Last night we went through to Edinburgh to the theatre to see an adaptation of James Hogg's 1824 novel THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS AND CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER which is all about a man who is raised by his ultra-pious mother and her ...ahem...'spiritual adviser' - the Reverend Wringhim - to believe that he is one of 'the elect' and, as such, that he is predestined for salvation - no matter what he does. Egged on by a mysterious stranger called Gil-Martin - who can change his appearance at will - he tests out the idea that "a justified person can do no wrong." An excellent tale of good and evil, and a wonderful production.
Alexander McCall Smith supports a new tea with an original short story in each pack. And Mma Ramotswe relaxes with one of my favourites - rooibos tea.
Three days left to listen to Christopher Brookmyre on BBC Radio Scotland.
TV for Tuesday has a one-off mockumentary drama, set in the exciting world of darts, co-written and directed by Irvine Welsh. And, talking of Irvine Welsh, he will be appearing in Australia at Adelaide Writers' Week from February 28th 2010.
Jason Pinter blogs at The Huffington Post on the state of the crime novel. Mentions of Scottish authors, plus several of the wonderful Busted Flush Press.
And Philip Kerr hates the Olymic Games (bottom of article).
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Sunday, 8 November 2009
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Sunday Summary
An audio report of Ian Rankin, Denise Mina and Neil Gaiman at the Edinburgh Book Festival. And here you can watch the Vertigo Crime TV commercial. And more Ian and Denise, along with other Scottish authors, as they are celebrated in Canada.
Denise Mina is reviewed in Toronto's NOW Magazine.
And well done to Ian Rankin who wins the V Festival award from the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona. He also appears in Belfast where he showcases THE COMPLAINTS and gets excited about a plot to kidnap a tiger. And still more Ian Rankin here, in a pre-performance discussion of James Hogg's Confessions of A Justified Sinner (which I'm going to see in a couple of weeks).
More on Alexander McCall Smith making a monkey out of Macbeth, including news that it may be coming to Scotland. And in the real life Scotland Street, residents are having their door plates stolen.
Irvine Welsh on how TRAINSPOTTING allowed him to buy a home for his mum.
Aly Monroe appears at an event at the Edinburgh Bookshop on 18th November.
Alex Gray featured at Suite 101.
The lovely Brian at BSC Review on his top 50 novels of the decade, which includes Scottish author Ray Banks. And, since of the ones Brian mentions that I've read, I absolutely love all of them, I'm going to be using this as a shopping list for new books. Some further excellent recommendations in the comments section.
The Telegraph reviews Liam McIlvanney's ALL THE COLOURS OF THE TOWN.
The 'As Others See Us' exhibition, which includes Christopher Brookmyre.
And, finally, he's not Scottish, but following on from the Bouchercon panel I reported on in my last post, here's one of my favourite writers - Steve Mosby - on violence in crime fiction. An excellent post.
Denise Mina is reviewed in Toronto's NOW Magazine.
And well done to Ian Rankin who wins the V Festival award from the Institut de Cultura de Barcelona. He also appears in Belfast where he showcases THE COMPLAINTS and gets excited about a plot to kidnap a tiger. And still more Ian Rankin here, in a pre-performance discussion of James Hogg's Confessions of A Justified Sinner (which I'm going to see in a couple of weeks).
More on Alexander McCall Smith making a monkey out of Macbeth, including news that it may be coming to Scotland. And in the real life Scotland Street, residents are having their door plates stolen.
Irvine Welsh on how TRAINSPOTTING allowed him to buy a home for his mum.
Aly Monroe appears at an event at the Edinburgh Bookshop on 18th November.
Alex Gray featured at Suite 101.
The lovely Brian at BSC Review on his top 50 novels of the decade, which includes Scottish author Ray Banks. And, since of the ones Brian mentions that I've read, I absolutely love all of them, I'm going to be using this as a shopping list for new books. Some further excellent recommendations in the comments section.
The Telegraph reviews Liam McIlvanney's ALL THE COLOURS OF THE TOWN.
The 'As Others See Us' exhibition, which includes Christopher Brookmyre.
And, finally, he's not Scottish, but following on from the Bouchercon panel I reported on in my last post, here's one of my favourite writers - Steve Mosby - on violence in crime fiction. An excellent post.
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