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The Good Books, Foday Mannah: ‘I always recommend Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart, it’s a stunning novel’

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Foday Mannah on reading as a child, the author who has inspired him, what he's reading now.    The first book I remember reading: Children...
Val McDermid. Credit: Charlotte Graham

Scottish author Val McDermid awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh

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Scottish author Val McDermid has been awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh. Originally from Kirkcaldy, Val is one of the UK’s most accomplished...
David Goodman

The Good Books, David Goodman: ‘It’s a shameful thing to admit for an English Literature graduate, but I couldn’t get through Ulysses’

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David Goodman on not being able to get through Ulysses, how Iain Banks inspired him, and the books of his childhood.    The first book...
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The Good Books, Richard Strachan: ‘Terry Pratchett is one of the funniest writers in the English language’

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Richard Strachan on Terry Pratchett, how Ted Hughes inspired him and the book he's reading now.    The first book I remember reading: This feels...
Claire Wilson

The Good Books, Claire Wilson: ‘I learned my craft reading Stephen King from an early age’

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Claire Wilson on the books of her childhood and how Stephen King and Val McDermid inspired her writing.    The first book I remember reading:...
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The Good Books, Marisa Haetzman: ‘Denise Mina is one of Scotland’s great writers, I’m looking forward to her next book’

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Dr Marisa Haetzman is a former consultant anaesthetist and together with her husband Chris Brookmyre, she writes under the joint pen name Ambrose Parry. The pair will...
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