The Edinburgh Book Festival is not the only book festival in Scotland. I've just updated my diary with some book festival events, from Kingussie in the north to Wigtown in the south:
Lari Don " Diary
I'm appearing at quite a few book festivals in the next few months, talking about the gorgeous new version of Tam Linn, but also Mind Blind, the Fabled Beast Chronicles and The Magic Word. And more ev...
- September 2, 2014 10:20 am
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If you're following the referendum debate, you might want to check out this very cheerful positive #VoteYes campaign video. (And if you like it, please share it!)
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The #voteYes video features well known faces from across the independence movement sharing their stories of why Scotland can, should and must be an independent country.
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And a bit of drama! How Philip Longson brings the story of Tam Linn to life in Floris Books' retelling out in September. (One of the best bits of being a children's writer is seeing how artists bring ...
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Artist Cate James and I spent this morning with P4 and P5 pupils from Strathallan Primary in Kirkcaldy, Fife. As I told a story from our collection of Scottish legends, Breaking the Spell, the pupils ...
A reading in chilly windy Edinburgh! My publishers filmed me reading a scene from new teen thriller Mind Blind in the Lochend colonies - which is where I lived when I wrote the book, but I moved out s...
Morning Lari Don fans! Continuing our se...
Morning Lari Don fans! Continuing our selection of treats for #MindBlindMay, we've got another wee video of Lari Don reading from her book on location in Edinburgh. This time, she's down in Leith, at ...

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I’m delighted that the new paperback of Breaking the Spell (Scottish legends and folklore told by me, illustrated by the lovely Cate James, published by Frances Lincoln) is Waterstones’ Children’s Sco...
I’m delighted that the very creative people at Floris Books have come up with four splendid new covers for my Scottish fantasy adventure series the Fabled Beast Chronicles. Here are all the new cover...
Cover reveal! Introducing The Fabled Beast Chronicles by Lari Don
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