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A successful launch night

AlexNyeAuthor

August 3, 2023

I had a great launch night for Gallow Falls at Blackwell’s in Edinburgh last night. Such a good turn out, with more chairs needed, people standing & sitting – including two well-behaved dogs who are obviously avid crime readers. Such a supportive atmosphere of readers & writers, and I enjoyed being myself! I mean, who…

Books, Events

Blackwell’s Bookshop, Book Launch, Books, Bookshop, Crime, crime fiction, dogs, Edinburgh, Events, Gallow Falls, mystery and crime novel, new title, readers, Scottish fiction, writers
The Overview Effect (or Wild Places of the Mind)

AlexNyeAuthor

May 11, 2023

Visiting my daughter’s flat recently, with its view over a sunlit churchyard with warm and wonderful associations, I stood gazing at the stuff on the walls as I always do: a collage of a cabin in the mountains, made of felt, by M; a print of a bag of oranges in a blue net bag,…

Books

Bellsdyke, coastal paths, Dan Richards, hinterland, hospital, Iceland, Mull, My Wounded Body, nature, nature writing, NHS, Outpost, oystercatchers, Scotland, the Hebrides, the overview effect, Thin Places, travel writing, wild places, wilderness, wilderness experiences, writers, writing, writing life
My Wounded Body

AlexNyeAuthor

May 3, 2023

Less than a month ago, I was still recovering – very slowly – from a sickness which took me completely by surprise, and forced me to re-evaluate a few things. I’m rarely ill. The only operations I’d had were two caesareans in the Nineties. However, just before Christmas I’d noticed myself feeling very tired, and…

Books
There’s been a murder!

AlexNyeAuthor

April 27, 2023

For years now I’ve been taking my dog for walks to a place which lies just outside Dunblane, a meandering country road which leads, eventually to a castle, and a few farms and plenty of woodland and open farmland. It’s called Kilbryde. Back in the year 2000, before I’d published any books, I used to…

Books

archeology in crime, Bronze Age broch, crime debut, debut crime, debut crime fiction, debut crime novel, Dunblane, Fledgling Press, Gallow Falls, Gallows Hill, Kilbroch, Kilbryde, Killbryde Castle, Scottish crime, Scottish crime writers, Scottish noir
GALLOW FALLS

AlexNyeAuthor

April 25, 2023

Delighted to announce my debut crime novel is coming soon with @fledglingpressbooks Can’t wait to share the characters with you.

Books

archeology in crime, Books, crime debut, debut crime, debut crime fiction, debut crime novel, debut writer, Fledgling Press, Gallow Falls, mystery and crime, Scottish crime, Scottish crime writers, Scottish noir, Scottish setting
A BABY IN A GLASS JAR

AlexNyeAuthor

July 25, 2022

I’ve been asked to contribute to the Royal Literary Fund’s weekly podcast series Writers Aloud. I’m to write a piece about Location and the Writer. It’s a topic I’ve wanted to write about for ages, and I’ll give you three guesses as to which location I’ve picked. (If you haven’t guessed, read CHILL, published by…

Authors, Books, literacy, Literature

A Ghost in the Throat, CHILL, creative non-fiction, Floris, Island of Dreams, Location and the Writer, reflective writing, Ring of Bright Water, RLF, Royal Literary Fund, Royal Mail Award, Scottish Book Trust, Ted Hughes, Thin Places, W H Smith Young Writers Award, Writers Aloud podcast series, writing
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

AlexNyeAuthor

July 5, 2022

Still Life by Sarah Winman My rating: 5 of 5 stars How many books are too many? The bookshelves in my narrow hallway are sliding sideways with their weight of books, and I have special shelves for my favourites. I’ve even – yes, I admit it – colour coded my old Penguin classics for years,…

Books

Art, book recommendation, book review, Books, Bookshelves, Florence, Fourth Estate, Graham Norton, Penguin, Sarah Winman, Still Life, War
The Book Nook

AlexNyeAuthor

March 31, 2022

Have you visited The Book Nook in Stirling? If not, then where have you been, bookish people? It’s a fantastic space to sit and read, to write and reflect, to munch on bagels, sip coffee, and feel safe. It is in fact a wonderful safe space, owned and run by a small group of like-minded…

Authors, Books, Events

Artisan Roast, bagels, bookish people, Books, bookshops, coffee, Death as a female, Even The Birds Grow Silent, Events, Fledgling Press, ghost stories, Glasgow, Gothic, Historical Fiction, History, lazy colleague, literacy, Literary fiction, reading corner, Schools, Scottish history, Stirling, students, The Book Nook Stirling, workspace
Prepping

AlexNyeAuthor

February 9, 2022

Prepping Prepping for some future events coming up. Schools, teachers, librarians and bookshops, get in touch if you would like a visit from me. Mary Shelley, Mary Queen of Scots, the Jacobites, the Battle of Sheriffmuir, Glencoe, and refugees, are just some of the topics I cover and have written books about, as well as…

Authors, Events, Literature, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Shelley, Mary Stuart, Schools, Scotland, Scottish history, Teachers of Scottish History, workshops, Writer in Residence, writing

Art Deco, Books, bookshops, Events, Fellow, ghost stories, Glencoe, libraries, Mary Queen of Scots, Mary Shelley, refugees, RLF, Royal Literary Fund, Schools, teachers, teaching, The Battle of Sheriffmuir, The Jacobites, University of Glasgow, Writer in Residence, writing
Prepping

AlexNyeAuthor

February 9, 2022

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