Where to start?Īlthough I think you could start with any of her books, I would recommend starting with The Gracekeepers. And even found a signed copy of her first book The Rental Heart and Other Stories while browsing Foyles, life was very good that day haha. I’ve since then bought every book by Kirsty Logan, and am looking forward to exploring many more of her books. Completely awestruck and immediately on the hunt for other writings of this author. The story just resonated with me and although I didn’t want this book to finish, I finished it within a couple of days. I read the book in May 2016 and was immediately hooked. And with a beautiful cover to match, I was definitely interested in this one. I first came across Kirsty Logan’s work when I bought the Gracekeepers, a book about a floating circus and two young women searching for a home. “The world was so full of magic then that Mara didn’t always know when she was awake and when she was dreaming.” And whenever I open a new Kirsty Logan book, I’m immediately transported to another world, much like our own but just with a bit more sparkle.Īnd she writes the most beautiful LGBT representation, which is a thing I will always welcome in books. There’s a melodic quality to her writing. And not to forget, her prose is simple but stunning. Her books are magical, sprinkles of fairytales and mythology are mixed into stories of what it means to be human. Simply put, if Kirsty Logan announces a new book, I will pre-order it. In October 2019 her newest book Things We Say In The Dark will be released.

Kirsty Logan (1984) is the Scottish author of 2 novels The Gracekeepers and The Gloaming and 2 short story collections The Rental Heart and Other Stories and my personal favorite A Portable Shelter. And from the first chapter, I read of Kirsty’s Logan The Gracekeepers the magic jumped right off the page. Coming across a new favorite writer is a magical occurrence.

The rental heart and other fairytales