We had a blast with Ricky Monahan Brown at last week's Salon (and Argonaut Books - @argonautbooks.bsky.social) with plenty of Salon Regulars, some new faces, and the traditional influx of Edinburgh Napier University Students thanks to Avril Gray. Looking forward to seeing them in October: meanwhile, buy Ricky's Book!

When Jimmy Carter entered hospice care last year, his family and friends thought he had only days to live. More than 19 months later, he is set to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first president in American history to hit the centennial mark. nyti.ms/3Y740lB

Hey Ricky Monahan Brown look what just dropped through the door! Nobody interrupt me for the next few hours, I’m busy reading. 🤓

Ian's cultural roundup is always a great read and even more so this month as he reviews my book!

This year I'll have worked for 5 scottish literature festivals in varying capacities (currently on 4/5 with the glorious wigtown book festival 💥💥). It's been fascinating to see how they all operate so differently - go someone let me do a PhD on this thanks xoxo

Another satisfied reader of TERMINAL! Laugh, cry, be transported: tinyurl.com/terminal-book Also at Argonaut Books - @argonautbooks.bsky.social, Typewronger Books, Golden Hare Books, Mount Florida Books, Burning House Books – support your local indie bookshop!

CARRION CROW PROOFS HAVE ARRIVED 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛ early reactions to this dark little novel have included: - crying - almost vomiting* do you wish to either puke or cry or both? preorder link and proof request form are below! *the puker in question is Alice Slater 🍂 (offline)

So, Threads on BBC4 next Thursday is going to be some sort of live simulcast?

The 10 best Andrew Weatherall DJ mixes mixmag.net/feature/andrew…

SUBMISSIONS CALL: We are open for submissions of poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Email: Include a short biography, brief synopsis, & poetic influences. Subject Line: Poetry pamphlet Submission - [Name], [Title] Full details & guidelines: brokensleepbooks.com/submissions

I like good food too much for this, but I did maintain a set of identical black suits, white shirts and solid ties in my former life.

Scottish PEN is proud to have proposed the resolution passed at the 88th PEN International Congress in support of Julian Assange, seconded by PEN Melbourne. In the future, we hope GOV.UK, Scottish Government and journalists across the UK will be more supportive of the principles of the PEN Charter.

Can’t comment on that, but TERMINAL wouldn’t exist in anything resembling the form it does if I hadn’t read Borges’ Collected Fictions in my teens.

Just a wonderful, wonderful film.

It is National Poetry Day, so today seems like a good day to announce that my debut poetry collection will be published by Broken Sleep Books in March 2025! Thanks very much Broken Sleep Books, Aaron Kent, & to everyone who has supported my poetry over the past few years. Thrilled!

I’ve been intrigued by Threads for years – the first lines of my first public performance (w/NerdBait) referenced it. Excited/apprehensive to finally see it.