Philip Miller
@philipmiller.bsky.social
Five novels, including The Diary of Lies, Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize. Poetry collection: Blame Yourself (Nine Pens). The Goldenacre won a Shamus. The Dead Knock, March 2027.
Very sorry to report that Douglas Dunn has passed away. He was the finest Scottish poet of the post-war period. Dougie was also someone we knew and loved as a dear friend, mentor and teacher, and he will be deeply missed.
My new novel, The Dead Knock, is out in March. birlinn.co.uk/product/the-...
The Dead Knock | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online
Journalist Shona Sandison investigates sinister crimes forged in the shadows of Edinburgh’s buried past. After being caught in a deadly blast that rips through the city’s Old Town, Sandison unearths a...
birlinn.co.uk
Delighted to say that The Dead Knock will be my next novel. Out next March, via Polygon.
Congratulations to @franapunk.bsky.social on her superb wins. Was great being at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social again and meeting the other fine authors.
Bloody Scotland@bloodyscotland.bsky.social · last mo.We are delighted to reveal the finalists for this year's McIlvanney Prize. The winner will be announced in The Church of the Holy Rude on Friday 18th September - well done all!
Butch Kassidy are so good. What a beautiful noise they make.
Just realised that the wonderful Penda’s Fen is on iPlayer!
Hesitation and avoidance in REMs Losing My Religion 🤝 Prufrock’s Love Song.
We are delighted to reveal the finalists for this year's McIlvanney Prize. The winner will be announced in The Church of the Holy Rude on Friday 18th September - well done all!
What a magnificent righteous racket @chatpileband.bsky.social make.
forþum, adv: even, indeed. (for-thum / fɔr-θʌm) #OldEnglish #WOTD
The Diary of Lies included in this list of crime novels that ‘colour outside the lines’ by @publisherswkly.bsky.social @sohopress.bsky.social
Philip Miller@philipmiller.bsky.social · 2mo agoThanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for mentioning my writing in this list of ‘non traditional’ crime… www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for mentioning my writing in this list of ‘non traditional’ crime… www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
5 Non-Traditional Crime Novels for Fans of James Sallis
The late, great genre writer colored outside the lines. So do these recent books.
publishersweekly.com
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
Alex Zalben@azalben.bsky.social · 2mo agoDolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com
Out in paperback in the US later this year…. ‘This is the third installment in Miller's excellent series featuring Shona Sandison, an investigative journalist whose specialty is uncovering perfidy in high places. Admirers of Slow Horses will appreciate the similarly jaundiced tone' New York Times
Philip Miller@philipmiller.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe Diary of Lies reviewed in @nytimes.com …. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...
@philipmiller.bsky.social appeared at the festival last year talking about Shona Sandison, the crusading journalist at the centre of The Diary of Lies and now it's on the McIlvanney long-list. You can find out who takes home the prize on Friday 18th September: bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody...
How lovely to be long-listed for this award alongside such great writers.
Bloody Scotland@bloodyscotland.bsky.social · 4mo agoOne of our favourite days here at Bloody Scotland HQ is when we unleash the McIlvanney Prize long-list - feast your eyes on this lovely bunch! That's your summer reading sorted. The winner will be announced on 18th September in Stirling: bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody...
One of our favourite days here at Bloody Scotland HQ is when we unleash the McIlvanney Prize long-list - feast your eyes on this lovely bunch! That's your summer reading sorted. The winner will be announced on 18th September in Stirling: bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody...
Oh the mighty Agriculture were magnificent at Stereo tonight. Heart and ears are ringing.
“The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller features all the hallmarks of a good political thriller: dodgy meetings, whispered conversations, an odd computer hacker, and dead bodies.” www.lovereading.co.uk/book/9781846...
The Diary of Lies by Philip Miller
The Diary of Lies (ISBN: 9781846976841) A fearless Scottish journalist grapples with shady contacts and even shadier circumstances to expose an evil governmental plan.
lovereading.co.uk
The new @boardsofcanada.bsky.social album is just a gift. A magnificent work of deep complex beauty.
A Perfect Spy is such a fine tragedy. Shot through with such inconsolable sadness. And brilliant of course.