Thank you @scottishbooks for sharing such an encouraging, warm and thoughtful review of Connective Tissue.

Watching last night's Up Helly Aa with my dad. He has held onto the memory of this from when he was a boy, and his dad George being one of the Vikings carrying the galley. https://t.co/lhzw7Rd7Iq

Today was my last day working with P6/P7 classes at the National Museum of Flight for @WritersTyneEsk. Thank you to the @scottishbktrust for supporting several sessions through the Live Literature Programme.

“The route into learning to swim is different for everyone - there’s no one route that works for every single person” 💙 Our #SeeMyAbility campaign is about encouraging more children with disabilities into aquatic sport and into inclusive learn to swim and club training

Aren’t genes just amazing! Here is my son and my mum at the same age.

Lovely to work with two more classes of young learners on creative writing inspired by WW2 items - today at the National Museum of Flight for @WritersTyneEsk

👀🎭 https://t.co/b9hYc6VuLi. Writer, Karis Williamson: "The film... examines how society’s ableism can disable all people to varying extents ... I had Classical references... attitudes towards disability haven’t changed that much in all that time." Dec 03 from @BOPTheatre

photo by @JonDaveyPhoto

Delighted to say I'm now represented by the wonderful @SabhbhC at Curtis Brown. With my daughter, Oona, I'm currently working on a memoir about #caring for each other, #paraswimming and disabled sea mammals. 💙

Seal pups yesterday on Inchkeith Island (at a distance with a very long lens). My daughter thought the pups’ calls carrying over the water sounded like owls. My son said a zombie apocalypse. Hoping for calm weather while the pups get bigger and stronger.

Come along tonight!

Fascinating to hear about the digital edition of Alice Thornton's books @PortyLibrary. Incredible to be able to hear the words of a woman from the 17th century. Thanks @TrillSuzanne @CordeliaBeattie and @EleanorJThom for sharing her story with us. (@thornton_books)

Looking forward to being part of this session at @PortyBookFest tomorrow afternoon. Free tickets from @PortyLibrary 📚

05.09.24 ⏳ What a pleasure it's been working with @rodgeglass on this vital book. We cannot wait to share it with you. Plenty of event announcements coming up 🗓️ We spoke with the author ahead of the book's release: https://t.co/RYDkq9ABwC Pre-order: https://t.co/G8rQVh8jwO

Hosting your relatives in the 17th Century. A blog I wrote for @thornton_books out today.

This really is an exciting development from @thornton_books which will make the manuscripts more accessible to many people with a broad range of interests.

Arrived for @UllapoolBookFes in time to jump into a boat. I’m speaking/reading from Connective Tissue at 10:30 tomorrow. Tickets here: https://t.co/3go4TUAxQm

So looking forward to being in Ullapool for the book festival this Saturday @UllapoolBookFes and a little boat out to the Summer Isles too.

Some last-minute availability opened up for a super Edinburgh event tomorrow. Talks & author chat, walks, crafts & @argonaut_books with @KateFosterMedia signing books! I'm chairing Kate Foster in conversation with @thornton_books's @CordeliaBeattie at 2pm. All free but be quick!