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
I’m really excited to be appearing at Cheltenham Literature Festival this year! I’ve been picked as one of The Sunday Times Must Reads and will be chatting to Times and Sunday Times literary editor Robbie Millen about PAPERBOY on the 14th October. I had a brilliant talk with Robbie for a feature in the paper … More Cheltenham Literature Festival
Excited to be taking part in Reading Minds again this year! Taking place this weekend, I’ll be doing a couple of things at Helensburgh’s new, brilliant, and growing book fest. First up, on Saturday 29th at 1pm, I’ll be one of the judges for the Pitch Perfect event alongside fellow authors Suzy Aspley and Graham … More Reading Minds: Helensburgh Book Festival
I have returned from my two week residency at Cove Park with lots written and batteries recharged. It was a real privilege to stay in such an incredible and beautiful place. Endlessly inspiring and miraculously peaceful. (The pictures don’t do it justice!) I owe a massive thanks to Alexia Holt, Alex Marrs and the whole … More Loch Long Crime Writing Residency
I’m so so happy to announce I’ll be publishing my second novel — a sequel to my debut Squeaky Clean — with Pushkin Vertigo. Absolutely delighted to be working with them again after my experience with Daniel and the team the first time around. PAPERBOY sees Ally McCoist once again dive into the shit when … More PAPERBOY out 6 March 2025
As of the New Year the paperback of Squeaky Clean is out, featuring a gorgeous variant cover by Kid-ethic — red is the new green! If that wasn’t exciting enough, it is also Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month for January! To celebrate all this good news, I’m doing a couple of events this month. … More SQUEAKY CLEAN paperback out now! Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month
I’ve been sitting on this for ages and now I can finally, finally, say it! The moment I’ve been working towards forever: My debut novel SQUEAKY CLEAN will be published by Pushkin Vertigo next March. SQUEAKY CLEAN is a crime thriller with a dark sense of humour set at a car wash in the east … More SQUEAKY CLEAN out 2nd March 2023
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