Lesley McLean

@Plantagenet1455 There are ordinary days. Then there are days where you feel like you’ve been partially eaten by a medieval crocodile 🐊

A 15th-century medieval illustration of a crocodile.

@LiamMcIlvanney Ya dancer!!!

Going in…

It's podcast day!! The first episode of season two of our podcast is released today, and we couldn't be happier with our first guests - last year's guest programmer Sir Ian Rankin and Leodora Darlington. Listen here: bloodyscotland.podbean.com

Wuthering Heights artist showcases woollen works bbc.in/3PywCmZ

Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it to book club this evening at 7pm, Rivers Meet, to discuss Richard Hannay’s escapades in The Thirty-Nine Steps. #bookclub #bookgroup #scottishfiction #spythriller #book

With new releases from Maggie O'Farrell, Douglas Stuart, Louise Kennedy, Alice Oseman, Sarah A. Parker, Mary Beard, Liza Minnelli, Patrick Radden Keefe and more, 2026 is teeming with brilliant books to add to your TBR. Find our favourites here: waterstones.com/blog/the-books… 📚

@neillancaster66 @CallumMcSorley 😂

Rat Race by @CallumMcSorley Raw, brutal, and monstrously funny .... Ally McCoist is as dodgy and reprehensible as ever, and all the more entertaining for it ... Callum has knocked it out of the park again ... The bastard ...

@ZoeParamour Catnip?!

Any expert gardeners who can help me identify what I’ve grown here? Is it invasive?

@JMSimpsonauthor 😬

Chatting to a guy yesterday who was telling me he was going to semi-retire with his wife and set up a dog grooming business. Him- We’re going to call it the grooming gang. Me-😳 Really?

It’s time to talk all things Richard Hannay on Thursday as we discuss John Buchan’s The 39 Steps. 7pm at Rivers Meet as usual. Book lovers and spies welcome! #bookgroup #bookclub #classicfiction #scottishfiction #spythriller

@cjtudor Ooh, congratulations 🥳 Another one for my tbr list 🙄

Welcome to SERENITY FALLS! My new novel is finally here and available to pre-order: shor.by/CJTudor. I would love you to come visit. But remember, once you’re here, you’re here to stay . . .

@OyeJohn52 😂

@lmclea2 That is awe-inspiring!

I am an unrepentant "BOOK SLUT" ... and I have the pencil to prove it. ✏️

@cjtudor It’s not a long read, so I’d say give it a go in that case.

@lmclea2 Yeah - I usually like to read the book first. And I haven't red a good sci fi novel for a while.

Project Hail Mary. Should I read the book before seeing the film? Never got round to reading it when it first came out.

My cartoon for this week’s @GuardianBooks

Our next read is A Woman’s Work by Elinor Cleghorn. Our first factual book in a while, it’s “a radical and inspiring new history of mothering.” Perfect reading for this weekend then! #mothers #mums #motheringsunday #bookgroup #bookclub

@julhat Don’t suppose there are any left to warm up for breakfast today? No? Damn!

I’m putting the kettle on who wants a coffee/tea? As it’s Friday I’ve got cinnamon buns too 🥮☕️🫖🌷🪴💚

😂😂😂 #HistoryHumour #TheOdyssey

How are we getting on with our March read The 39 Steps? Did you know, it’s one of the earliest examples of a '"man-on-the-run" thriller, an archetype adopted by many authors and film-makers as a plot device? Without it there’d be no North by Northwest or Bourne! #bookgroup #book