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Books: The Salt Oracle is now out! Order it here. And please rate and review on Goodreads here.

Events: Chairing a Mirror Worlds panel on the ‘BFS Creative fix – social justice through writing’ day – 10th Jan, tickets here.

Events: Scottish Speculative Fiction with Christopher Caldwell & Angie Spoto – Waterstones Argyll St, Glasgow. 22nd Jan, 7pm. Tickets here.

Events: With MK Hardy – Waterstones Aberdeen. 31st Jan, info to come.

Awards news: The Last To Drown recently won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella!!

Black and white photograph of a red squirrel sitting nibbling on a nut. Taken in Fife, Scotland
Red squirrel, Tentsmuir