📚🪞🎙️ The latest SWH! podcast is an interview with Chris Brookmyre to hear all about his intriguing new novel 'The Cracked Mirror', which is published with Abacus Books. For full details, & all the ways to listen, click here 👉 bit.ly/470BMN2 📸 Brian Wilson Photographer

‘the joyful verve with which Acton imparts wisdom gathered in the wild is impossible to resist’ Thrilled with a great first review by Hepzhibah Anderson Oaklore: Adventures in a World of Extraordinary Trees – Books | The Guardian ⁦Greystone Books⁩ theguardian.com/books/article/…

And the @bloodyscotland blog tour is off. Every day a respected influencer shares what they are looking forward to at the Festival. Come and join us in Stirling 13-15 September! First up Bloody Scotland 2024 – Friday 13th Fright Night grabthisbook.net/?p=7698

And second up Bloody Scotland Festival Preview 2024 | Life Is A Festival! My biggest take from this is the year round Christmas shop in Stirling. I had no idea ⁦Life is a Festival!⁩ lifeisafestival.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/blo…

Thanks for this anil george - lots of recommendations for things to do at bloodyscotland.com this year thebooktrail.com/the-booktrail-…

Day 4 Bloody Scotland blog tour. Thank you Bloody Good Reads See you in Stirling on Friday 13th!

Undoubted one of the most retweeted bloggers! Thank you Mary the Book fairy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Opening up my #BloodyScotland2024 recommendations with this year’s opening event, JD Kirk & Rachel Abbott. Kirk is an author I’ve binged a bit this year and Abbott is one I’m not familiar with so this should make for a great event! Tickets: bloodyscotland.com/event/jd-kirk-…

Sunset over Islay. Stunning. #bonnyscotland ⁦Islay Book Festival⁩

Ahh, this is a lovely feature and so generous mentioning so many fellow authors. Thanks so much Shane McGinley - good luck with that book deal! Why Pitch Perfect is a bloody good start for any debut author scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…

Abir Mukherjee and Val McDermid shortlisted for 2024 McIlvanney Prize thebookseller.com/news/abir-mukh…

Bloody delighted to be on this bloody terrific shortlist ! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

I think this might be my best book, so it means a huge amount to see it recognised alongside such esteemed company.

Thanks for all your recommendations Adam Tries Books I’m loving everyone’s heartfelt recommendations for Bloody Scotland 2024. Now let’s have a sweepstake for the McIlvanney winner!

Just chuffed to be on the shortlist for this year’s Mcilvanney Prize. And in wonderful company. I’ve read all these books and unfortunately they’re all better than mine! Thanks to all of you who’ve said nice things about HUNTED!

Today I'm officially an author. Thank you to Greystone Books Fiona Brownlee 𝔸ℕ𝔻ℝ𝔼𝕎 𝔽𝕌ℝ𝕃𝕆𝕎 Sally Mollan for all the amazing support. And thank you to the many wonderful experts who shared their time and knowledge to help me write Oaklore.

I love this. Slightly more than two but I’ll forgive you because your enthusiasm is so infectious! See you there x

Thanks Jen Lucas ✍🐈📖🦩📚 for a fantastic round up of our Bloody Scotland influencer selections to date. Really interesting reading & thanks too for your own recommendations…

So looking forward to these q&a’s from the McIlvanney Finalists Bloody Scotland - particularly their challenge to sum up the festival in one sentence: “A celebration of the best of contemporary crime writing, interspersed with fun and conviviality.’ Val McDermid thank you!

Gorgeous window! Heading to London for the launch Hatchards this evening. This debut author is well and truly launched! #Oaklore Jules Acton