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The Nature Chronicles Prize @naturechronicles.bsky.social · 20h
Interested in submitting to the prize this year? We asked
@anjanakhatwa.bsky.social what she's looking forward to as a judge!

Find out more, and how to submit, on our website:

🍃 naturechroniclesprize.com

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Dr Anjana Khatwa commenting on being a judge for the 2025/26 Nature Chronicles Prize.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 3d
'Author Caroline Young delves into own past to examine how single women have been portrayed as unstable, dangerous or incomplete in movies, TV and fiction' @sundaypost.com

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Author Caroline Young on new book Single & Psycho
Author Caroline Young delves into her own past to examine how single women have been portrayed as unstable or incomplete in fiction
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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 14d
Caroline Young joins me to talk about her wonderful book “Single and Psycho” #books

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Single and Psycho: with Caroline Young
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Olga Wojtas @olgawojtas.bsky.social · 6d
Had a fabulous time at the Wigtown Book Festival being chaired by the lovely @writerkcampbell.bsky.social who unlike Eric Morecambe asked all the right questions and in the right order.
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Blake Friedmann Literary Agency @blakefriedmann.bsky.social · 6d
Exciting news – a special edition of the Booker shortlisted HIS BLOODY PROJECT by Graeme Macrae Burnet is published today! Dark, fiendishly clever and sly, it spins a richly evocative tale of murder and truth.

Available now from @saraband-books.bsky.social:

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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 7d
This Autumn marks 10 years since the first publication of Graeme Macrae Burnet's critically acclaimed and award-winning novel #HisBloodyProject and we’re celebrating with a 10th anniversary edition!

Visit our blog for 10 reasons to add it to your tbr!

➡️ tinyurl.com/3247jc8u

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His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae: 10th Anniversary Edition by Graeme Macrae Burnet. Published by Saraband.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 7d
A brilliant episode of #BBCScotlandOutdoors with #SeaMarked author Linda Cracknell and Bessie Ellen skipper Nikki Alford!

Thank you Helen Needham for a lovely listen ⛵

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Scotland Outdoors - An Historic Sailing Ship - The Bessie Ellen - BBC Sounds
Helen Needham meets writer Linda Cracknell and skipper Nikki Alford on the Bessie Ellen
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Golden Hare Books @goldenharebooks.bsky.social · 9d
Join us in the bookshop this Thursday evening to hear Caroline Young in conversation with @writercatherine.bsky.social about Single & Psycho! Tickets via link in bio.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 12d
There's plenty of time submit to this year's Nature Chronicles Prize 🍃 Find out more in the post below

In need of some inspiration? Read more about the 2024 winning entries here:

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The Nature Chronicles Prize @naturechronicles.bsky.social · 12d
Have you submitted your entry yet? 🍃

The winner will receive £10,000 and five runners up £1,000 each. The winning and shortlisted entries will be included in The Nature Chronicles Prize: 3 anthology, published by @saraband-books.bsky.social

Find out more: naturechroniclesprize.com

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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 13d
Single & Psycho by Caroline Young is out now!

A lively, sharp and thought-provoking exploration of the enduring stereotype of the dangerous single woman in popular culture.

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Caroline will be at Aye Write on Saturday 15th November - tickets available now!

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Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman by Caroline Young, published by Saraband. Available now! Caroline Young will be at Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow on Saturday 15th November 2025, tickets available via the Aye Write website.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 13d
Looking forward to #ayewrite #Glasgow in November! On Sat 8th afternoon, don't miss @writercatherine.bsky.social with daughter Nina on parenting/growing up with #autism
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Hold Fast: Catherine Simpson & Nina Mega with Gabriella Bennett - Glasgow Life
Aye Write 2025 presents Hold Fast: Catherine Simpson & Nina Mega with Gabriella Bennett
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June Gemmell @junegemmell.bsky.social · 14d
This is a beautifully written and deeply immersive book. Reading it right now! 🌊
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 15d
Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell review: 'an intriguing train of thought'

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Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell review: 'an intriguing train of thought'
Although it starts out as an attempt to chart her family’s seafaring history, Linda Cracknell’s new book soon evolves into a fascinating exploration of the idea of transgenerational trauma, writes Rog...
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social · 15d
Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell review: 'an intriguing train of thought'

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Sea Marked by Linda Cracknell review: 'an intriguing train of thought'
Although it starts out as an attempt to chart her family’s seafaring history, Linda Cracknell’s new book soon evolves into a fascinating exploration of the idea of transgenerational trauma, writes Rog...
www.scotsman.com
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 15d
Read more about Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman by Caroline Young on our website!

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Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social · 15d
Today on #BetwixtTheSheets, I am talking to the marvellous Caroline Young about her new book #SingleAndPsycho How Pop Culture Created the Unstable Single Woman
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 16d
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 16d
We're excited that @christinariley.bsky.social will be launching Looking Down at the Stars at the lovely @portybooks.bsky.social, in conversation with @rkrystalli.bsky.social ✨

🗓️ Thursday 13th November, 7pm

🎟️ Tickets available here: www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/chris...

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Christina Riley in conversation with Roxani Krystalli, The Portobello Bookshop on the 13th November 2025, 7:00pm. A signed and dedicated copy of Looking Down at the Stars by Christina Riley, published by Saraband and available to pre-order at The Portobello Bookshop.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 20d
Thank you @heraldscotland.bsky.social for running an extract from Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman by Caroline Young!

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Read more about the book on our website

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'Why I have some sympathy for the Fatal Attraction bunny boiler'
An hour into the movie Fatal Attraction, there’s a moment that sums up all the stereotypes of the single woman as depicted in popular culture.…
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The Nature Chronicles Prize @naturechronicles.bsky.social · 21d
Looking for some inspiration for this year's prize? Why not read through the winning entries from 2024 🌿

Read more about the anthology, and how you can get a copy, here:

naturechroniclesprize.com

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The Nature Chronicles Prize: 2: Winning entires, published by Saraband.
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 21d
We're delighted to announce that we'll be publishing 'predominant nature writer' Jim Crumley's latest book, Symphonic: Harmony in Nature and Why It Matters ✨

Read more here:

saraband.net/2025/09/17/s...

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 23d
The Booker Prize Foundation is partnering with BookKind, the new online bookshop that donates 10% of every sale to charity 👇 #BookSky
Booker Prize Foundation teams up with new bookstore BookKind
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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · 26d
Have you discovered our In the Moment series yet?

Books exploring mindfulness and being fully present in our activities and environment 🌿

There are two new books publishing in 2026:

💎 In Search of Gems
🌲 Nature's Almanac

Read more on our website:

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In the Moment series, published by Saraband.
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The Nature Chronicles Prize @naturechronicles.bsky.social · 28d
Congratulations to the 2025 #WainwrightPrize winners 🎉
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The Wainwright Prizes @wainwrightprize.bsky.social · 28d
We’re delighted to announce the 2025 #WainwrightPrize Winners!

From powerful storytelling to vital conservation work and bold illustration, this year’s winners reflect the richness, urgency, and joy of writing about the natural world.

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Saraband Books @saraband-books.bsky.social · Sep 8
We’re delighted to share that Donald S Murray has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Association for Scottish Literature, at the University of Edinburgh.

Congratulations, Donald! 🎉

Read more on our blog, here:

saraband.net/2025/09/06/d...

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Donald S Murray awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Association for Scottish Literature - Saraband
Donald S Murray awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Association for Scottish Literature.
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La Biblioteka @labiblioteka.bsky.social · Sep 6
First book of the day...

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