More tickets! For those who missed them the first time around! Thanks Night Owl Books

We are loving the Wilbur&NisoSmithFdn #AdventureWritingPrize shortlist. Filled with books that celebrate the best that adventure writing offers, there's something for everyone! Grab your free library pack today! Find out more 👉️ l8r.it/oZBS

Can't wait for the Edinburgh Fest - I'll be there for 3 days, topped off by this little gem of an event!

We're thrilled to be joined by these amazing book clubs, reading our shortlist: C. E. McGill #OurHideousProgeny #LouisDeBernieres #LightOverLiskeard Leo Vardiashvili #HardByAGreatForest Chukwuebuka Ibeh #Blessings Derek B. Miller #TheCurseOfPietroHoudini Francesca Haig/Francesca de Tores #Saltblood

A great giveaway of ALL shortlisted novels, including mine. But don't hold that against them 😅

Head off on an adventure with our selection of reads from the past and present Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize winners & nominees! hampshire.borrowbox.com/product-group/… Rosie Andrews Chukwuebuka Ibeh Manda Scott Ben Kane Giles Kristian @johnmarrs1 Alex Shaw Elizabeth Arnott

Why haven't I seen more people talk about this book? Hard By A Great Forest is a tale of a refugee's return to war-torn Georgia in search of his family. It's heartbreaking and humorous and so beautifully written. A truly wonderful read #BookTwitter

Thanks Edinburgh International Book Festival for this wonderful event with Leo Vardiashvili Robbie Arnott & Polly Clark #InSearchOfGreatStories. What excellent programming that drew these writers together in discussion. Got a flying hello to Jenny Niven #KateLeiper Alan Windram too 🤩 PS - cool shadows!

Thank you Edinburgh International Book Festival, for pairing me up with Robbie Arnott for a great discussion. And thank you for hosting our event! Though, judging by the pictures, it seems I was either blinking the whole time or listening to Robbie intently... 😂 Slainte!

Nothing to report. Just a casual BBC Radio Scotland (BBC Radio Scotland) chat with COLM BLOODY TOIBIN at the Edinburgh International Book Festival! We come on at the 2:08 mark, but the whole show is great! Thanks Nicola Meighan 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, for the lovely interview! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Thank you Night Owl Books for hosting Priscilla and I for a lovely evening of book chat. Here's some behind-the-scenes pictures...

Lovely to see Hard by a Great Forest getting some love from ELLE Magazine (US) - and thank you!

Aha! Real, concrete proof that I did an event with Ann Cleeves. In case/when people call bullshit on this story. Thanks Emma! And thank you Ann for a great event at Booka Bookshop. Bridgnorth.

Thanks Booka Bookshop.! This is going straight on my CV.

The intentions behind this feel good - enabling more writers to write. But it's a slippery slope ending with entire novels written by AI. But, historically we humans are great at controlling and regulating and not exploiting potentially dangerous technology, right? Right?

Free books! Giveaway ends a week from now.

🐅🦛🦒GIVEAWAY! 🦒🦛🐅 Three signed, (very)dedicated, US editions of Hard by a Great Forest. So, to enter: 1. Follow me on Instagram (leovardiashvili) 2. Tag someone here who might also be interested 3. I'll pick 3 winners this time next week from my new Instagram followers.