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20 books in 20 years with Scots Whay Hae!
I had an incredibly in-depth and wide-ranging chat with old pal Ali Braidwood over on his Scots Whay Hae! podcast, where we talked about EVERY SINGLE BOOK I’ve written over 20 years. Ooft. If you have the stomach for it, here … Continue reading
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Launch event for The Ossians
I’ll be chatting to the mighty Val McDermid about the book at my local Portobello Bookshop on Tuesday 21st April. I suspect we’ll talk a lot about music and drugs and maybe seagulls. There will also be another special musical performance, different from last … Continue reading
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Other Ossians news
Listen to The Ossians The band I was in at the time the book first came out – Northern Alliance – put out an album as The Ossians, called The Macpherson Tapes, playing songs from the novel. Meta as hell, right? You … Continue reading
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The Ossians is out today
My second novel, The Ossians, is back from the dead today. My publisher Orenda Books have produced a brand new edition with a beautiful cover by Mark Swan and a terrific introduction by Val McDermid. Special thanks to Karen Sullivan at Orenda, … Continue reading
Other Tombstoning News
Check out the Tombstoning playlist I’ve put together a Spotify playlist of Scottish indie bangers from around the time the book was first published – Franz Ferdinand, Belle and Sebastian, The Delgados and much more. I’ve also chucked in a couple of … Continue reading
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Tombstoning is out today
My debut novel Tombstoning is reborn today. My publisher Orenda Books have produced a 20th anniversary edition of my first book, with a beautiful cover by Mark Swan and a fantastic introduction by Chris Brookmyre. Special thanks to Karen Sullivan at Orenda … Continue reading
Tombstoning Launch Event TONIGHT
Come and hear me and Chris Brookmyre talk about Tombstoning TONIGHT at the Portobello Bookshop. There will be banter and music and all sorts. Tickets here.
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Tombstoning launch event
My debut novel Tombstoning is getting a new lease of life, a twentieth anniversary reissue by Orenda Books, complete with new introduction by Chris Brookmyre. I’ll be chatting to Chris about it at my local Portobello Bookshop on Wednesday 25th February. I suspect … Continue reading
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Granite Noir
It’s the tenth birthday of Granite Noir, and this year’s festival is coming very soon. I’ll be there in Aberdeen on Friday 20th February talking to the lovely Bryan Burnett about two decades as a published writer. I’ll also be playing a couple of tunes as well, … Continue reading
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Paper Trails at Muirhouse Library
The good people of Edinburgh International Book Festival are running Paper Trails, a winter mini-book fest at Muirhouse Library, and I’m delighted to be appearing on Wednesday 11th February, chatting to Nyla Ahmad about twenty years of sweary nonsense. (Warning, this … Continue reading
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