So excited to be taking part in this year's Assynt Book Festival in wonderful company and in a beautiful part of the world. Alongside author events there's a quiz, book and crafts fair, a ceilidh and more, all organised by the lovely folks @lochinverbookshop.bsky.social. Come along if you can! 😍 📚
A production company has been blasted for creating a 'two-tier' review system, which allegedly implies that both critics and audiences in Scotland are 'less important' than their London counterparts
The weather doesn't seem to want to settle today, so take advantage of the sunny spells to come down to the bookshop and have a browse! We've got lots of great books, and some lovely Mother's Day gifts and cards - it's this weekend folks, don't forget! We'll be here until 5pm, come rain or shine!
✨📚Signed copies alert! 📚✨Thanks to everyone who came to our Further From Festival over the weekend, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Fear not if you missed the chance of a signed book from Robin, Ghillie, Jim, Olga, Allan or Sue - we still have some in the shop, ready and waiting for you!
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🚨 Today! 🚨 The Further From Festival 2026 is up and running at St Peter’s, Linlithgow. I’m so excited to be appearing at 2pm this afternoon, chatting with Sally Pattle of @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social about Blurred Faces. Hope to see you there! www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/...
The Further From Festival 2026 is this weekend! We still have some tickets available for every event, but don't delay or you might miss out! There really is something for everyone, so pop into the shop or check out our brilliant line-up here: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/...
@fairlightbooks.bsky.social has a gorgeous new website, with helpful links to independent bookshops and online portals, and lots of information about their authors and publications, including, of course Blurred Faces and The Old Haunts. More here: www.fairlightbooks.co.uk 😍
We are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. So we're thrilled that he'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces! Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad
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🚨Short work incoming!🚨As Valentine's Day approaches, my story Hearts in Lattes offers an alternative take on love and relationships. I'm thrilled to say it's read by the amazing Gabriel Quigley. Listen on BBC Radio 4 on Friday at 3.45pm or on @bbcsounds.bsky.social. 😍
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We are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. So we're thrilled that he'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces! Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad
We are huge fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social here at the bookshop, so we're absolutely chuffed that he's going to be a part of our Further From Festival! We've been blown away by his stunning prose and incredible characters twice now, so come along and hear how he does it: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad
Here at the bookshop we are gigantic fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. He'll be joining us at the Further From Festival next month to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRad
I'm at this year's Further From Festival, chatting about Blurred Faces at St Peter's Church, Linlithgow on Sat 28 Feb at 2pm. Tickets from @maddingcrowd.bsky.social Come along, it's a lovely way to break up the winter! 📚 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/pages/furthe...
Have you had a chance to browse our Calendar for 2026 yet? Click through the months to find details of our event programme (including our upcoming Further From Festival!), plus all of our exciting pre-orders! Enjoy - there's a whole lot to discover...
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A huge thank you to @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social for waxing passionately about The Old Haunts in his Besties and Worsties of 2025. "Your reading life is incomplete until you read it!" Shawn, well done for battling through your cold to bring so many recommendations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP_f...
It's fair to say we're super fans of @allanradcliffe.bsky.social at the bookshop - his prose is simply stunning and both of his novels are quiet masterpieces. He'll be joining us at the Further From Festival to discuss his latest novel Blurred Faces. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFFAllanRadc...
I’m thrilled that Blurred Faces is on this list of the best fiction books of 2025 from Ali Braidwood and @scotswhahae.bsky.social - and in fantastic company! www.scotswhayhae.com/post/tellin-...
Delighted with this thoughtful review of Blurred Faces in the latest The Bottle Imp. "Radcliffe excels at character building, deploying his introspective vision to interpret detailed understandings of human nature." BF is available wherever you get your books www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/blur...
Thanks to Somewhere For Us magazine for including Blurred Faces in this issue's Bookshelf. It's a wonderful LGBTQ+ mag and it comes with gorgeous artwork by Wednesday Holmes and AJ Duncan. Delighted to be in esteemed company with @damianbarr.bsky.social @jodieharsh.bsky.social and Eloghosa Osunde
The Old Haunts was one of our favourite reads of 2023, so we're excited for @allanradcliffe.bsky.social's return to the shop to discuss his new book Blurred Faces! It's a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find themselves repeatedly brought together. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
South Queensferry based author @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel and he's coming to the shop to talk about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of the lives of two Edinburgh men who are thrown together time and again. For free tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
Thank you so much to @scotsman.com for this lovely review of Blurred Faces! 😍 "Radcliffe has such mastery of his characters". Both of my novels are now widely available, for anyone about to embark on shopping and gift-giving at this most wonderful time of the year! 🎄 www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
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The brilliant @allanradcliffe.bsky.social is returning to the shop in December to talk about his new book Blurred Faces. Set against the backdrop of Edinburgh, it tells the story of two men with a shared past who find their lives tangling together once again. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
🚨 For my final book event of 2025, I'm excited to be making an appearance @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social, the wonderful bookshop in Linlithgow. It's a free (ticketed) event – expect readings, wine and cake! 📚 🍷 🍰 Tickets: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Friend of the shop @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out, and he's coming here in December to tell us all about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find their lives intertwining unexpectedly. For info and free tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
I had such a great time at the Book Nook, Stirling last night, chatting about Blurred Faces in the company of Kevin MacNeil and a lovely crowd of readers and writers. Thanks so much to Rhona Taylor for the pic! 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social