What an absolute joy it was to spend the whole afternoon with this brilliant book club in Fife talking about The Real Mackay! Everyone had read it so there were some really interesting and insightful comments - the best kind of day!

It was a great privilege to give a talk about the Theatre Royal and Walter Scott’s dramas at the Story-Telling Centre as part of the Scottish Theatre History weekend, and to chat about it and about my book with Donald Smith afterwards.

Here's a link to my talk on youtube: https://youtu.be/xSchu1-2plA?si=j7sBX5MgesVO7hG9

It's always a treat to talk to people who've read my book - this was a bit special, though, as these folk were in Alaska and elsewhere in the States, as well as Glasgow and Linlithgow. The joys of Zoom!

Flora Johnston and Helen Graham: Family stories in Historical Fiction with Susan Elsley

This was such a lovely evening, and Susan Elsley was a great chair person, with really thoughtful, interesting questions. One of the highlights was this beautiful sketch made by Flora's talented brother, Sandy Mor...