Posts Tagged ‘writing’
Another hit from Scotland’s romantic comedy queen
Jenny Colgan is Scotland’s queen of romantic comedy novels – after all, you don’t become a multiple best-selling author without a degree of talent. What she possesses is a skill to create real people, and place them in situations which we all know and recognise. For The Bookshop on the Shore, we meet London-based single…
Read MoreA fascinating look back at maps of Glasgow
This elaborately illustrated book tells the important social, political and commercial stories of Glasgow’s past depicted through 80 historical maps of the city. Starting with Clydesdale’s first map dating from 1596 and carrying all the way through to the 1988 map of the Glasgow Garden Festival, the book includes stories about the development of the…
Read MoreScots team develop new musical in America
The captivating story of a New York man who had an extraordinary impact on the people around him – despite being unable to speak – is to be brought to the stage by a Scottish-based and trained creative team in one of the most talked about musicals to premiere in the USA this year. From…
Read MoreA mystery as the Clearances take hold on Skye
Anna Mazzola sets a dark and gothic scene in The Story Keeper, a period novel which explores multiple plot lines that weave together to form a story about a broken community, death and folklore. Mazzola’s careful attention to detail reveals the extent of the research that has gone into the writing of this book, which…
Read MoreXpoNorth will give talent a good showcase
XpoNorth has revealed the acts invited to showcase at this year’s edition Scotland’s leading conference and showcase for the creative industries. Taking place across 3 and 4 July, the live programme will see some of the most exciting artists from the Highlands and Islands and the rest of Scotland perform across a host of city…
Read MoreBoswell Book Festival to hear from Grenfell duo
As is often the case, the most awful of tragedies can bring out the very best in a community. Following the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 a group of women would gather at the community kitchen in the Al-Manaar mosque. Twice a week they would cook recipes they had grown up eating in…
Read MoreA tour of Scotland and exploring Broken Britain
Kellan MacInnes’ first novel, The Making of Mickey Bell, employs an unusual style of writing that launches a refreshing new literary talent into the Scottish fiction firmament. Jumping from the voice of the narrator to Mickey’s inner monologue, MacInnes leads us away from the rough Glasgow streets to a different kind of rough in the…
Read MoreScotland’s young writing talent – who died aged 8
In 1811, eight-year-old Marjory Fleming contracted meningitis and died. She was quietly buried without ceremony in a simple grave in Fife. However, she left behind her three journals, a book of poems and some letters which, fifty years later, had the Victorian literati hailing her as a child prodigy, sold in their thousands and ensured…
Read MoreTime to chill out at Edinburgh’s Cold Town House
It happens to the best of us. Limping across the finish line from another busy week, the familiar pizza cravings strike once again. Indeed, the desire to indulge in an ice-cold tipple and a slice of carb-loaded joy is high up on many people’s agenda come the weekend. Thankfully, here to relieve the hunger pangs…
Read MoreNovel on missing Highland girls on awards longlist
A lawyer turned island crime author could see her new Skye-based thriller short-listed for the Highland Book Prize on Wednesday. Anna Mazzola, whose passion for justice propels her writing, has spent her career as a human rights lawyer representing marginalised individuals, including those who fall through gaps in the criminal justice system. She only started…
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