My publisher: always on the case. :)

Trade card for the London bookseller–publisher Edward Withers (fl.1737–57).

A little 19th-century Mauchline ware notebook, complete with pencil, which sits on my desk.  Looking forward to visiting in person at the weekend.

And the real thing.

That view. It's good to be back.

The stalls, where I used to sing almost every day when I was at university.

A Limoges plate from c.1917. One of a series of designs by the illustrator Jacques Onfroy de Breville (1858–1931), who worked under the nom de plume ‘Job’ and is best known for his children’s books.

Detail from an early brocade paper by Johann Lechner (c.1766–1839).

Very excited to be able to share this news!

Two signs within minutes of getting off the train in York. Nice to be back!

Surely one of the best street names in the country. #York

A final evening's drink in York.

It's arrived! And sounds AMAZING. London Choral Sinfonia

Our next Bibliographical Skills Workshop is taking place at the University of Stirling, on 28 October 2025: ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/ev…

Out now: simonbeattie.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

I don't know if it's due to the London Choral Sinfonia recording coming out (two weeks today...), but I've been getting a wider spread of listeners on SoundCloud recently.

Out now: pre-release track from my album, The World to Me. Two weeks to full release! music.youtube.com/watch?v=13s86f…

#WordsAndMusic