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Our New Shop🔸Opening this August The news you've all been waiting for.... Our new shop opens at 2pm on Friday 23rd August! We will close our current shop at 4pm on Saturday 17th. mailchi.mp/c83dbb3c9905/a…

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V. excited to be heading to The Portobello Bookshop and Beach for a swim and a read in September. Please join us; tickets are available here, inc some signed copies of Breaststrokes: theportobellobookshop.com/events/a-swim-…

PS. I’m on the gentle team when it comes to cold water, so we’ll take things easy. And I’ll bring my wee stove to brew coffees and teas afterwards. theportobellobookshop.com/events/a-swim-…

it's been an odd, melancholic summer and a new edition of the Onion Papers, equally odd and melancholic, is up - As The Crow Flies: on belonging (and birdwatching instead of cooking) — theonionpapers.substack.com/p/as-the-crow-…

New research showing that sewage in Scotland’s rivers & beaches is far more widespread than generally realised—and monitoring is scant (only 8% of sewage outflows are monitored vs nearly 100% in England). As in England, regulation is weak. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Five more seabird species have just been added to the UK red list of birds most needing conservation. This is deeply worrying. Our Seas is taking action for Scotland's inshore seas, visit ourseas.scot/help 🐚

Join Freya and Margaux Vialleron for a swim this Saturday (28th)! 🌊 Meet them at the bookshop at 10.30am before wandering to the beach for readings and a dip in the sea. Please bring appropriate clothing. Sign up here: theportobellobookshop.com/events/a-swim-… Coronet Simon & Schuster

cake!! and books and swims — theportobellobookshop.com/events/a-swim-…

in praise of book events on the beach 💙 The Portobello Bookshop

lovely folks who send me post, please continue but also note that i've a new address. get in touch if you need it. merci!

new Onion Papers are up — (not) cooking for friends (as much), about growing old with old and new friends, around and away from the dining table. this one features Angela Carter’s potato soup & plenty of recipes for a potluck meal. theonionpapers.substack.com/p/not-cooking-…

honoured to have my story, The Story of the Woman With Cold Hands, shortlisted for the Mslexia ✨ 2024 Flash Fiction competition 💙 (it’s available to read in their last issue of the magazine)

and me!

i wrote about reading, one of my greatest pleasures and fears in life. ‘undoing the reader’s journal’: on reading in 2024 and (bits on) Roland Barthes. this isn't a year's round-up. theonionpapers.substack.com/p/undoing-the-…

breaststrokes is getting a paperback makeover on 13th february! your french author loves a paperback size. books that fit in pockets; stories to carry in the métro and bookmarks to leave behind on museum benches. a soft one, to earmark and to share with friends🌈Simon & Schuster UK

Glasgow, i’m very excited for this! join us, via The Feminist Book Club at the Mitchell Library. the event is free but ticketed: linktr.ee/margauxvlln?fb…

Incredible book! Highly recommend

A reminder that our Greene Door Project is now open for applications! We want to hear from unagented writers across all genres of fiction, non-fiction and YA who are currently under-represented in publishing. Details on how to apply can be found below: greeneheaton.co.uk/the-greene-door

paperback copies of breaststrokes arrived at the weekend, and they look chic!! available in all good bookshops on 13th february 2025 and this pink, wavy paperback will make an excellent gift for your best pal. if you pick up a copy, i really hope it’ll be a good friend to you.