📖 Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe (@allanradcliffe.bsky.social), a gorgeously poignant literary novel about second chances and queer connection, set over a few days in rain-soaked Edinburgh. The Sunday Post called it ‘exquisite... tender and romantic and yet searing with gritty reality’ 🩵💚

🔥 New Website! 🔥 I'm so pleased to share my site, which features info about my books, events, news and links. I'm grateful to James Cocker of purplespider.com for his work on the site, with designs by the talented Corinne Walker. Feel free to have a browse and drop me a line! 😍 allanradcliffe.co.uk

I’ll be double dating with @allanradcliffe.bsky.social for this @portypride.bsky.social event with @zoestrachan.bsky.social and @louisewelsh00.bsky.social - come along! 📖 🌈 👇

🚨 Pride month is almost here and I'm looking forward to being a part of this event @portypride.bsky.social alongside @zoestrachan.bsky.social and @louisewelsh00.bsky.social, hosted by @clairesawers.bsky.social at PortaLibri. Grab your FREE tickets from OutSavvy! 🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚😍 portypride.com/2026events/o...

So excited to be taking part in this year's Assynt Book Festival in wonderful company and in a beautiful part of the world. Alongside author events there's a quiz, book and crafts fair, a ceilidh and more, all organised by the lovely folks @lochinverbookshop.bsky.social. Come along if you can! 😍 📚

A production company has been blasted for creating a 'two-tier' review system, which allegedly implies that both critics and audiences in Scotland are 'less important' than their London counterparts

The weather doesn't seem to want to settle today, so take advantage of the sunny spells to come down to the bookshop and have a browse! We've got lots of great books, and some lovely Mother's Day gifts and cards - it's this weekend folks, don't forget! We'll be here until 5pm, come rain or shine!

✨📚Signed copies alert! 📚✨Thanks to everyone who came to our Further From Festival over the weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Fear not if you missed the chance of a signed book from Robin, Ghillie, Jim, Olga, Allan or Sue - we still have some in the shop, ready and waiting for you!

🚨 Today! 🚨 The Further From Festival 2026 is up and running at St Peter’s, Linlithgow. I’m so excited to be appearing at 2pm this afternoon, chatting with Sally Pattle of @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social about Blurred Faces. Hope to see you there! www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/...

The Further From Festival 2026 is this weekend! We still have some tickets available for every event, but don't delay or you might miss out! There really is something for everyone, so pop into the shop or check out our brilliant line-up here: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/...

@fairlightbooks.bsky.social has a gorgeous new website, with helpful links to independent bookshops and online portals, and lots of information about their authors and publications, including, of course Blurred Faces and The Old Haunts. More here: www.fairlightbooks.co.uk 😍

We are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. So we're thrilled that he'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces! Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad

🚨Short work incoming!🚨As Valentine's Day approaches, my story Hearts in Lattes offers an alternative take on love and relationships. I'm thrilled to say it's read by the amazing Gabriel Quigley. Listen on BBC Radio 4 on Friday at 3.45pm or on @bbcsounds.bsky.social. 😍 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. So we're thrilled that he'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces! Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad

We are huge fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop, so we're absolutely chuffed that he's going to be a part of our Further From Festival! We've been blown away by his stunning prose and incredible characters twice now, so come along and hear how he does it: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad

Here at the bookshop we are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. He'll be joining us at the Further From Festival next month to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad

I'm at this year's Further From Festival, chatting about Blurred Faces at St Peter's Church, Linlithgow on Sat 28 Feb at 2pm. Tickets from @maddingcrowd.bsky.social Come along, it's a lovely way to break up the winter! 📚 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/pages/furthe...

Have you had a chance to browse our Calendar for 2026 yet? Click through the months to find details of our event programme (including our upcoming Further From Festival!), plus all of our exciting pre-orders! Enjoy - there's a whole lot to discover... www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/pages/whats-...

A huge thank you to @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social for waxing passionately about The Old Haunts in his Besties and Worsties of 2025. "Your reading life is incomplete until you read it!" Shawn, well done for battling through your cold to bring so many recommendations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP_f...

It's fair to say we're super fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. He'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRadc...

I’m thrilled that Blurred Faces is on this list of the best fiction books of 2025 from Ali Braidwood and @scotswhahae.bsky.social - and in fantastic company! www.scotswhayhae.com/post/tellin-...

Delighted with this thoughtful review of Blurred Faces in the latest The Bottle Imp. "Radcliffe excels at character building, deploying his introspective vision to interpret detailed understandings of human nature." BF is available wherever you get your books www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/blur...

Thanks to Somewhere For Us magazine for including Blurred Faces in this issue's Bookshelf. It's a wonderful LGBTQ+ mag and it comes with gorgeous artwork by Wednesday Holmes and AJ Duncan. Delighted to be in esteemed company with @damianbarr.bsky.social @jodieharsh.bsky.social and Eloghosa Osunde

The Old Haunts was one of our favourite reads of 2023, so we're excited for @allanradcliffe.bsky.social's return to the shop to discuss his new book Blurred Faces! It's a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find themselves repeatedly brought together. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

South Queensferry based author @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel and he's coming to the shop to talk about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of the lives of two Edinburgh men who are thrown together time and again. For free tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

Thank you so much to @scotsman.com for this lovely review of Blurred Faces! 😍 "Radcliffe has such mastery of his characters". Both of my novels are now widely available, for anyone about to embark on shopping and gift-giving at this most wonderful time of the year! 🎄 www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

The brilliant @allanradcliffe.bsky.social is returning to the shop in December to talk about his new book Blurred Faces. Set against the backdrop of Edinburgh, it tells the story of two men with a shared past who find their lives tangling together once again. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

🚨 For my final book event of 2025, I'm excited to be making an appearance @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social, the wonderful bookshop in Linlithgow. It's a free (ticketed) event – expect readings, wine and cake! 📚 🍷 🍰 Tickets: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Friend of the shop @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out, and he's coming here in December to tell us all about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find their lives intertwining unexpectedly. For info and free tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

I had such a great time at the Book Nook, Stirling last night, chatting about Blurred Faces in the company of Kevin MacNeil and a lovely crowd of readers and writers. Thanks so much to Rhona Taylor for the pic! 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

I had a great time chatting to Len Pennie about Blurred Faces on BBC Radio Scotland's The Arts Mix. Listen again via the website or on BBC Sounds. I'm on for the final ten mins! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my writing tips. I won a New Writers Award from SBT in 2009, which boosted my confidence and led to opportunities and friendships. Blurred Faces is out now! www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/how... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social 😍

5 of 5 stars to Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

I had a great time chatting to the inimitable @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social about my novel Blurred Faces. Head over to his YouTube channel for a look, and find a trove of literary conversations and recommendations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9zQ... 😍 📚

I'm delighted with this in-depth, beautifully written review of Blurred Faces from David Robinson for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social "Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style." Thank you so much! Link here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Happy publication day to @allanradcliffe.bsky.social! Head over to BooksfromScotland for a review of Blurred Faces! booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi...

Happy Pub Day to Blurred Faces! Now widely available. 😍 Thanks to @fairlightbooks.bsky.social and my friends and family for their love and encouragement. If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel: www.writing.ie/interviews/b...

South Queensferry based author @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out and he's coming to the shop to talk about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of the lives of two Edinburgh men who are thrown together time and again. For free tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

Excited to be heading to The Book Nook, Stirling, for an evening of readings and conversation with the wondrous Kevin MacNeil. Tix are now available on a Pay What You Can basis for what promises to be a lovely pre-Xmas event. thebooknookstirling.co.uk/tickets/In-C... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

We love @allanradcliffe.bsky.social's The Old Haunts, so we are chuffed that he's coming to the bookshop in December to discuss his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story of two Edinburgh men who find themselves thrown together time and again. Tickets are free: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

🚨 Glasgow pals! 🚨 A reminder that there are tix left for my Blurred Faces launch at Mount Florida Books on Fri 14 Nov. Please come along for what promises to be a lovely evening of readings and conversation in a fab locale. Tickets: mountfloridabooks.com/products/blu... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Be sure to join us in St Peter's tonight as we sit down with @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social to talk all about her new novel Love & Other Poisons - a tale bursting with scandal and intrigue that spans decades... following the mysterious figure of Madeleine Smith. Tickets available on the door!

We loved The Old Haunts when it came out, so we are thrilled to have @allanradcliffe.bsky.social coming back to the bookshop to discuss his new book Blurred Faces! It's a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find themselves repeatedly brought together. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces

I'm excited to be starting my book tour for Blurred Faces at the beautiful @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social in Stow on Thursday 6 December at 7pm! Tickets are limited so please email the shop to book your spot: [email protected] wedalebooks.scot/events 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

The fantastic @allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of The Old Haunts, will be in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story, set in Edinburgh, of two men who find themselves drawn together time and again. Tickets and info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurred...

Thanks to Vikky Reilly for her lovely words about Blurred Faces in Scotland on Sunday. "Radcliffe offers readers another emotionally resonant tale of family dynamics and the complex, fragile intimacies that come from childhood shame and secrets." Preorders available now @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Thank you so much to @alifeinbooks.bsky.social for including Blurred Faces in this preview roundup. Out on Nov 13 with preorders available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Books to Look Out For in November 2025: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/10/book...

Thank you so much to @markffisher.bsky.social for including #BlurredFaces in his arts round-up for The Journalist, our @nujofficial.bsky.social magazine. Only three weeks to go until publication and pre-orders are available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

@allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of Old Haunts, is joining us soon to read from his brand new novel, Blurred Faces - another intimate portrait of two men thrown together, with Edinburgh again acting as the perfect backdrop to their raw, imperfect lives. Tickets: tinyurl.com/4bxdpfxh