Showing posts with label William Meikle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label William Meikle. Show all posts

Friday, 18 November 2011

Daisies Up Your Butterfly

Post title courtesy of the Cramps, of course - and no, I don't know what it means, either.

An interview with the dear and lovely (and sometimes deluded) Russel McLean over at Pulp Pusher. And The Crime Of It All interviews William Meikle.

The New York Times reviews Ian Rankin's THE IMPOSSIBLE DEAD, and Brandywine books reviews A QUESTION OF BLOOD. Stromness Library has Ian as their author of the month for November.

M&C on Conan Doyle's Moriarty in the media.

Yesterday was the first ever Robert Louis Stevenson Day. Whoops.

A review of Val McDermid's THE RETRIBUTION. And a great interview with her.

Stuart MacBride will be talking about his new book and the Million For A Morgue project, amongst other things, in Dundee on 4th February. Closer to home, here's a free event with Christopher Brookmyre on Monday if you're in Glasgow. I'm going along so will report back.

A review of Anthony Horowitz's Sherlock Holmes novel, THE HOUSE OF SILK, one of Craig Russell's THE LONG GLASGOW KISS, a reviewlet of Alexander McCall Smith's CORDUROY MANSIONS, and one of Philip Kerr's PRAGUE FATALE.

The Scotsman interviews Philip Kerr.

Finally, Edinburgh has been named the world's best literary city. I think Glasgow might have something to say.

Friday, 21 January 2011

Looking Forward to...ooooooh...Lots

The weekend again - lovely. And I'm in a good mood because today I booked tickets to go and see The Kills. In Berlin. And you know how much I love Berlin. Yessssssssssssssssssssssss.

News about Aye Write, and the programme will be announced this weekend. Looking good already from this little snippet of information.

GeekNative reviews Denise Mina's A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY.

At last - Caro Ramsay is back in the world of the blogging.

The Inverness Courier on Tony Black. And remember, just by blabbing something you may well rather forget, you can win a copy of his new book.

John Hannah says that he was "wrong for Rebus." Uh-huh.

Apparently, Stuart MacBride is magic.

Sisters In Crime converse with Val McDermid. And here's a review of TRICK OF THE DARK.

The estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has authorised Anthony Horowitz to write a new Sherlock Holmes novel.

Ray Banks deservedly makes the top 10 of 2010 over at Literary Kicks. While over at Shots, the lovely Ayo is looking forward to 2011.

An interview with William Meikle.

And, finally, congratulations to Nigel Bird who's won a crime fiction fairy tale short story competition over at Things I'd Rather Be Doing. Well done, mate.