Liam Bell
@liambellwrites.bsky.social
Writer and Senior Lecturer at Stirling Uni. Most recent novels, Man at Sea and The Sleepless. More at liammurraybell.com
Sun splitting the sky 🌞 and john lambie stand packed to the rafters... can only mean one thing: play-off jags season 4 🇧🇪
May 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sun splitting the sky 🌞 and john lambie stand packed to the rafters... can only mean one thing: play-off jags season 4 🇧🇪
After 12 years at Stirling, I'm leaving the University in July to take up a new post at Strathclyde in August.
This has been the view from my office window for over a decade and I'm going to miss it almost as much as the wonderful friends, colleagues and students in Pathfoot.
This has been the view from my office window for over a decade and I'm going to miss it almost as much as the wonderful friends, colleagues and students in Pathfoot.
April 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
After 12 years at Stirling, I'm leaving the University in July to take up a new post at Strathclyde in August.
This has been the view from my office window for over a decade and I'm going to miss it almost as much as the wonderful friends, colleagues and students in Pathfoot.
This has been the view from my office window for over a decade and I'm going to miss it almost as much as the wonderful friends, colleagues and students in Pathfoot.
Finished this belter of a novel on my sunny train ride earlier. Just as full of intrigue and feisty, fearless characters as The Unpicking. Hugely looking forward to chairing the launch on 30th April (details in 2nd image) and hearing more from the wonderful @badsvillebroad.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Finished this belter of a novel on my sunny train ride earlier. Just as full of intrigue and feisty, fearless characters as The Unpicking. Hugely looking forward to chairing the launch on 30th April (details in 2nd image) and hearing more from the wonderful @badsvillebroad.bsky.social
Frankly baffled that my lunch of steak bridie and fudge doughnut doesn't seem to have given me a productivity boost...
February 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Frankly baffled that my lunch of steak bridie and fudge doughnut doesn't seem to have given me a productivity boost...
This wee card from the team @waterstones.bsky.social on Sauchiehall St genuinely means the world 😍
February 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This wee card from the team @waterstones.bsky.social on Sauchiehall St genuinely means the world 😍
Genuinely gutted that Doolan has gone. An absolute legend of Partick Thistle, but the time had probably come. His name will still be sung at Firhill though! 🇧🇪 🇧🇪
February 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Genuinely gutted that Doolan has gone. An absolute legend of Partick Thistle, but the time had probably come. His name will still be sung at Firhill though! 🇧🇪 🇧🇪
What a morning out on the carse 🌞 ❄️
January 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What a morning out on the carse 🌞 ❄️
No cyclists along this stretch of the Clyde yesterday then...
January 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
No cyclists along this stretch of the Clyde yesterday then...
Happy New Year! xx
January 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Happy New Year! xx
The 6yo's verdict on the most Christmassy of snacks: "they taste like burnt pizza crusts"
December 23, 2024 at 11:57 AM
The 6yo's verdict on the most Christmassy of snacks: "they taste like burnt pizza crusts"
Loved this one -- 'Munichs' by David Peace. Combines the capturing of voice from Damned United with the interest in repetition/form of Red or Dead. Probably my favourite of his football novels and certainly the most moving.
December 20, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Loved this one -- 'Munichs' by David Peace. Combines the capturing of voice from Damned United with the interest in repetition/form of Red or Dead. Probably my favourite of his football novels and certainly the most moving.
Wintry walk into work.
December 11, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Wintry walk into work.
Pre-match ritual ✔️
December 7, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Pre-match ritual ✔️
One of the younger lads at footy has started calling me Stuart Bannigan and I've never been more delighted by a comparison.
December 3, 2024 at 12:25 PM
One of the younger lads at footy has started calling me Stuart Bannigan and I've never been more delighted by a comparison.
On a bit of a Highsmith kick at the minute. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how gloriously naff these 80s covers are. Although they did retail for only £1.25 (😱) so guess we can let them away with it...
November 28, 2024 at 1:27 PM
On a bit of a Highsmith kick at the minute. Can we just take a moment to appreciate how gloriously naff these 80s covers are. Although they did retail for only £1.25 (😱) so guess we can let them away with it...
Whilst reading Chris Paling's account of navigating the industry, left, I grew fascinated with the novel he was struggling to publish, right. It's a great read -- full of twists and quirky characters BUT also lumpy moments which show why some editors passed on it 📚 Two extremely interesting reads!
November 25, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Whilst reading Chris Paling's account of navigating the industry, left, I grew fascinated with the novel he was struggling to publish, right. It's a great read -- full of twists and quirky characters BUT also lumpy moments which show why some editors passed on it 📚 Two extremely interesting reads!
This wee dude is just hanging out casually infusing my tea. What a legend.
November 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
This wee dude is just hanging out casually infusing my tea. What a legend.
Made a lemon meringue pie for the nearly 10yo (as an early birthday present for Thurs) and I'm rather chuffed with the result 🍋
November 19, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Made a lemon meringue pie for the nearly 10yo (as an early birthday present for Thurs) and I'm rather chuffed with the result 🍋
Finished this one a week or so ago and been thinking about it (and listening to the cracking album that goes along with it) ever since. As lyrical as George Mackay Brown and reminds me of Sara Baume's wonderful Spill Simmer Falter Wither in its character study too. Highly recommend!
November 19, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Finished this one a week or so ago and been thinking about it (and listening to the cracking album that goes along with it) ever since. As lyrical as George Mackay Brown and reminds me of Sara Baume's wonderful Spill Simmer Falter Wither in its character study too. Highly recommend!
This one is an absolute cracker and only out this year! Set in the top of the town at the start of 20th C and full of a sense of place/history...
November 18, 2024 at 2:42 PM
This one is an absolute cracker and only out this year! Set in the top of the town at the start of 20th C and full of a sense of place/history...
Pre-lunch walk down by the river. Beautiful crisp day (i.e. bloody 🥶)
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Pre-lunch walk down by the river. Beautiful crisp day (i.e. bloody 🥶)