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Nikita Lalwani - The Village

Nikita Lalwani - The Village

A tense social drama about trust and betrayal, set in an Indian prison

(4 stars)22 May 2012

When Ray Bhullar travels to an Indian ‘open prison’ village to film a behind-the-scenes BBC documentary, she gets more than she bargained for. ‘Everyone here has killed someone,’ she’s told, as she slowly adapts to the sights and smells of her alien new…

John Irving - In One Person

John Irving - In One Person

A fascinating and engaging novel set against the backdrop of gay culture in America

(4 stars)22 May 2012

Write about what you know, we’re told, and John Irving is certainly a big subscriber to that particular maxim. For his 13th novel, Irving once again inhabits the worlds of New Hampshire (his birthplace) and wrestling (his preferred sport). Our…

Chris Cleave - Gold

Chris Cleave - Gold

Well-timed Olympic-themed novel fails to fulfill the promise of its intriguing premise

(3 stars)22 May 2012

There’s something intriguing about the mindset of those athletes who are honed from a very young age into Olympic machines. Lives are altered irrevocably in pursuit of a small gold disc and the too-fleeting associated glory: a strange, self-obsessed way…

First Shot: Just Say Aye - an extract from Irvine Welsh's Skagboys

First Shot: Just Say Aye - an extract from Irvine Welsh's Skagboys

A sneak peek inside the Edinburgh author's Trainspotting prequel

26 Apr 2012

We head oot and dive oantae a 16, bound fir Johnny’s pad at Tolcross. It’s a blindin hot day so we sit doonstairs at the back for a better view ay the passin fanny. Back top deck wi Begbie, tae intimidate wideos, back bottom wi Sick Boy tae leer at…

Interview: Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting prequel Skagboys

Interview: Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting prequel Skagboys

The new book, Leith, Twitter and the importance of subcultures

25 Apr 2012

Early on in our transatlantic phone conversation, it suddenly becomes unclear whether I’m chatting to Irvine Welsh or Frank Begbie. When I ask whether he might well be the busiest man in Scottish culture right now, the response comes over loud, clear…

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Bloody Scotland
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Scotland's first festival dedicated to crime fiction has picked a good time to start – 2012 marks the 125th anniversary of the publication of the first Sherlock Holmes story, the 35th anniversary of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw (generally reckoned to be the start of Tartan Noir), and the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Ian Rankin’s Rebus novels. More than 40 crime writers will be attending the festival to share their views on the genre.
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14 Sep–16 Sep Times vary Stirling, Stirling
Chris Brookmyre
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The novelist discusses his sequel to Where the Bodies Are Buried, a book about the shadowy world of a little-known side of Glasgow.
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16 Jun 9.15pm Harmony Garden, Melrose
Chris Brookmyre: When the Devil Drives
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Launch of the bestselling crime writer's latest book, about a private investigator who uncovers a hidden story of sex, drugs, ritualism and murder.
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11 Jun 7pm The Caves, Edinburgh
Exciting New Voices in Fiction
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Discussion of a selection of three exciting debut novels about family, friendship, love, life and death.
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17 Jun 4.45pm Harmony Garden, Melrose
Lin Anderson: Picture Her Dead
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The novelist discusses the eighth book in her Rhona MacLeod series. Featuring a live demo of Return to Scene forensic technology.
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20 Jun 6.30pm Blackwells, Edinburgh
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