Seven in February

 I read seven books in February.

Eight in January

  I read eight books in January.

Six in December

  I read six books in December.

Five in October

I read five books in October.

Five in August

I read five books in August.

Serial news!

  The Saturday Scribblers was serialised in The People’s Friend in 2021 and is now available…

Six in June

I read six books in June. No Life for a Lady by Hannah Dolby I adored…

Five in May

 I read five books in May.   Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny This is Katherine…

Six in March

I read six books in March.   I’m Sorry You Feel That Way by Rebecca Wait…

Nine in February

 I read nine books in February.   Deception by Helen Forbes This was indeed the ‘compelling’…

Twelve in December

 I read twelve books in December.  I had three days away in a cottage in Sutherland,…

Six in November

 I read six books in November.   Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith…

Jingle bells, jingle bells …

  New collection of short stories available for pre-order now: Fourteen short stories, all previously published,…

Six in October

 I read six books in October   Scottish Women Writers: 1800 to the Great War by…

Six in September

 I read six books in September.   The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting…

Seven in August

 I read seven books in August.   Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn Non-fiction. Cal Flyn…

Seven in July

 I read seven books in July (more or less)   Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty…

Seven in May

I read seven books in May.   One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake…

Seven in April

 I read seven books in April.   Jeannie’s War by Carol MacLean A couldn’t-put-down family saga…

Interview with James A. Johnstone

 In February I reviewed Was William Wallace a Jacobite?A Private Tour through Scotland’s Historyby James A.…

Five in March

 I read five books in March.   Square Haunting by Francesca Wade Read for book group.…

Five in February

 I read five books in February.   The Conversos by V. E. Masters   I read…

News Flash!!

   Delighted to say I have been shortlisted for the Scottish Arts Club Flash Fiction Award…

Seven in January

 I read seven books in January.   These Precious Days by Ann Patchett A few weeks…

Nine in December

 I read nine books in December.   The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex Read for book group.…