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Monthly Archives: May 2014
My Big Issue review of Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth, Bryan Talbot & Emma Jane Unsworth
In my latest Big Issue column I reviewed Sally Heathcote: Suffragette, the graphic novel by Mary Talbot, Kate Charlesworth and Bryan Talbot, and also Animals by Emma Jane Unsworth. My chatter is here.
On The Culture Studio today
Quick heads up, folks, I’m gonna be on The Culture Studio on BBC Radio Scotland with Janice Forsyth today, talking about The Dead Beat. Probably around half three.
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Cheap Books Alert!
Amazon are doing some crime writing promotion, and both the brand new THE DEAD BEAT and HIT & RUN are currently only 99p on kindle. Likewise, GONE AGAIN is still in some other promotion and is only 59p. So that’s my … Continue reading
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THE DEAD BEAT – third press round-up
Here’s the third instalment of lovely press coverage for The Dead Beat: There’s a terrific review of the book over at Scots Whay Hae courtesy of Ali Braidwood. ‘If there is a more exciting writer around today, they’ve passed me … Continue reading
My review of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh
I reviewed this in the Independent on Sunday. It is a terrific book. It’s a slightly misleading title, however. Read my review here.
My review of Luke Brown, Mark Z Danielewski & Peter Ross
Here is my latest column in The Big Issue, with reviews of books by Luke Brown and Mark Z Danielewski, and an all-too-short mention of Peter Ross’s wonderful Daunderlust. All three books are excellent. Can I also just say, once more, that … Continue reading
THE DEAD BEAT – latest press round up
OK, so there’s been a heap of great coverage for The Dead Beat since it came out last week, and here it all is: Here’s a total rave review by Nigel Bird over at Sea Minor: ‘This is intelligent, gripping, thoughtful … Continue reading
Event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston
Folks, I’m appearing at an event tonight at Waterstones in Livingston, 6.30pm, alongside Louise Welsh, Russel McLean and Lin Anderson. Looking forward to it! I heard it’s either tag-team wrestling or an old skool hip-hop dance-off. Come and find out … Continue reading
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My review of Kat Duff, Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff
I reviewed a couple of non-fiction books for Big Issue this time, The Secret Life Of Sleep by Kat Duff and No Mercy by Eleanor Learmonth & Jenny Tabakoff. Very different, but both very good.
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