BOOKS

A day at Aberdeen’s crime writing festival Granite Noir
Granite Noir, Aberdeenās literary festival, has wrapped up after another successful year bringing crime and creativity to the Granite City. Grant Dickie spent a day...

The Good Books, Lisa Ballantyne: ‘I am anticipating Margaret Atwoodās memoir, as I young writer I found great solace in her non-fiction’
Scottish writer Lisa Ballantyne on how she always tries to finish a book, the author who has inspired her and what's she is reading now....

Tributes paid to Scottish crime writer Denzil Meyrick who has died aged 59
The bestselling author Denzil Meyrick has died, aged 59, peacefully at his home in Loch Lomond, his agent and publisher have announced. Denzil Meyrick, who...

The Good Books, Lynne McEwan: ‘Reading outside your comfort zone can definitely pay big dividends’
Scottish author Lynne McEwan on the classic novel she never finished, why crime fiction is a great way to experience other cultures, and the book...