Small But Perfectly Formed Wednesday

Several reviews today. First of all, Mouth London reviews Kate Atkinson's STARTED EARLY, TOOK MY DOG. Next, a great review for Ray Banks' CALIFORNIA, the Washington Post on Philip Kerr's FIELD GRAY and ReviewingTheEvidence on Charles Cumming's THE TRINITY SIX.

Ian Rankin is addicted to Twitter.

Denise Mina and Doug Johnstone (amongst others) at the Ullapool Book Festival from 6th-8th May. And, if you're in Dundee tomorrow you can catch Doug Johnstone in a saloon. Wait, it's a literary salon. Possibly followed by a saloon.

Glenn Chandler talks about Taggart and musicals.

Christopher Brookmyre's speech as President of the Humanist Society Scotland. He makes some excellent points about royal weddings and orange walks.

Good Reviews, Bad Reviews

Gravetapping with a most excellent review of Allan Guthrie's SLAMMER, calling it "a fine example of the new noir".

And the Glasgow Herald pronounces Helen Fitzgerald "a writer to be reckoned with" in a review of the marvellous BLOODY WOMEN.

Sam Marlowe at the Times Online reviews the latest play by Glenn Chandler, creator of Taggart, and really doesn't like it very much.

And finally, he's not Scottish, and he's probably never even eaten a deep fried Mars Bar, but, dear reader (I know that's just you, pater) do yourself a favour and go and check out Colin Cotterill over at the International Crime Authors blog. He's a very, very funny man.