Louise Fairbairn

“Of course, writing novels about the future doesn’t give me any special ability to foretell the future. But it does encourage me to use our past and present behaviors as guides to the kind of world we seem to be creating” — Octavia Butler

You need a govt that gives a f*** about the arts first, sadly

The island is so small the rain can't find it 😂

Book Review: #TheKillingStones by @anncleeves.bsky.social is out today, published by @panmacmillan.bsky.social. My thanks to the publisher for the advance reading alcooy via @netgalley.bsky.social

Overcast, grey and distinctly cool here. Sigh.

The fabulous Mark Billingham and I will be appearing at Richmond Old Town Hall on 23rd October. We'll be talking humour and crime fiction and it's going to be very funny, I promise!
Click on the link below for tickets:
www2.richmond.gov.uk/richmondbook...

Imagine a govt that gave a f*** about the arts at all...

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

No boards but first perfect accuracy in a while!

I played squaredle.com 10/07:
31/31 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 Perfect accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 6

We've had a fantastic weekend. Here's a wee flavour of Sunday's events.

www.instagram.com/reel/DPf8oBO...

It's a rare day I do better than you, I shall treasure it 😂

Oh ... 💕💕

I just posted at the same time 😂

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

@scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social early enough for speed and accuracy boards! And a cheeky perfect accuracy on the express. Nice 😁

I played squaredle.com 10/06:
*27/27 words (+3 bonus words)
🔥 Solve streak: 5

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

Hard!!

I played squaredle.com 10/05:
72/72 words (+12 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 13% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 4

Cover of The Big Empty by Robert Crais - the name and title against a red sunset sky above a lonely road with city lights in the distance.

I finished this from @robertcrais.bsky.social a few days ago - I love the Cole&Pike series (the best male friendship in crime fiction) and this is a real gem for the 20th installment. Keeping a series fresh and relevant yet true to its origins is no easy task but Mr Crais is a master!
#BookSky 📚💙

But your brain will be percolating so when you get back things might go well... Enjoy the events!

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

Nae boards but a pleasing one

I played squaredle.com 10/04:
38/38 words (+4 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 14% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 3

@goodomenshq.bsky.social My package has arrived - so very worth the wait, it's fab! Thanks to all involved for making it happen 🖤🤍

😂

True neutral with a touch of chaotic neutral in desperate circumstances. No, I will not be lending you one of my precioussssss books...

#BookSky 📚💙

Still slogging!

YouTube video by Ukcrimebook Club 2025 Bloody Scotland winners Tariq Ashkanani, Marco Rinaldi and David Goodman

Huge thanks to @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social for having myself, @tariqashkanani.bsky.social and @marcorinaldi.bsky.social on for a chat about Bloody Scotland!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob2T...

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

Not bad - but I'm sure I finished yesterday's but here I am losing a streak again 😭

I played squaredle.com 10/02:
67/67 words (+8 bonus words)
🎯 In the top 12% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 1

Time it right and there's a handy spare hand you could steal to replace the one you gave to get your visit 😂

😍

Brand new Noir at the Bar for Glasgow coming in time for Halloween 🎃
Stoked to be part of this brilliant line up with #daydreamsbookshop

Cover reveal for SHADOW OF MADNESS, the next Cesare Aldo historical thriller, coming 11.6.26 from @panmacmillan.bsky.social Cover design by Neil Lang
@jennybrownagency.bsky.social

Supremely tantalising!

Also puzzling/enraging to most folk in the UK...

Squaredle Squaredle is a daily word building game. Swipe letters in the grid to test your vocabulary every day and rise to the top of the leaderboards!

Pretty accurate tonight for a change!

I played squaredle.com 09/30:
33/33 words (+1 bonus word)
🎯 In the top 7% by accuracy
🔥 Solve streak: 58