Vikki Reilly
@bookyvikki.bsky.social
Cheerleader for Books and Beatles.
20+ years in the book trade.
Supporting publishers @publishingscotland.bsky.social
Editor @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
Author of Beatles 101.
Gimme all yer culture!
20+ years in the book trade.
Supporting publishers @publishingscotland.bsky.social
Editor @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
Author of Beatles 101.
Gimme all yer culture!
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Delighted to have had the chance to write about Beatle ‘historiography’ in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
The long and winding road: Stuart Maconie on why our opinions about the Beatles keep changing
Fans and historians have spent 60 years debating what the band means – and which member is greatest. Will the returning Anthology project and Sam Mendes’s planned biopics create new arguments?
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Delighted to have had the chance to write about Beatle ‘historiography’ in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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The Scotsman's Poem of the Week
'The Fitba Multiverse' by Hamish MacDonald
'The Fitba Multiverse' by Hamish MacDonald
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Scotsman's Poem of the Week
'The Fitba Multiverse' by Hamish MacDonald
'The Fitba Multiverse' by Hamish MacDonald
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Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
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The Harder They Come
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc5...
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Many rivers to cross - Jimmy Cliff
YouTube video by TheSunAnge
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November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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✨ Emerging animators! ✨
AGA & @canongate.co.uk are commissioning 4 short animations for early 2026. Fee £500. Apply by 6 Dec 2025: CV, brief approach + 2–3 samples to [email protected]. Results by 15 Dec.
AGA & @canongate.co.uk are commissioning 4 short animations for early 2026. Fee £500. Apply by 6 Dec 2025: CV, brief approach + 2–3 samples to [email protected]. Results by 15 Dec.
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
✨ Emerging animators! ✨
AGA & @canongate.co.uk are commissioning 4 short animations for early 2026. Fee £500. Apply by 6 Dec 2025: CV, brief approach + 2–3 samples to [email protected]. Results by 15 Dec.
AGA & @canongate.co.uk are commissioning 4 short animations for early 2026. Fee £500. Apply by 6 Dec 2025: CV, brief approach + 2–3 samples to [email protected]. Results by 15 Dec.
Kind of a little bit in love with silver fox Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside.
November 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Kind of a little bit in love with silver fox Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside.
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Another weekend drafting this book, I finally understand when authors say they're sick of reading and revising their own work and would rather do anything else. I am there.
But at least I can punt the book at last! Preorder! Royalties going to other small presses!
www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
But at least I can punt the book at last! Preorder! Royalties going to other small presses!
www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption by 404 Ink — 404 Ink
What really goes on behind closer doors in publishing? After ten years of running their own award-winning company, 404 Ink, McDaid and Jones-Rivera call time on their venture and invite readers into t...
www.404ink.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Another weekend drafting this book, I finally understand when authors say they're sick of reading and revising their own work and would rather do anything else. I am there.
But at least I can punt the book at last! Preorder! Royalties going to other small presses!
www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
But at least I can punt the book at last! Preorder! Royalties going to other small presses!
www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...
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New Podcast! I’m joined by Tom Doyle to discuss his fabulous mosaic biography of Ringo Starr - ‘A Fab Life’. From near death as a child to the dizzying heights of Beatlemania and the ups and downs that came after, Tom covers it all in this brilliant book.
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New Podcast! I’m joined by Tom Doyle to discuss his fabulous mosaic biography of Ringo Starr - ‘A Fab Life’. From near death as a child to the dizzying heights of Beatlemania and the ups and downs that came after, Tom covers it all in this brilliant book.
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Really fab to be at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair for #bookweekscotland today @booksfromscotland.bsky.social, doing a signing and chatting to readers with @lunapress.bsky.social! Great to be surrounded by such a vibrant Scottish book scene - thanks to the organisers for having me! ✨️🏴💙
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Really fab to be at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair for #bookweekscotland today @booksfromscotland.bsky.social, doing a signing and chatting to readers with @lunapress.bsky.social! Great to be surrounded by such a vibrant Scottish book scene - thanks to the organisers for having me! ✨️🏴💙
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Amazing oversize book bursting with art, info & great design, all about being a Pict in 690CE. Is an academic text, an illustrated all-ages book & a TTRPG sourcebook all at once. (Hepped to me via @kierongillen.bsky.social's lap.) carvedinstone.scot
Carved in Stone
A storyteller's guide to Pictland. Available now!
carvedinstone.scot
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Amazing oversize book bursting with art, info & great design, all about being a Pict in 690CE. Is an academic text, an illustrated all-ages book & a TTRPG sourcebook all at once. (Hepped to me via @kierongillen.bsky.social's lap.) carvedinstone.scot
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Loved listening to this! It's typical of the chats I have with my barry sister @bookyvikki.bsky.social all the time.
Come for the It Don't Come Easy chat, stay for the Ringo is the secret leader theory!
Come for the It Don't Come Easy chat, stay for the Ringo is the secret leader theory!
New episode! Beatles 101 author @bookyvikki.bsky.social joins Tim to celebrate Ringo’s It Don’t Come Easy — a perfect mix of resilience, peace & love, and post-Beatles drama.
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Loved listening to this! It's typical of the chats I have with my barry sister @bookyvikki.bsky.social all the time.
Come for the It Don't Come Easy chat, stay for the Ringo is the secret leader theory!
Come for the It Don't Come Easy chat, stay for the Ringo is the secret leader theory!
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ICYMI: The co-founders of 404 Ink will release a final title under their tenure, titled Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026 👇 #BookSky
404 Ink founders to release final Inklings title as part of industry fundraiser
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November 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
ICYMI: The co-founders of 404 Ink will release a final title under their tenure, titled Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026 👇 #BookSky
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ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
404 Ink co-founders launch new book and industry fundraiser for small presses — 404 Ink
404 Ink to publish one final book as part of small press fundraiser, launching in 2026.
www.404ink.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026.
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404.
www.404ink.com/blog/publish...
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This will cheer you up! Vikki's enthusiasm, joy and encyclopedic knowledge of Ringo's solo career combine perfectly in this uplifting, feel-good listen. Don't miss it!😍
New episode! Beatles 101 author @bookyvikki.bsky.social joins Tim to celebrate Ringo’s It Don’t Come Easy — a perfect mix of resilience, peace & love, and post-Beatles drama.
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This will cheer you up! Vikki's enthusiasm, joy and encyclopedic knowledge of Ringo's solo career combine perfectly in this uplifting, feel-good listen. Don't miss it!😍
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Splendid afternoon setting up for the book fair this weekend! Celebrating #bookweekscotland with @waterstones.bsky.social @publishingscotland.bsky.social and the awesome Scottish Publishers! Come by to see us! 💙📚🏴
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Splendid afternoon setting up for the book fair this weekend! Celebrating #bookweekscotland with @waterstones.bsky.social @publishingscotland.bsky.social and the awesome Scottish Publishers! Come by to see us! 💙📚🏴
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Stop by our stall at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair in #Edinburgh tomorrow and Saturday to pick up the perfect gifts for the young readers in your life (and some free festive snacks)📚 Plus, don't miss our book signing slot with the brilliant @alastairc.com at 1.30pm on Saturday!
Announcing the Scottish Christmas Book Fair!
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
* The perfect occasion for Christmas gift shopping
* All your favourite genres for adults & children
* Chat with Scotland’s indie publishers & meet their authors
See below for who'll be there!
www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Stop by our stall at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair in #Edinburgh tomorrow and Saturday to pick up the perfect gifts for the young readers in your life (and some free festive snacks)📚 Plus, don't miss our book signing slot with the brilliant @alastairc.com at 1.30pm on Saturday!
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We're ready for you! We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday! Come to #Edinburgh to start your Christmas shopping!
#BookWeekScotland
#BookWeekScotland
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We're ready for you! We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday! Come to #Edinburgh to start your Christmas shopping!
#BookWeekScotland
#BookWeekScotland
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That looks spectacular! 🙌📚🎄
We're ready for you! We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday! Come to #Edinburgh to start your Christmas shopping!
#BookWeekScotland
#BookWeekScotland
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
That looks spectacular! 🙌📚🎄
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Look! We've made the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh, all festive for you for The Scottish Christmas Book Fair! We'd love to see you there! 🎄🎄🎄
We're ready for you! We hope to see you tomorrow and Saturday! Come to #Edinburgh to start your Christmas shopping!
#BookWeekScotland
#BookWeekScotland
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Look! We've made the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh, all festive for you for The Scottish Christmas Book Fair! We'd love to see you there! 🎄🎄🎄
I love to talk about Ringo and wonderfully Tim indulged me!
'Mon the Fabs!
'Mon the Fabs!
New episode! Beatles 101 author @bookyvikki.bsky.social joins Tim to celebrate Ringo’s It Don’t Come Easy — a perfect mix of resilience, peace & love, and post-Beatles drama.
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
Out now on all podcast platforms: www.buzzsprout.com/1820033/epis...
#beatles #thebeatles #beatlesforever #RingoStarr
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I love to talk about Ringo and wonderfully Tim indulged me!
'Mon the Fabs!
'Mon the Fabs!
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Meet Fanny, the First Female Rock Band to Top the Charts: “They Were Just Colossal and Wonderful, and Nobody’s Ever Mentioned Them”
Meet Fanny, the First Female Rock Band to Top the Charts: “They Were Just Colossal and Wonderful, and Nobody’s Ever Mentioned Them”
When the Beatles upended popular music, thousands of wannabe beat groups were born all over the world, and many of them--for the first time ever, really--were all-female groups.
www.openculture.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Meet Fanny, the First Female Rock Band to Top the Charts: “They Were Just Colossal and Wonderful, and Nobody’s Ever Mentioned Them”
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The Scottish Christmas Book Fair is nearly upon us! Start your Christmas shopping with us at the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh!
More info here: www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
More info here: www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
It's #BookWeekScotland! We're really looking forward to seeing you at our Scottish Christmas Book Fair! The New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh will be FULL of booky delights!
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Scottish Christmas Book Fair is nearly upon us! Start your Christmas shopping with us at the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh!
More info here: www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
More info here: www.publishingscotland.org/event/scotti...
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It's #BookWeekScotland! We're really looking forward to seeing you at our Scottish Christmas Book Fair! The New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh will be FULL of booky delights!
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
It's #BookWeekScotland! We're really looking forward to seeing you at our Scottish Christmas Book Fair! The New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh will be FULL of booky delights!
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
@scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @creativescots.bsky.social
Yeah, yeah, YEAH!!!!
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Yeah, yeah, YEAH!!!!
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Elspeth Barker (1940–2022) was born #OTD, 16 Nov – a 🎂🧵
Maggie O’Farrell called Barker’s classic O CALEDONIA “one of those books you proselytize about… I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named [it] as her favourite book”
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Maggie O’Farrell called Barker’s classic O CALEDONIA “one of those books you proselytize about… I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named [it] as her favourite book”
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Maggie O’Farrell on Elspeth Barker’s Modern Scottish Classic, O Caledonia
We begin with a corpse. Sixteen-year-old Janet is sprawled “in bloody, murderous death” beneath the stained-glass window of her Highland home, dressed in her mother’s “black lace evening dress.” Th…
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November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Elspeth Barker (1940–2022) was born #OTD, 16 Nov – a 🎂🧵
Maggie O’Farrell called Barker’s classic O CALEDONIA “one of those books you proselytize about… I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named [it] as her favourite book”
💙📚
1/4
lithub.com/maggie-ofarr...
Maggie O’Farrell called Barker’s classic O CALEDONIA “one of those books you proselytize about… I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named [it] as her favourite book”
💙📚
1/4
lithub.com/maggie-ofarr...