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Paula Hawkins to headline crime writing festival Granite Noir

Paula Hawkins and Nicci French are among the authors due to make headline appearances at crime writing festival Granite Noir. New York Times best sellers...
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The Good Books, Fiona Watson: ‘As a historian I adored Hilary Mantel’s commitment to research and being faithful to the facts’

Fiona Watson on reading the Narnia books as a child, her favourite book of the year and being inspired by Hilary Mantel.   The first...
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The Good Books, Mhairi Collie: ‘I have been an Outlander fan for a long time’

Mhairi Collie on being inspired by Alexander McCall Smith, not making it through A Little Life by Hanya, Yanagihara and her love of the Outlander...
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The Good Books, Alan Tylor: ‘Muriel Spark epitomised what a writer should and can be if you stick to your principles’

Alan Taylor on being inspired by Muriel Spark, the novel he most recommends and knowing if he'll stick to a book after the first page....
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Palace of Holyroodhouseā€™s dramatic past revealed in first official history ever published

ā€˜If these walls could talkā€™ might be the most fitting idiom when thinking about The Palace of Holyroodhouse. Itā€™s journey from 12th-century abbey to official...
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Hollywood star James Cosmo makes sell-out appearance at Wigtown Book Festival

Hollywood star James Cosmo made a sell-out appearance during the first weekend of the Wigtown Book Festival. The Braveheart actor told audiences about his long...


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