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The Amber Seeker: (pre-)historical fiction in an ancient world
Posted on March 19, 2019
Mandy Haggith’s new novel, The Amber Seeker, published on 21 March 2019, plunges us into a world seldom explored in hist…

Ghost Trees longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2019
Posted on March 18, 2019
Bob Gilbert’s immersive nature book, Ghost Trees, has been longlisted for this year’s prestigious Rathbones Folio Prize….

Runaway: Aberdeen’s answer to Happy Valley
Posted on March 14, 2019
Claire MacLeary’s Runaway, published by Contraband on 14 March, is the third novel in her hit Harcus & Laird series…

Down to the Sea: a dark Victorian Scottish mystery
Posted on March 12, 2019
Down to the Sea, the latest historical thriller by Sue Lawrence and published by Contraband on 14 March 2019, powerfully…

As the Women Lay Dreaming shortlisted for Authors’ Club award
Posted on March 1, 2019
Award-winning author and poet Donald S Murray has been shortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award for his…

The Blackbird Diaries selected for Read Regional 2019
Posted on February 1, 2019
Karen Lloyd’s award-winning The Blackbird Diaries has been selected as one of the 12 must-read titles by northern author…