Monthly Archives: November 2026

The fifth Skelfs novel, The Opposite of Lonely, is coming out in Germany in November as Das Gegenteil von Einsam thanks to the amazingly supportive Polar Verlag. I love their moody covers!

So the first leg of the joint residency between Edinburgh and Okayama UNESCO Cities of Literature is underway, and our two Japanese author friends, Eight Tenkawa and Heisuke Kitazawa, have joined Morag Hood and myself in Edinburgh. So far we’ve … Continue reading →

Something a little different for me: I’m doing an event at Larbert Library specifically about my approach to songwriting and making music. Genuinely can’t wait for this, I rarely get a chance to talk about my music in any depth. I’ll … Continue reading →

I’m really excited to be appearing at the Kinross-shire Winter Festival for the first time this year. I’ll be having a ‘Killer Conversation’, apparently, on Sunday 22nd November at 1.30pm in Loch Leven Community Library. As always, there will also … Continue reading →

I’m absolutely THRILLED to have been awarded this year’s Loch Long Crime Writing Residency at Cove Park! I’ll be spending two weeks there in January working on the early stages of a new novel. So I guess this (below) will be my … Continue reading →