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A night of visual wonders, with Stephen Ellcock and Mark Haddon
Last night we joined Stephen Ellcock and Mark Haddon at Foyles Charing Cross Road for a wonderful discussion about All Good Things to a sold out crowd of 200.
Myth and folklore can inspire women to fight for ecological change
The good news is that, here in Ireland, we have many powerful female role models in our native traditions. Irish mythology is highly female-centred. Just as in other Celtic-speaking nations, the pre-Christian Irish divine female in her various...
Foxfire, Wolfskin: The blog tour
For the past two weeks, over on Twitter, there has been a wonderful blog tour of reviews for Sharon Blackie's Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women. We've been overwhelmed by the positive response. Here are just some of our...
Picturehouse Central book launch
Congratulations to Marshall Julius on the publication of Vintage Geek. The book was launched in style last night at Picturehouse Central with - what else? - a quiz. Here is Marshall on the right in photos 1, 3 5 and 6, and our own Hannah MacDonald...
Sharon Blackie in The Scotsman
A lovely big piece by Sharon Blackie in The Scotsman about how myths and stories can help readers through some of life's great upheavals. An article that ties in with the publication of Foxfire, Wolfskin and #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Dr Sharon Blackie on Woman’s Hour
Sharon Blackie was on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour this morning, interviewed by Jane Garvey and giving an enticing introduction to Foxfire, Wolfskin and Other Stories of Shapeshifting Women.Listen again here at 19 mins 20.
All Good Things: Stephen Ellcock in conversation with Mark Haddon
We are excited to announce this event at Foyles Charing Cross Road on 30 October: Celebrate the intrinsic power of art curation with social media curator Stephen Ellcock in conversation with award-winning author Mark Haddon (The Curious Incident of...
Magical creatures
'Since ancient times, when people first traced the shape of Cancer in the stars, the crab has represented both strength and renewal ...' A wonderful appreciation of the crab by Rock Pool's Heather Buttivant in August's The Simple Things magazine.
Bewitched by fairy tales in Edinburgh
A sell out discussion at the Edinburgh International Book Festival today for Sharon Blackie, as she talked about her new book Foxfire, Wolfskin.
The Summer Snows play on BBC Radio 4
This afternoon, the radio play The Summer Snows was aired on BBC Radio 4. Written by Christopher Nicholson and Jonathan Smith, and starring Robert Bathurst, it was adapted from Christopher's book Among the Summer Snows. You can listen again until...
