Finding Treasure Island - out today from @cranachanbooks A story inspired by the genius of Robert Louis Stevenson

In the early hours of this day 85 years ago, thousands of families across Estonia were woken by a knock on the door, only to be torn from their homes and deported to Siberia by the Soviet regime. During the June 1941 deportations, around 10,000 Estonians, together with tens of thousands of Latvians and Lithuanians, fell victim to Soviet terror. As we honour the victims of these crimes, we must also remember that Russia is using many of the same methods in Ukraine today — deporting children, terrorising civilians, and attempting to erase Ukrainian identity. History teaches us that crimes left unpunished lead to further aggression. It is time to hold Russia accountable.

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Huge thanks to @penguinrandom for a great job on the jacket for my new book, Churchill's Pirates, which will be published on August 6th. I will be doing a series of talks around the UK, including at @WeHaveWaysPod festival on Friday 11 September. Hopefully see some of you there!

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Some #Dday anniversary listening for you…

With the start of the World Cup less than a week away I thought I'd share something a little different for Football Memories - a stamp designed for Royal Mail which was set to go into production when Scotland came home with the trophy in June 1978... [artist: Barry Wilkinson; source: National Library of Scotland]

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The Good Father is out in paperback today. By an amazing coincidence, Father’s Day is just around the corner. You may find it possible to combine those two pieces of information in a manner of your choosing…😉

Here is the map of data centres in Ireland - over 130 of them. Data centres now consume 22% of Ireland’s electricity

Jumping back on here for a quick update: my new book, HELP! ALIENS STOLE MY GRANDAD is out now. If you like aliens, pirates, adventure and silliness and fab illustrations from Rory Walker, it could be right up your street! hannahmoffatt.com/help-alien…

Getting rid of Len Pennie is a huge mistake by BBC Scotland theguardian.com/media/2026/m…

McTominay's moment of brilliance 🤩

I'm co-hosting with @theemmachristie what promises to be yet another a fantastic celebration of Scottish crime writing, on 10th June in Milngavie. Can't wait! A few tickets still remain so get in quick.

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Sometimes all you need is someone to believe in you. Watch #StreetGangs now 👉 bbc.in/48T3DRC #GraemeArmstrong