Scott Preston

Started this tonight. The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston. Recommend by the booksellers of Sam Read Bookseller in Grasmere. Excellent so far.

Oo eck, a true northern masterpiece here. Game of the year. Haven't had an oily bap in years 🍞🍞 youtube.com/watch?v=AvtK19…

Explore #TheBorrowedHills by Scott Preston, hailed as a "savagely beautiful swan song" of the Cumbrian peasant farmer world in the The New York Review of Books. A gripping tale of tradition vs. change. 📖🌿 #LiteraryElegy bit.ly/3XozlQe

Christopher de Bellaigue on Scott Preston’s The Borrowed Hills, the “strangled, savagely beautiful swan song” of the peasant farmer go.nybooks.com/3XOs8KD

#BookshopWindow reflections

Had a lot of fun chatting with Julian Zabalbeascoa (Julian Zabalbeascoa) for Write or Die Magazine (Write or Die Magazine). writeordiemag.com/author-intervi…… Goes into depth about the writing of The Borrowed Hills and Julian's fantastic debut What We Tried to Bury Grows Here.

Great to see The Borrowed Hills on here! “A pitch-black western set amid the sheep farms of Cumbria, striking and powerful.” theguardian.com/books/2024/dec…

Some best 2024 novels - 3 from all-time favourites, and the finest debut Ive read in a long time, by Scott Preston

Truly, a great list! James and Fervour also ended up on my favourites of 2024.

Allen Lane @TheTimesBooks Johanna Thomas-Corr The Society of Authors The London Library British Council Arts Wildfire Books Waterstones Scott Preston (Scott Preston) is shortlisted for The Borrowed Hills, a bold and cinematic debut, steeped in folklore, which reimagines the American Western for the fells of northern England. Published by John Murray Press. #YoungWriterAward

Thrilled that The Borrowed Hills has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer Award award! And as proof that fever dreams do come true – I’ll be on stage at the Barbican talking about the book, with the other shortlisters and Zadie Smith! 🎫 barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/…

So thrilled to see The Borrowed Hills among this great longlist of first novels! 🐑🐑🐑

Only two weeks left! Join me and the other shortlisters at the Barbican on March 17 for a conversation chaired by Zadie Smith: 25 years after winning the award for her groundbreaking novel White Teeth. It starts at 7pm with a signing afterwards🐑💂🤓 barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/…

Had a lot of fun doing this interview for the Sunday Times Young Writer Award talking about Westerns, Cumbria and getting published 🐑 youngwriteraward.com/readers-on-wri…

Stoked to see The Borrowed Hills made it onto the The Authors' Club Best First Novel Award shortlist. Some incredibly impressive books to be alongside here! 🧡🐑

Great to see The Borrowed Hills among so many fantastic books on the Ondaatje Prize longlist! 🧑‍🌾⛰️

The paperback of The Borrowed Hills spotted in the wild! Somewhere near Blea Tarn. It’s officially out today with a snazzy new cover. Get your copy here: linktr.ee/scottpreston

The shortlist is out! See the shortlist here 👉 bit.ly/47Ju0aa Book tickets here 👉 bit.ly/48yI9Y7 Congratulations to everybody that has been included! 📕📗📘📙 #LBOY #LakelandBookAwards

Thrilled to see The Borrowed Hills won the Lakeland Book Award fiction category! Really was not expecting it. I wrote the book about my home, Cumbria, to honour the history, people, and voices of the Lakeland area, so it’s amazing to see it being recognised like this 🧡🐑🐑🐑