Posts Tagged ‘books’
Bloody Scotland: Heather Darwent on The Things We do to Our Friends
Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book. This week we hear from Heather Darwent, 34, from East Lothian, about her novel The Things We Do To Our Friends (Penguin), a suspense debut about a toxic…
Read MoreTop 10 events at this year’s Piping Live!
Glasgow’s much-loved Piping Live! festival is gearing up for its 20th edition, promising a showcase of bagpiping and traditional music from around the world from 12 – 20 August. Drawing around 30,000 attendees annually, Piping Live! hopes to put on an array of incredible events, marking two decades of music and culture. Top 10 events…
Read MoreWigtown Book Festival unveils full line-up and top picks
Wigtown Book Festival has unveiled its full line-up – with guest programmer Lee Randall offering twenty five top tips for this year’s 25th annual event. Tickets go on sale on 1 August for the festival, which takes place in Scotland’s National Book Town from 22 September to 1 October. It will be a 10-day feast…
Read MoreAn excerpt from The Maiden by Kate Foster
An excerpt from The Maiden (Mantle) by Kate Foster one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our interview with Kate. Chapter One CHRISTIAN The Tolbooth Jail, Edinburgh October 1679 You are sentenced to beheading. God have mercy on your soul. Prepare yourself in prayer. The sheriff ’s words clang,…
Read MoreComedian and Superstore actor Chris Grace on his Edinburgh Fringe solo show
Seasoned Edinburgh Fringe comedian and Superstore actor Chris Grace talks to Scottish Field about his comedic beginnings, the differences between LA and Edinburgh Fringes and the makings of his first solo show Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson. I am the youngest of four children which means I was often in the room when my…
Read MoreGrayson Perry launches biggest exhibition of his career in Edinburgh
Artist Grayson Perry has launched the biggest exhibition of his career in Edinburgh – with a look back on his entire body of work. The exclusive retrospective Grayson Perry: Smash Hits offers visitors a chance to embark on a journey through the celebrated artist’s remarkable 40-year career. Staged by the National Galleries of Scotland at…
Read MoreOutlander author reveals series was almost never published
Outlander author Diana Gabaldon has revealed how the fantasy fiction series was almost never published. The series is made up of nine instalments and tells the tale of a post-Second World War nurse who accidentally time travels to Jacobite Scotland. Outlander has now become one of the bestselling book series of all time and spawned…
Read MoreBloody Scotland: Fulton Ross on The Unforgiven Dead
Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from the book. This week we hear from Fulton Ross, 43, from Caol, Scottish Highlands about his novel The Unforgiven Dead (Inkshares) about a Highland Constable who is reluctant to embrace…
Read MoreFirst edition of The Hobbit found in charity shop sells for £10,000
A first edition copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold for more than £10,000 after being discovered in a charity shop. The rare copy of the tale was stumbled upon in a back room by a manager of the Cancer Research UK superstore in Dundee. But as the store only sells items for £5…
Read MoreScottish author JD Kirk on his new crime fiction series
With the release of his new crime fiction series, we speak to Scottish author JD Kirk, real name Barry Hutchinson, about his latest novel The One That Got Away. Born and raised in Fort William, Barry wanted to be a writer from the age of nine, and wrote more than 140 children’s books before taking…
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