'Focuses on the poverty, greed and the dark side of humanity involved in 19th century body-snatching. Violent, chilling and absorbing.'
#EditorsChoice: Mrs Burke & Mrs Hare by Michelle Sloan, review by Kate Pettigrew
You know what? I miss Twitter - how it used to be. I miss the immediacy and the connections and the simplicity. I miss my old network of teachers, writers and librarians.
I quit the day after the US election.
If you are interested in kids' books, Scotland, history and kindness, let's connect.
We had a brilliant time at the Publishing Scotland Christmas Fair last weekend!
Thanks to everyone who visited us at our stall, got a book signed by one of our fabulous creatives, or got stuck into one of our new jigsaws!
List of times and author signings on a yellow christmassy background. Friday's authors at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair are Cynthia Rogerson, Duncan Simpson, Tom Wright, David Maule, Donald Smith, Clare Coghill, Stuart Campbell, Mark Baillie, Taylor Strickland, Jean Findlay, Hamish MacDonald, Claudia Esnouf, Mike Nicholson, Rachel Plummer, Jean-Luc Barbanneau, May Hooper, Matthew Land, Michelle Sloan, Keith Broomfield, Caroline Young & Christina Riley
List of times and author signings on a yellow christmassy background. Saturday's authors at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair are: Olga Wojtas, Stewart Conn, Lari Don with Elise Carmichael, Christopher Rush, Anna Marshall, Sarah Rankin, Graeme Macrae Burnet, Catherine Simpson, Natalie Jayne Clark, Maggie Ritchie, Lyndsey Croal, Bruce Peter, Alistair Chisholm, Johnnie Gallacher, Stewart Sanderson, Iliyana Nedkova, Gillebride Mac 'IlleMhaoil, Janis McKay, George Paterson & Gillian Sherriffs.
It's coming! The Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
Incl. @mbaillie.bsky.social @taylor-strickland.bsky.social @michlsloan.bsky.social @christinariley.bsky.social @elisecillustration.com @gillianshirreffs.bsky.social @writercatherine.bsky.social & more!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
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#Edinburgh 1829. Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare….it’s a dark tale.
Happy Birthday Lesley! Have a wonderful day. Xx💚
The real-life heroine of my novel Love and Other Poisons, was Madeleine Smith, found 'not proven' of murder in 1857. What might the verdict have been instead? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
These mysterious tiny coffins were discovered on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, in 1836: seventeen of them — carefully arranged: two rows of eight, with one placed on top.
Could they be connected to the Burke and Hare murders?
They feature in my novel 'Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare'
These mysterious tiny coffins were discovered on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh, in 1836: seventeen of them — carefully arranged: two rows of eight, with one placed on top.
Could they be connected to the Burke and Hare murders?
They feature in my novel 'Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare'
@lindseyfraser.bsky.social @fraserross.bsky.social
Delighted with these early reviews of Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare!
Delighted with these early reviews for Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare!
Fun to pop into the fabulous Topping & Co St Andrews yesterday to sign a few books. #TheEdinburghSkatingClub
Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare - their court sketches from the trial.
Margaret 'Lucky' Hare and Helen 'Nelly' McDougal.
They are reimagined in my book, Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare....it's a dark tale.
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Did you know Burke and Hare weren’t actually grave robbers? They murdered people and sold the bodies. But here’s the part history usually skips: their wives knew more than they let on.
That eerie gap is where my novel began.
Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare is out now
#Edinburghhistory #BurkeandHare
A huge thank you to Michelle Sloan for visiting to sign copies of Mrs Burke & Mrs Hare, it was great chatting with you! 📚 Find signed editions in the bookshop or reserve one here: t.co/ewi6flIMcV @birlinn.bsky.social
Did you know Burke and Hare weren’t actually grave robbers? They murdered people and sold the bodies. But here’s the part history usually skips: their wives knew more than they let on.
That eerie gap is where my novel began.
Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare is out now
#Edinburghhistory #BurkeandHare
Thank you for the lovely warm welcome. 💜
Author Michelle Sloan with her new novel, Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare, outside the Edinburgh Bookshop, close up pic
Author Michelle Sloan with her new novel, Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare, in the doorway of the Edinburgh Bookshop, longer shot
Lovely to have a visit from @michlsloan.bsky.social today, delving into one of Edinburgh's darkest tales, with Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare (yes *that* Burke and Hare!),pub @birlinn.bsky.social
Signed copies available now!
#books #livres #Edinburgh #Edimbourg
Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare - their court sketches from the trial.
Margaret 'Lucky' Hare and Helen 'Nelly' McDougal.
They are reimagined in my book, Mrs Burke and Mrs Hare....it's a dark tale.
17.7.25
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A new home for the annual writers’ *ahem*pitch - 28th March from 9am to 9pm. Looking forward to reading some fresh new ideas!
#scotwriterpitch2025
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Fun to pop into the fabulous Topping & Co St Andrews yesterday to sign a few books. #TheEdinburghSkatingClub
3.7.25
3.7.25
On this day #Edinburgh’s most famous dog Greyfriars Bobby died after staying by his master’s grave for 14 years ♥ You can read about his younger days in my picture book.....'Greyfriars Bobby A Puppy's Tale'.
Great book!
Morning all! My first Bluesky post! I'm a writer based in Dundee, Scotland. This is my latest: whimsical historical fiction, published in 2022.
