Really excited to be returning to Edinburgh International Book Festival this year! My event will be be on Wednesday 19th August at 1.30pm, in Venue NW of The Futures Institute. I’ll be chatting to the brilliant crime author Kim Sherwood (Hurricane Room) about all things Rat Race: Marathons, mobsters and McCoist. In addition to this, … More Edinburgh International Book Festival 2026
What an honour to say that RAT RACE has been nominated for the McIlvanney Prize 2026! With Squeaky Clean winning it in 2023 and Paperboy reaching the shortlist in 2025, that means the whole McCoist trilogy has been nominated for Scottish Crime Book of the Year now. Incredible, I’m so happy about this. Huge thanks … More RAT RACE longlisted for The McIlvanney Prize 2026
It’s Independent Bookshop Week! The annual celebration of the country’s best indies is now in it’s 20th year, with events up and down the country as well as a National Book Token giveaway and the Indie Book Awards. For my part, I’m off to The Book Nook in Stewarton on Saturday to talk all things … More Independent Bookshop Week 2026
Hola! The sun is here, it is summer! (Apologies if this statement brings down a snowstorm.) I’m out and about most weeks this month chatting RAT RACE with some fantastic authors, would love to see you there! Check it out: Thursday 4th, 7pm – Daydreams Bookshop, Milngavie w/ Gordon Brown One of my favourite new … More June events
When I got the news I almost did a backflip. And now I’m so happy to be able to announce my second novel PAPERBOY has been longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award 2026! The list is stacked, with multiple previous winners (and double winners – Mark Billingham) and bestselling … More PAPERBOY longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award 2026
It’s now just under a month until the final part of the McCoist trilogy is unleashed upon the world! “A full-tilt sprint through the darkest edges of the Glaswegian criminal underworld” (Dave Goodman, A Reluctant Spy), the starting pistol will be going off at 7pm on 7th May at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow where … More Launching RAT RACE
This Friday I’m off to Alexandria to visit Caffeinated Escapism, an excellent wee indie bookshop (which also serves incredible coffee) which opened last year. Kicking off at 6.30pm upstairs in the shop’s cozy events and secondhand book space, I’m going to be chatting about PAPERBOY, which came out in paperback earlier this month, and looking … More EVENT: An Evening With Callum McSorley @ Caffeinated Escapism, 27/03/26, 6.30pm
Winter is finally thawing and all is coming back to life! Time for me to hit the book shops and festivals again, with my first few gigs of 2026 coming up this month. First up is the launch of PAPERBOY in paperback on 12th March. This is taking place at the lovely Bookmonger in Bearsden, … More March Events
Really excited to be heading back to Reading Minds, Helensburgh’s book festival, again in March. This year, rather than just nattering on about myself, I’m going to be interviewing the brilliant Foday Mannah about his incredible debut novel THE SEARCH FOR OTHELLA SAVAGE. This was one of my favourite reads of last year. It’s about … More EVENT: Foday Mannah at Helensburgh Book Festival, 28/3/26, 4pm
My first event of the year will be in March, and I’m kicking it off with a big one: the launch of the paperback edition of PAPERBOY! A finalist for the McIlvanney Prize, listed as a crime and thriller book of the year by the Telegraph and the Sunday Times, PAPERBOY will be available in … More EVENT: Paperboy paperback launch @ The Bookmonger, 12/3/26, 7.30pm
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