With Winterbourne all set to go, I'm working on my next gothic novel... Will it be creepy? What do you think?

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I swear I can hear a deathwatch beetle somewhere in my woodwork, and now I'm going to have to include them in my next book...

Coming in January and available for pre-order now, #Winterbourne is my first gothic novel. Inside a grand library lies an unspeakable secret... Huge thanks to Black & White Publishing who are bringing this into the world!

Winter is coming and so is Winterbourne... #gothic #gothicliterature

Winterbourne is coming...

Winter is coming and so is Winterbourne... #gothic #gothicliterature

This week's Edinburgh Shelfie has details of an upcoming event with George Saunders! edinburghshelfie.substack.com/p/this-weeks...

(Whispers...) It's coming soon. The final proofs of Winterbourne are here. Modern gothic with all the classic tropes.

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...

Another gargoyle reading.

This week's edition of the Edinburgh Shelfie has dropped. Find yourself a great book event to go to... 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...

This is definitely going on my Christmas list - it'll make the perfect present for any gothic writer! 😂

Scarily accurate 🤣

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

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.

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...

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...

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

I've been sitting on some news for ever and ever and ever. But, at last, tomorrow is the day...

#Booksky #Readersky #Books #Reading

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Edinburgh at her glorious best!

Authors should get a tattooed tear for every book they write.

Peak Edinburgh!

Body Count comes out a week today - and I can thoroughly recommend it. In Saffy, @juliecohen.bsky.social has conjured up one of those fictional characters you wish you could spend an evening with down the pub. A killer creation!

Ah, the absolute pleasure of a new book at bedtime 😁 Looking forward to this one!

The storm's heading towards Edinburgh, so I suppose this must be its calling card.

Brilliant reading this week - I managed to snag an advance copy of Annie Knows Everything by Rachel Wood - thanks to @bonnierbooks.bsky.social. If you loved Eligible by @csittenfeld.bsky.social, this one's for you. Look out for it next April.

Eels appear in the current WIP, but creepier than this!

This person went to Harrogate but failed to take any pictures of writers, books or giant signs. I did take a few of pictures in the local art gallery, though. 😂

I love this!

Siren

Good night from Edinburgh 💙🤍

Lucas Varela

Starting work on a new book, which will be my first with a double timeline. I'm a plotter - always - but this like having to plot two books for the price of one! 😂 And then I've got to dovetail them together...

Pretty accurate summary of the WIP... 😂

Today's plan was to start work on the plot of a new book. I had a particular notebook in mind for this work, but I after searching high and low, I can't find it anywhere. Now the book will never be written.

Yes, I did brave the drizzle for the sake of a milkshake!

Yes, please keep telling me about the tropical weather you're all suffering with... Why not visit Edinburgh instead? 😂

Goodnight from Edinburgh

Guess where I was? (Answer in alt text!)

The weekend is almost here, grab a book and get ready to assume the position! - Michael

The graveyard on Holy Island, with a suitably moody sky

Some photos from the Farne Islands boat trip.

Impressions of Holy Island. An amazing research trip for the next book.