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Dr Chiara Bullen
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✨🏔️ THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE 07/26 (Del Rey) 🏔️✨

sometimes author, sometimes academic. always anxious.

glasgow.
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My cozy fantasy novel inspired by my love (and fear…) of Scotland’s mountains, misadventures in academia, and time spent adventuring in Dungeons and Dragons, will be out next July!!
Del Rey has acquired The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance, an "uplifting and heart-warming" fantasy adventure by Scottish debut author and academic Chiara Bullen. The book will publish globally in July 2026 👇 #BookSky
Del Rey snaps up Chiara Bullen's 'uplifting and heart-warming' fantasy adventure
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please!!!!
January 1, 2026 at 4:35 PM
2026: the year of Max Branning’s explosive return on Eastenders, and the publication of my debut novel. I’m READY.

(For the former, not the latter).
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 PM
December 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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To celebrate the new year A THREAD of successful female Scottish writers. Here's too us. Let's start here 👇 Hugely popular Mary Brunton's second novel, Self Discipline inspired Jane Austen's Emma. She sold TONS of books. I 💕 her /1
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A huge thanks to @bookyvikki.bsky.social for including The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance on this list of 2026 Scottish debuts to look out for! ♥️ and what incredible company!! www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Insider's Choice: Scottish debut novels to look out for in 2026
There are some highly promising literary debuts lined up for 2026, writes Vikki Reilly
www.scotsman.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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(daft punk One More Time voice) Auld Lang Syne
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Boxing Day bliss 🥂
December 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
First time hosting Christmas was a success! No disasters!
December 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I have been gifted an assistant to help cook Christmas dinner, but it keeps suggesting I put matcha and dubai chocolate in everything???
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hosting Christmas tomorrow for the first time. Heard it’s famously easy and chill. No big deal. *weeps over carrots I’m chopping at 8am on Christmas eve*
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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SYP Scotland’s Annual Conference returns on April 25th 2026 and we’re looking for volunteers! Apply by January 5th for this great opportunity to gain experience and connect with people in the publishing industry: tinyurl.com/SYPScotConf2...
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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If you are a) in the US and b) on NetGalley, you can request a copy of THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE now!

My debut cozy fantasy novel, inspired by misadventures in academia, glorious adventures in D&D, and tentative adventures in Scotland's mountains:

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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✨ LAUNCH EVENT REMINDER ✨

if you're in the seattle area, or can be, please join me and elaine for my launch of AN ARCANE INHERITANCE at third place books ravenna! i will have swag, AND if you preorder the book from third place books you get even MORE swag

www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/kamila...
December 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ok yeah I can confirm hot chocolate really does benefit from an added doughnut 🍩 🍫
December 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you are a) in the US and b) on NetGalley, you can request a copy of THE INN AT THE FOOT OF MOUNT VENGEANCE now!

My debut cozy fantasy novel, inspired by misadventures in academia, glorious adventures in D&D, and tentative adventures in Scotland's mountains:

www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
December 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Coming up Buchanan Street, quickly, on a sharp winter evening
a young man and two girls, under the Christmas lights…

—Edwin Morgan, “Trio”
published in CENTENARY SELECTED POEMS, @carcanet.bsky.social 2020
#poem #poetry #Christmas #Glasgow
www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/inde...
December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I was finally brave enough to ask for extra pickles on my sandwich at my favourite lunch spot. I’m god’s strongest soldier etc
December 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Cambridge University Press has launched a new grant to support under-represented early career scholars from diverse backgrounds and geographic locations, including first generation scholars 👇 #BookSky
Cambridge University Press opens funding scheme for under-represented early career scholars
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December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
She’s Bene Gesserit and she’s demanding pats
December 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Only halfway through but WHERE was the Jessica vs Hawat tension in the films… I’m seated
It is time 🙏
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It is time 🙏
December 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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What's the Value of Early Career Arts & Humanities Research?

I wrote about this for the @sahavoice.bsky.social blog, drawing on my experience as Director of @sgsah.bsky.social over the past few years saha.scot/the-value-of...
The Value of Early Career Arts & Humanities Research - by Professor Claire Squires | SAHA: The Scottish Arts and Humanities Alliance
A joint initiative of Scottish Higher Education institutions, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities.
saha.scot
December 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"Real wealth is invisibilized... and it is so on purpose."

lillyluwrites.substack.com/p/wealth-acc...
Wealth, Access, and Writing
or, we need to talk about socioeconomic privilege
lillyluwrites.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM