John Niven

Scottish Book Recs for My Pal in Vietnam

September 27, 2021

Hey man, you haven’t written anything on here in a while, are you gonna do that thing where you start off a post by talking about how or why you haven’t blogged in ages? No. (Though actually yes.) Anyway, this post is for my pal, Andrew, who lives in Vietnam. Throughout most of 2020 when … More Scottish Book Recs for My Pal in Vietnam

My top Scottish authors, part 1

November 20, 2018

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