I'm delighted to have been invited to give a talk at the Old Edinburgh Club:

The Real Mackay: Walter Scott's Favourite Comedian, in particular talking about the journey of my research.

This has been rescheduled from Dec 17th to a date in 2026 which is not yet confirmed.

What a great event! Hosted by the wonderfully cosy Edinburgh bookshop this Edinburgh Writers' Forum event was something of a celebration as it was the 50th event they'd held since starting back in 2019. We wondered if numbers would be affected by the driech weather and flurries of snow, but it was a...

I had a wonderful time in September at this lovely festival in Tain. The organisers gave me such a warm welcome and a very enthusiastic crowd came to hear my talk and buy books as well!

Great to meet other authors, too, including the iconic Edinburgh makar Michael Pederson.

I was thrilled to be invited to talk about The Real Mackay to members of the 150 year old Scottish Arts Club in its beautiful venue in the heart of Edinburgh. After some fascinating questions from the audience, I was invited to join members for a delicious lunch afterwards where conversations about ...

It was a joy to be invited to take part in the prestigious Borders book Festival in Melrose this year. Such a warm welcome and wonderful atmosphere. I had a great crowd for my event and was interviewed by the lovely Ann Landmann - lots of brilliant questions too!