish classic Duck Feet. In preparation, I dug this iconic old jacket out of the wardrobe. Visit the link below for tickets... librariesnl.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

WordPress is my platform of choice, but I've also started a Substack. Today, I wrote about mysterious fires burning down iconic buildings in Cumbernauld... kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/c... open.substack.com/pub/kirkland...

Reading pile. 🙂

More #Cumbernauld stuff.

Cumbernauld Library stuff.

IT'S TIME. #Godzilla @criterion.bsky.social

Someone has listened to 1. Outside and unlocked the whole album. It's my favourite Bowie record. PS he might have worked out the identity of The Minotaur... www.reddit.com/r/DavidBowie...

I'm flamin-going to the library.

I hate the summer.

I'll miss 404 Ink. They have great taste, their aesthetic was really my thing, and I loved their books. Running a publishing house in this anti-art economy must be hell. Brilliantly, Heather and Laura did everything (including closing 404) on their own terms. That's punk! #publishing

Thirty years ago today, Kylie Minogue released Where Is The Feeling? '90s me really, really loved '90s #Kylie. wp.me/p2RXK-X8

And...if you're in the mood for a touch of '90s cult movie mania, here are a few other links to similar articles on the blog. Yes, I owned The Glesga Odeon. kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2018/11/01/y... kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2021/10/14/s... kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2018/12/11/j...

With the release of I Know What You Did Last Summer on the way (again), I wanted to post the article I wrote a few years ago about the book and Lois Duncan's complex relationship with the movie of the same name. kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2021/10/24/i... #IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer #LoisDuncan

It's raining. I don't mind the rain because I'm Scottish. Anyway, I pulled this out the a̶r̶c̶h̶i̶v̶e̶ cupboard. I *think* it was made by a girl in Malaysia. It was nearly ten years (and five stones) ago. Who says you can't dress up as a watermelon for a day out? 😎

Hello Ross! @rosssayers.bsky.social

I'm about to see BETTY BOO live!!!

School libraries need librarians. They're an essential strand of the educational and social DNA of any school.

Punk is powerful. pitchfork.com/thepitch/lib...

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Books for the towering pile.

11:9 was launched to tell Scottish stories. They had the books, the funding, and the team - so why doesn't anyone remember them? I decided to investigate. It took a while, I had to track people down, but here's everything I know... kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2025/05/10/t...

If the world isn't depressing enough, this happened. I loved the Clueless soundtrack, so I know about Jill, of course. This is horrible. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

Waiting for the sun to get out of my light.

David Thomas was a FORCE. #PereUbu pitchfork.com/news/pere-ub... youtu.be/I0Ov-rJGey8?...

If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

Where the fuck has empathy gone?

Happy Record Store Day! 😎

Popped into Stirling with a pal for a wee day out. "Hey," she said, "Let's go into HMV." We looked at the CDs, Blu-Rays, records, and...the witchcraft section! You have to love #Stirling.

The cartwheel I did over to my iPad so I could pre-order the new album! youtu.be/EbxrfflmPRE?... #TheHives

This is a bit obscure, but I wanted to write about the lost video rental shops of Cumbernauld Town Centre, only to realise how many of them I couldn’t quite remember. Niche, I know, but that’s what the blog is here for. Anyway, enjoy. kirklandciccone.wordpress.com/2025/03/24/v...

Lost in books on a Monday morning.

Including mine, the bastards.

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Ryu Murakami’s cult cyberpunk masterpiece, Coin Locker Babies, is a savage, stunning portrait of a twisted near-future Japan. pushkinpress.com/book/coin-lo...

Hello folks. I’ve updated my blog today with two posts, and a third *about Cumbernauld Town Centre’s old video rental shops from the 80s* is coming soon. I haven’t posted much on the blog because I’m working on a new book, but last week I gave myself a boot up the arse to get it done. So here we go…

I knew she was innocent from the start. A lot of people owe her an apology. www.thenational.scot/news/2502394...

There's a basket by the counter at The Book Nook. Inside are lovingly wrapped books for a spooky surprise. I grabbed a few for Halloween. #PointHorror

Isn't it just?

Obsessed! #Sugababes youtu.be/Qme8Ydk8aT0?...

At the launch of Paperboy earlier tonight in Glesga. Callum McSorley is brilliant.

Looking around, larking about.

I didn't even need to use my cards in the end. Chris is in the middle of promo for his first novel (it's brilliant), and tonight, he stopped in at @stirlingthebooknook for the next step of the launch tour.

A movie you've watched more than six times.

Is it still a library if there aren't any books on the shelves? www.vu.edu.au/about-vu/new...

Hello folks and folkettes. If you're in Stirling on Tuesday, the 25th, pop along to The Book Nook for this launch. I'll be quizzing Chris about EVERYTHING.

An icon. A legend. The coolest. Oh, and the reason I sometimes wear sunglasses indoors. 😎 @lauraalbert.org

Larking aboot at The Book Nook! with @alexnye.bsky.social and Paddy The Dog.