Granite Noir 2025: Literature at Lunch with CJ Cooke

Granite Noir 2025: Literature at Lunch with CJ Cooke

Chaired by Katalina Watt 

Cooke’s The Book of Witching brings together the stories of two women separated by four hundred years but bound by the Book of Witching. Can they unlock a centuries-old mystery? And will Fynhallow Bay give up its secrets before someone else dies? Dive into Granite Noir with this spellbinding opening author talk.

C.J. Cooke

C.J. Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous other publications written under the name of Carolyn Jess-Cooke. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she researches creative writing interventions for mental health. C.J. Cooke lives in Glasgow with her husband and four children.

Katalina Watt

Katalina Watt is Literature Officer at Creative Scotland. Her short fiction has been published in various magazines and anthologies including  Haunted Voices,  unspeakable, and Extra Teeth. She has appeared at festivals and literary events including Edinburgh International Book Festival, Cymera, and FIYAHCON.