'It is sad, moving and yet also encouraging because Stout writes admirably, with intelligence, sympathy and understanding. It is a celebration of love, courage and care for others; hers is a world in which kindness holds it own.'
Allan Massie's review:
scotsman.com/arts-and-cultu…

'The heart of Night Train to Odesa lies in those times when she finds herself singing folk music or dancing in an underpass. Its defiance, vitality and perseverance are powerful antidotes to the cruelty of Putin’s imperialism.'
Lovely review in Big Issue
bigissue.com/culture/books/…

My muckle Creative Writing Conference unfurls today at The University of Edinburgh / LLCatEdinburgh. Looking forward to welcoming speakers from Faber Books Polygon Books Jenny Brown Agency Portobello Literary 404 Ink Edinburgh International Book Festival Publishing Scotland NCLA & beyond. 💛💚💜

'It is [her] openness to the beauty that survives amid the dereliction, & the joy that survives amid the despair, that makes her book so extraordinary.' Here's a wee review I wrote of Jen Stout 's remarkable Night Train to Odesa, which is published today. bigissue.com/culture/books/…

My historical thriller RITUAL OF FIRE is just 99p this month on Kindle in the UK! amazon.co.uk/Ritual-Fire-Ex…

Current listen… it’s fabulous so far. Heartily recommended to fellow #WW1 fiction fans. Thank you to Flora Johnston and Lesley Crooks for the copy. ❤️🇫🇷🏉 #historicalfiction #histfic #scottishfiction #rugby Allison & Busby @AudibleUK #TheParisPeacemakers

There are now signed copies of Night Train to Odesa in Waterstones Piccadilly.
By amazing chance, Natasha, a Kharkiv friend who features in the book, is in London today - so here we are together!
Thanks to Nata at Waterstones for such a warm welcome. Another great Ukrainian!

I was vacuuming the stairs when the postman knocked on the door and gave me this.
The paperback of Rural, in all its Stilh coloured glory (that’s one for the foresters!)
You can pre-order it now!
harpercollins.co.uk/products/rural…

Thanks 🙏 for this post - and just look at the company I’m keeping!

Great sold out event at #BlackwellsEdinburgh last night with #FloraJohnston talking to Jenny Brown Agency about her inspiring new novel #ParisPeacemakers . Lovely to see folk there from Moniack Mhor, #Edinburghwritersforum and #ScottishHistoricalFiction Susan Elsley Jane S Anderson

This book is superb. And it'll be a Radio 4 Book of the Week in early June. Read it, then listen to it - travel twice with Jen!

We’re down a rabbit hole this week with these three - all published recently and all set during the time of the Yorkshire Ripper. Three different yet equally fascinating perspectives. Synchronicity! Ajay Close Saraband Books Jennie Godfrey Katy Massey

What a lovely evening last night celebrating the launch of #TheParisPeacemakers . Thank you to everyone who came along and especially Jenny Brown and Matthew Land. 🇫🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿♥️

NIGHT TRAIN TO ODESA, out today from Polygon Books, is Jen Stout's remarkable account of the war in Ukraine. Her first-hand, vivid, empathetic reporting seeks to understand the bigger picture and the human cost of the conflict, told from front lines and cities across Ukraine.

This evening we officially launch #TheParisPeacemakers into the world at Blackwell's Edinburgh! Should be good fun and good chat. It’s sold out but hopefully there will be other events to follow. 🥂
If you enjoy #TheParisPeacemakers please do remember that reviews really help!

Reflections from a recent trip to Kharkiv in Prospect, out in print today - and a mention on the cover!
Here's the text. I think the situation in Kharkiv is urgent and, frankly, deeply worrying. Please give it a read.
prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe/u…

Last chance for a 99p/99c ⁦Amazon⁩ kindle deal ESCAPE TO THE IRISH VILLAGE📚🌺 A story of friendship and second chances 📚🌺Pick up a copy here geni.us/B0CXJTTZL8auth… ⁦bookouture⁩ ⁦Jenny Brown Agency⁩ ⁦BusyBeaders: Queen of Sparkles⁩

Looking absolutely fabulous!

Expecting! My first book! Reissued with a new intro! Due May 16! Check out the beautiful new cover and quotes by Sinéad Gleeson Prof. Pragya Agarwal and Lucy Jones. I am very lucky. Thank you Saraband Books for championing this book when books like this were not championed.

Welcome back to Twitter, Chitra Ramaswamy! Good to have you back and very much looking forward to welcoming the new EXPECTING into the world on the 16th… 🤩