Allan Radcliffe
@allanradcliffe.bsky.social
Writer & critic 🏳️🌈 He/Him. Novel The Old Haunts shortlisted for McKitterick Prize & Shortlisted for Saltire First Book Award 2024
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Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe
Author Allan Radcliffe on the writing of his cinematic second novel, Blurred Faces, ‘a tale of two souls attempting to find themselves’. An enduring cliché in the music industry is the …
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Happy Pub Day to Blurred Faces! Now widely available. 😍 Thanks to @fairlightbooks.bsky.social and my friends and family for their love and encouragement.
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
🚨 For my final book event of 2025, I'm excited to be making an appearance @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social, the wonderful bookshop in Linlithgow. It's a free (ticketed) event – expect readings, wine and cake! 📚 🍷 🍰 Tickets: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Book Launch with Allan Radcliffe, Wednesday 10th December, 2025, Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop
BOOK LAUNCH: ALLAN RADCLIFFE WEDNESDAY 10TH DECEMBER, 6.30PM FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD BOOKSHOP South Queensferry based author Allan Radcliffe has a brand new novel out, his first since the astonishi...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚨 For my final book event of 2025, I'm excited to be making an appearance @ffmaddingcrowd.bsky.social, the wonderful bookshop in Linlithgow. It's a free (ticketed) event – expect readings, wine and cake! 📚 🍷 🍰 Tickets: www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
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Friend of the shop @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out, and he's coming here in December to tell us all about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find their lives intertwining unexpectedly. For info and free tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Friend of the shop @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out, and he's coming here in December to tell us all about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find their lives intertwining unexpectedly. For info and free tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
I had such a great time at the Book Nook, Stirling last night, chatting about Blurred Faces in the company of Kevin MacNeil and a lovely crowd of readers and writers. Thanks so much to Rhona Taylor for the pic! 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I had such a great time at the Book Nook, Stirling last night, chatting about Blurred Faces in the company of Kevin MacNeil and a lovely crowd of readers and writers. Thanks so much to Rhona Taylor for the pic! 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
I had a great time chatting to Len Pennie about Blurred Faces on BBC Radio Scotland's The Arts Mix. Listen again via the website or on BBC Sounds. I'm on for the final ten mins! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
BBC Radio Scotland - Afternoons, The Arts Mix, 17/11/2025
Len Pennie on what's happening in the arts and culture scene across Scotland.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I had a great time chatting to Len Pennie about Blurred Faces on BBC Radio Scotland's The Arts Mix. Listen again via the website or on BBC Sounds. I'm on for the final ten mins! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my writing tips. I won a New Writers Award from SBT in 2009, which boosted my confidence and led to opportunities and friendships. Blurred Faces is out now! www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/how... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social 😍
How to finish the “difficult second novel”
As his second book approaches publication, author and former New Writer Awardee Allan Radcliffe shares his experiences and tips for tackling that notoriously difficult second novel.
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November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social for the opportunity to share my writing tips. I won a New Writers Award from SBT in 2009, which boosted my confidence and led to opportunities and friendships. Blurred Faces is out now! www.scottishbooktrust.com/articles/how... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social 😍
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5 of 5 stars to Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe
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November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
5 of 5 stars to Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe
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I had a great time chatting to the inimitable @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social about my novel Blurred Faces. Head over to his YouTube channel for a look, and find a trove of literary conversations and recommendations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9zQ... 😍 📚
A conversation with queer Scottish novelist Allan Radcliffe on his new novel, Blurred Faces
YouTube video by Shawn Breathes Books
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November 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I had a great time chatting to the inimitable @shawnthebookmaniac.bsky.social about my novel Blurred Faces. Head over to his YouTube channel for a look, and find a trove of literary conversations and recommendations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9zQ... 😍 📚
I'm delighted with this in-depth, beautifully written review of Blurred Faces from David Robinson for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social "Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style." Thank you so much! Link here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
David Robinson Reviews: Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe - Books from Scotland
'Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style.'
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November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm delighted with this in-depth, beautifully written review of Blurred Faces from David Robinson for @booksfromscotland.bsky.social "Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style." Thank you so much! Link here: booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
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Happy publication day to @allanradcliffe.bsky.social! Head over to BooksfromScotland for a review of Blurred Faces!
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David Robinson Reviews: Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe - Books from Scotland
'Radcliffe writes with an enviably economical and engaging style.'
booksfromscotland.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy publication day to @allanradcliffe.bsky.social! Head over to BooksfromScotland for a review of Blurred Faces!
booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi...
booksfromscotland.com/2025/11/davi...
Happy Pub Day to Blurred Faces! Now widely available. 😍 Thanks to @fairlightbooks.bsky.social and my friends and family for their love and encouragement.
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe
Author Allan Radcliffe on the writing of his cinematic second novel, Blurred Faces, ‘a tale of two souls attempting to find themselves’. An enduring cliché in the music industry is the …
www.writing.ie
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy Pub Day to Blurred Faces! Now widely available. 😍 Thanks to @fairlightbooks.bsky.social and my friends and family for their love and encouragement.
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
If you're interested in how the book came together I have a piece in writing.ie on the "difficult" second novel:
www.writing.ie/interviews/b...
Reposted by Allan Radcliffe
South Queensferry based author @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out and he's coming to the shop to talk about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of the lives of two Edinburgh men who are thrown together time and again. For free tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
South Queensferry based author @allanradcliffe.bsky.social has a new novel out and he's coming to the shop to talk about it! Blurred Faces is a beautiful portrait of the lives of two Edinburgh men who are thrown together time and again. For free tickets and more info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
Excited to be heading to The Book Nook, Stirling, for an evening of readings and conversation with the wondrous Kevin MacNeil. Tix are now available on a Pay What You Can basis for what promises to be a lovely pre-Xmas event. thebooknookstirling.co.uk/tickets/In-C... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
In Conversation with Allan Radcliffe - Tickets - The Book Nook Stirling
Our final author event of 2025 will be with Allan Radcliffe! Allan was born in Perth, Scotland, and now lives near Edinburgh. His writing has won the Allen Wright Award and the Scottish Book Trust New...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Excited to be heading to The Book Nook, Stirling, for an evening of readings and conversation with the wondrous Kevin MacNeil. Tix are now available on a Pay What You Can basis for what promises to be a lovely pre-Xmas event. thebooknookstirling.co.uk/tickets/In-C... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Allan Radcliffe
We love @allanradcliffe.bsky.social's The Old Haunts, so we are chuffed that he's coming to the bookshop in December to discuss his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story of two Edinburgh men who find themselves thrown together time and again. Tickets are free: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We love @allanradcliffe.bsky.social's The Old Haunts, so we are chuffed that he's coming to the bookshop in December to discuss his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story of two Edinburgh men who find themselves thrown together time and again. Tickets are free: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
🚨 Glasgow pals! 🚨 A reminder that there are tix left for my Blurred Faces launch at Mount Florida Books on Fri 14 Nov. Please come along for what promises to be a lovely evening of readings and conversation in a fab locale. Tickets: mountfloridabooks.com/products/blu... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Blurred Faces with Allan Radcliffe | 14th November @ 7pm
Join us to celebrate the release of Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe. Two men meet on a dating app. It's supposed to be a casual encounter between strangers.Jordan is only back in Edinburgh to visit h...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🚨 Glasgow pals! 🚨 A reminder that there are tix left for my Blurred Faces launch at Mount Florida Books on Fri 14 Nov. Please come along for what promises to be a lovely evening of readings and conversation in a fab locale. Tickets: mountfloridabooks.com/products/blu... 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
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Be sure to join us in St Peter's tonight as we sit down with @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social to talk all about her new novel Love & Other Poisons - a tale bursting with scandal and intrigue that spans decades... following the mysterious figure of Madeleine Smith. Tickets available on the door!
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Be sure to join us in St Peter's tonight as we sit down with @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social to talk all about her new novel Love & Other Poisons - a tale bursting with scandal and intrigue that spans decades... following the mysterious figure of Madeleine Smith. Tickets available on the door!
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We loved The Old Haunts when it came out, so we are thrilled to have @allanradcliffe.bsky.social coming back to the bookshop to discuss his new book Blurred Faces! It's a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find themselves repeatedly brought together. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We loved The Old Haunts when it came out, so we are thrilled to have @allanradcliffe.bsky.social coming back to the bookshop to discuss his new book Blurred Faces! It's a beautiful portrait of two Edinburgh men who find themselves repeatedly brought together. Tickets: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurredFaces
I'm excited to be starting my book tour for Blurred Faces at the beautiful @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social in Stow on Thursday 6 December at 7pm! Tickets are limited so please email the shop to book your spot: hello@wedalebooks.scot
wedalebooks.scot/events 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
wedalebooks.scot/events 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'm excited to be starting my book tour for Blurred Faces at the beautiful @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social in Stow on Thursday 6 December at 7pm! Tickets are limited so please email the shop to book your spot: hello@wedalebooks.scot
wedalebooks.scot/events 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
wedalebooks.scot/events 😍 @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Allan Radcliffe
The fantastic @allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of The Old Haunts, will be in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story, set in Edinburgh, of two men who find themselves drawn together time and again. Tickets and info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurred...
October 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The fantastic @allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of The Old Haunts, will be in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of his new book Blurred Faces - an intimate story, set in Edinburgh, of two men who find themselves drawn together time and again. Tickets and info: tinyurl.com/FFTMCBlurred...
Thanks to Vikky Reilly for her lovely words about Blurred Faces in Scotland on Sunday. "Radcliffe offers readers another emotionally resonant tale of family dynamics and the complex, fragile intimacies that come from childhood shame and secrets."
Preorders available now @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Preorders available now @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Thanks to Vikky Reilly for her lovely words about Blurred Faces in Scotland on Sunday. "Radcliffe offers readers another emotionally resonant tale of family dynamics and the complex, fragile intimacies that come from childhood shame and secrets."
Preorders available now @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Preorders available now @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Thank you so much to @alifeinbooks.bsky.social for including Blurred Faces in this preview roundup. Out on Nov 13 with preorders available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Thank you so much to @alifeinbooks.bsky.social for including Blurred Faces in this preview roundup. Out on Nov 13 with preorders available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
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Books to Look Out For in November 2025: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/10/book...
Books to Look Out For in November 2025: Part Two - A life in books
Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Books to Look Out For in November 2025: Part Two alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/10/book...
Thank you so much to @markffisher.bsky.social for including #BlurredFaces in his arts round-up for The Journalist, our @nujofficial.bsky.social magazine. Only three weeks to go until publication and pre-orders are available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Thank you so much to @markffisher.bsky.social for including #BlurredFaces in his arts round-up for The Journalist, our @nujofficial.bsky.social magazine. Only three weeks to go until publication and pre-orders are available now! @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Allan Radcliffe
@allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of Old Haunts, is joining us soon to read from his brand new novel, Blurred Faces - another intimate portrait of two men thrown together, with Edinburgh again acting as the perfect backdrop to their raw, imperfect lives. Tickets: tinyurl.com/4bxdpfxh
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
@allanradcliffe.bsky.social, author of Old Haunts, is joining us soon to read from his brand new novel, Blurred Faces - another intimate portrait of two men thrown together, with Edinburgh again acting as the perfect backdrop to their raw, imperfect lives. Tickets: tinyurl.com/4bxdpfxh
😍 Event 😍 Looking forward to appearing at Blackwell's, Edinburgh, on Tue 11 Nov to talk about and read from Blurred Faces with Matthew Land. Event tickets are £3 or you can pre-order the book and come along for FREE. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/allan-radc... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
Allan Radcliffe: Blurred Faces
Join Allan Radcliffe as he talks about his new book Blurred Faces
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September 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
😍 Event 😍 Looking forward to appearing at Blackwell's, Edinburgh, on Tue 11 Nov to talk about and read from Blurred Faces with Matthew Land. Event tickets are £3 or you can pre-order the book and come along for FREE. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/allan-radc... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
No serene unboxing video for me. I tore open the packet with my teeth! So excited to finally have copies of Blurred Faces in my hands. Available to preorder now, it’s dedicated to my beloved Ryan, Sean and Bill. ❤️ @fairlightbooks.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
No serene unboxing video for me. I tore open the packet with my teeth! So excited to finally have copies of Blurred Faces in my hands. Available to preorder now, it’s dedicated to my beloved Ryan, Sean and Bill. ❤️ @fairlightbooks.bsky.social