The car’s on fire and there’s no driver at the wheel… Contact: Leanne.Oliver@orionbooks.co.uk MD Alternative National Treasure.
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Thinking of all the parents of special needs kids and adults. Our son’s facility is in lockdown - rightly so for staff and residents, but hard not seeing him.
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I was asked by the BBC to talk about the Salman Rushdie stabbing. I declined because I felt I had nothing useful to add. But this…
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Two hours left of my fifties. Big party planned for tomorrow - and you’re all invited...
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Ah yes the famous extra hour we get when the clocks go forward. Well done @TheScotsman
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A reminder of Rebus’s patented recipe for Scotch Eggs:
Put eggs on to boil.
Pour a Scotch while you wait.
Keep drinking.
Throw away the eggs.
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Someone at my event yesterday asked me how I deal with fame. This was after security guard told me event was sold out so I couldn't go in.
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In town earlier. Film crew parked up. ‘What’s happening, lads?’ ‘It’s called “Rebus”.’ Right you are…
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As some of you know, my younger son is in a wheelchair. Thanks to @nbbeachwheels we got him on to the beach and down to the water’s edge in North Berwick today. A simple idea but a life-enhancing initiative.
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For those saying: I thought pubs were in lockdown? They are. I took my own can and a glass, drank my drink, then walked home.
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It’s #InternationalAngelmanDay so here’s a photo of me with son Kit at Christmas - the one day we’ve had him home in a very anxious year.
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I almost want to buy more shoes and doors so I can put business Timpson’s way - seems a classy outfit.
Good news! We have bought our 17th colleague holiday home, this time in Great Yarmouth. We now have 643 weeks a year for our amazing colleagues to have free holidays next year with their family and friends. Looking after colleagues is the best investment we make.
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During lockdown I started doing Duolingo. Yesterday I completed my 800th consecutive day. And then deleted the app. The refit is woeful, repetitive and uninspired. Merci et auf Wiedersehen.
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My wife was in Belfast recently visiting her mum in hospital. Left her phone in a taxi. Company put her in touch with driver who posted it to Edinburgh. Wouldn’t take a penny for his troubles. This is by way of thanks. 🙏👍🙏👍
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Me making rice: hmm, that doesn’t seem quite enough, I’ll add a little bit more.
Me twenty minutes later: what am I going to do with all this rice?
Every. Time. It’s like the anti-spinach…
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Minding my own business in St James’s Park this morning when…
ALT …a parakeet landed on my shoulder.
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I reckon that’s me done…
ALT Manuscript (4th draft) of Midnight and Blue, to be published in October.
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Some heroes make you work hard to pay your respects. Worth the long steep climb to Robert Louis Stevenson’s tomb in Samoa…
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Just posting this before going back to the book I’m writing about the disappearance of a genial TV host turned novelist... 😉
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Me in my usual spot. I only stop to take a photo because it gives me a breather during the climb…
ALT Me at Brown’s Place with Castle in background
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Hats off to the chap who saw my tweets today and thought ‘I’ll walk around the city, might bump into him.’ It came to pass and I signed his book. Cheers, John.
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You’re only allowed three films in your life. They have to be by the same director. I’d go for That Sinking Feeling/Gregory’s Girl/Local Hero. How about you?
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No disrespect to The Who, who were great tonight, but can we agree that fans who’ve paid £100 to be at a gig deserve - hear me out - a comfy seat and a view of the stage. No?
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If you are in Cheltenham and see this man please give him a marmalade sandwich and show him where the Literature Festival is. He is lost.
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Should probably have copied in @StephenKing - powerful message on the wall of Edinburgh’s library for homeless people…
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Started watching a TV show last night called The Bridge. Danish cop and Swedish cop working together. Pretty good so far. Just thought you should all know...
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Looks like the news is officially out - Rebus coming back to terrestrial television. Can’t wait for people to see this.
🙌 Amazing news! The BBC will air Rebus on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK this spring!
More: bbc.com/mediacentre/2024/bbc…
#RikRankin #RichardRankin #Rebus #Outlander @Beathhigh @RikRankin
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The face of an author who’s just learned that A Heart Full of Headstones will be spending an eleventh week in the U.K. top ten…
ALT Me, mouth open, wearing a tee shirt showing a seabird with its mouth open (courtesy of Lisa Unger).
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A fortifying lunch as the storm outside strengthens…
ALT Rolls, square sausage, black pudding, brown sauce, mug of tea.
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Remember you need to take precautions if preparing to look at today’s eclipse, such as wearing sunglasses or living in Scotland…
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Today’s Scottish weather word: dreich.
ALT Outside St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
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Booksellers, librarians, teachers and everyone else who’s a passionate reader - I hope you get the books you desire this Christmas. Here’s to us! 🥂
ALT My Christmas tree with bookcases behind.
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Ah - I no longer have to keep my mouth shut - Rebus will be back on TV!!!
Fantastic news for @Beathhigh and all Rebus fans. So glad the news is out. variety.com/2022/tv/global/i…
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Ah - the news is out.
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe winner Brian Cox will take on the role of Rebus in a new online adaptation - 12 years after author Ian Rankin first called for him to play Edinburgh's most famous detective. news.stv.tv/entertainment/br…
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Decided on an Aperol Spritz while I consulted the menu. Drink arrived - and I no longer needed the menu…
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Killer: Yes, I did slaughter all those people, but in a very specific and limited way.
Rebus: Fair enough then, off you go.
🚨 Brandon Lewis confirms the Government will break international law on EU Withdrawal Deal:
"Yes, this does break international law in a very specific and limited way".
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Off to Greece on holiday. Treated ourselves to business class @British_Airways - tickets bought in February. Arrive at Heathrow to find we’ve been bumped to economy. Story of my life…
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Jack and me trying to get Kit to look at the camera for that all-important Father’s Day photo…
ALT Me on the sofa with sons Jack and Kit.
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Here’s hoping for calmer waters in 2022. Thanks, everyone, for your company this past year.
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