Pete Cowell
@cowellhk.bsky.social
Far-flung Scot. Long-term Hong Kong resident. Mainly books and music. All views my own.
"It's part of me, Scotland. I'm still immersed in it even though I am not there." – Irvine Welsh
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"It's part of me, Scotland. I'm still immersed in it even though I am not there." – Irvine Welsh
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The old stamping ground. #Lochaber
The Nevis Range from Bunarkaig #Scotland #Bunarkaig #LochLochy damianshields.photoshelter.com/p/2026-calendar
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The old stamping ground. #Lochaber
Excited Magpie Dry Irish Stout from the Heart Of Darkness brewery in #Saigon. Nae bad at all.
#HoChiMinh #Vietnam #Beer
#HoChiMinh #Vietnam #Beer
November 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Excited Magpie Dry Irish Stout from the Heart Of Darkness brewery in #Saigon. Nae bad at all.
#HoChiMinh #Vietnam #Beer
#HoChiMinh #Vietnam #Beer
I never thought I'd read a book about a member of the royal family. Yet here we are. Meticulously researched, written with flair and a genuine page-turner; @chinarhyming.bsky.social has done it again. This offers a superb insight into the life of a much-maligned woman. Read it.
#Books #BookSky
#Books #BookSky
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I never thought I'd read a book about a member of the royal family. Yet here we are. Meticulously researched, written with flair and a genuine page-turner; @chinarhyming.bsky.social has done it again. This offers a superb insight into the life of a much-maligned woman. Read it.
#Books #BookSky
#Books #BookSky
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Well, the first delivery has arrived and it looks fantastic! Need to get a CD player this weekend...
#DickGaughan
#DickGaughan
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Well, the first delivery has arrived and it looks fantastic! Need to get a CD player this weekend...
#DickGaughan
#DickGaughan
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October 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A hard-boiled, black-hearted trip through to Glasgow at the turn of the Millennium. Corruption and vice rule; booze flows like the poisoned River Clyde and horror lurks behind respectable, closed doors. It's a solid yes from me.
#Books #BookSky #Glasgow #ScottishFiction
#Books #BookSky #Glasgow #ScottishFiction
September 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A hard-boiled, black-hearted trip through to Glasgow at the turn of the Millennium. Corruption and vice rule; booze flows like the poisoned River Clyde and horror lurks behind respectable, closed doors. It's a solid yes from me.
#Books #BookSky #Glasgow #ScottishFiction
#Books #BookSky #Glasgow #ScottishFiction
The Natural: one of the greatest, most nostalgic sports movies of all time.
#RobertRedford
#RobertRedford
September 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The Natural: one of the greatest, most nostalgic sports movies of all time.
#RobertRedford
#RobertRedford
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My new novel 'Donald and his Seven Cows' is now available direct from the publishers @luathpress.bsky.social and from all good bookshops as well as online retailers. Enjoy! Tapadh leibh.
September 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My new novel 'Donald and his Seven Cows' is now available direct from the publishers @luathpress.bsky.social and from all good bookshops as well as online retailers. Enjoy! Tapadh leibh.
#Edinburgh at the fag-end of the C17th: black hypocrisy, superstition, fanaticism and judicial cruelty. Juxtapose all that with the city's modern obsession with capturing the tourist dollar. What you're left with is this genuinely engaging, pitch-dark tale.
#Books #BookSky #ScottishFiction
#Books #BookSky #ScottishFiction
September 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
#Edinburgh at the fag-end of the C17th: black hypocrisy, superstition, fanaticism and judicial cruelty. Juxtapose all that with the city's modern obsession with capturing the tourist dollar. What you're left with is this genuinely engaging, pitch-dark tale.
#Books #BookSky #ScottishFiction
#Books #BookSky #ScottishFiction
Magnificent latest Rebus instalment by @ianrankin1.bsky.social. Just so engaging. Also, and maybe this is just me, but is it weird if a novel largely dealing with prison makes me homesick for #Edinburgh (and no, I didn't live in Saughton...)? Make of that what you will. #BookSky #Books
July 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Magnificent latest Rebus instalment by @ianrankin1.bsky.social. Just so engaging. Also, and maybe this is just me, but is it weird if a novel largely dealing with prison makes me homesick for #Edinburgh (and no, I didn't live in Saughton...)? Make of that what you will. #BookSky #Books
There's lyrical prose, and then there's George Mackay Brown. Here are two tales about the end of a way of life and the dawn of a new one.
#Books #Booksky #Orkney #ScottishFiction
#Books #Booksky #Orkney #ScottishFiction
July 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
There's lyrical prose, and then there's George Mackay Brown. Here are two tales about the end of a way of life and the dawn of a new one.
#Books #Booksky #Orkney #ScottishFiction
#Books #Booksky #Orkney #ScottishFiction
In 2006, my band supported The Popes in Lincoln, England, on St Patrick's Day. Shane MacGowan, unfortunately, couldn't make it. The guy who took on vocal duties was Paul McGuinness, and he'd just been released from prison. Great bunch of guys and they were incredible.
Here's an old pic of us:
Here's an old pic of us:
June 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In 2006, my band supported The Popes in Lincoln, England, on St Patrick's Day. Shane MacGowan, unfortunately, couldn't make it. The guy who took on vocal duties was Paul McGuinness, and he'd just been released from prison. Great bunch of guys and they were incredible.
Here's an old pic of us:
Here's an old pic of us:
10 writers that you've read > five books. Think I need to read more women authors...
Honoré de Balzac
George Mackay Brown
Charles Bukowski
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thomas Hardy
Flann O'Brien
Ian Rankin
James Robertson
J.R.R. Tolkien
Irvine Welsh
#BookSky #Books
Honoré de Balzac
George Mackay Brown
Charles Bukowski
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Thomas Hardy
Flann O'Brien
Ian Rankin
James Robertson
J.R.R. Tolkien
Irvine Welsh
#BookSky #Books
10 writers that you’ve read > 5 books. Had to kill some darlings but here goes. Strictly alphabetic.
Douglas Adams
Margery Allingham
MC Beaton
Agatha Christie
Abir Mukherjee
Terry Pratchett
Angie Sage
Dorothy L Sayers
Adrian Tchaikovsky
PG Wodehouse
Douglas Adams
Margery Allingham
MC Beaton
Agatha Christie
Abir Mukherjee
Terry Pratchett
Angie Sage
Dorothy L Sayers
Adrian Tchaikovsky
PG Wodehouse
June 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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From my forthcoming translation of the Saga of the Earls of Orkney ch. 100 birlinn.co.uk/product/the-... 2/2
The Saga of the Earls of Orkney | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
This fascinating history of the Earldom of Orkney, which was established in the Viking Age, records the adventures, feuds and battles of powerful Norsemen during its first three centuries. The medieva...
birlinn.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
From my forthcoming translation of the Saga of the Earls of Orkney ch. 100 birlinn.co.uk/product/the-... 2/2
A painful read at times, but definitely worth the hype.
#BookSky #Books #Australia #Fiction #BookerPrize
#BookSky #Books #Australia #Fiction #BookerPrize
May 12, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A painful read at times, but definitely worth the hype.
#BookSky #Books #Australia #Fiction #BookerPrize
#BookSky #Books #Australia #Fiction #BookerPrize