Looking for to heading to Strathaven Library on Thursday to chat about SQUEAKY CLEAN, PAPERBOY and all things Ally McCoist. (Might even sneak a little info in about the next book!) This is a free event as part of Book Week Scotland but you do have to book a place, so follow this link here … More EVENT: Strathaven Library for Book Week Scotland 2025, Thu 20 Nov, 2pm
As part of Book Week Scotland and Perth & Kinross Libraries’ Autumn Authors series, I’ll be doing an event at AK Bell Library in Perth on 21st November at 7pm. I’ll be talking all things Squeaky Clean and maybe even giving some hints about my next book, Paperboy. You can get more info and buy … More EVENT: Book Week Scotland, AK Bell Library, Perth, 21/11/24 @7pm
For (happy, wonderful) reasons I couldn’t finish my posts on my favourite Scottish authors before the end of Book Week Scotland, so here, belatedly, is the final part. Iain Banks – The late, great Iain Banks, or Iain M. Banks if sci-fi is more your thing, was a powerhouse of a novelist, a genre-bending … More My top Scottish Authors, part 3
Following on from yesterday’s post, here’s the next part of my list of favourite Scottish authors in celebration of Book Week Scotland. (Not in order of preference.) Robert Louis Stevenson – Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, name a more iconic duo, I’ll wait. There’s not an English literature student in the land that can’t … More My top Scottish authors, part 2
As it’s Book Week Scotland, I thought I’d post some words on my favourite Scottish authors. (In no particular order.) James Kelman – Kelman’s novel How Late it Was, How Late earned him a Booker Prize in 1994 (the first and only time the prize has been won by a Scottish author) and earned me … More My top Scottish authors, part 1
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