Four talks have been confirmed so far for 2025/26 (with others under discussion) and I plan to tailor each talk to the venue and audience

One highlight of last winter’s round of talks was an invitation to give a lecture at Glenalmond College in Perthshire to the William Bright Society.

Invitations are coming in for further talks about various aspects of the book. While it can be a challenge to prepare a different talk for a specific audience this does allow me to take a fresh look at the book’s content.

The Tumbling Lassie Committee event in the Advocates’ Library

More talks are now confirmed in 2024 and 2025.

Back on the road in 2024. A very successful talk for the members of Horncliffe Arts Society in January will be followed by several more over the next two months.

After a very successful series of talks, given at some lovely and well-filled venues, I now have a break until January…

An enjoyable experience being interviewed for The Church Times…

The Scottish Local History Forum has published a lengthy review of the book in their most recent Autumn 2023 (Issue 116) journal.

It was an experience being interviewed by Mariella Frostrup live on Times Radio in late July…

Professor John Cairns of the Edinburgh Law School has blogged about the Grants.

Upcoming events with R.P.J. Blake.

I am delighted to be supporting the work of The Tumbling Lassie Committee.

A long story about the book features on the BBC Scotland website today (07.07.23).

Feature on Sugar, Slaves and High Society published in The Scotsman on 13 June 2023.

A two page feature by Michael Alexander in the Courier gives a good summary of the book.

The summer 2023 issue of East Lothian Life has a great review of Sugar, Slaves and High Society.

It was a complete surprise to hear that Kilgraston will close its doors for the last time in June 2023.