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Crime Queen Val a fan of The Traitors
As one of the UK's most successful and prolific crime writers, whose tartan noir novels have sold millions around the world, Edinburgh-based "Queen of...
Val targets Agatha Christie’s record
Top Scots crime writer Val McDermid has revealed she wants to match Agatha Christie's tally of novels - but admitted each book she writes...
Val McDermid cuts the ribbon at CafeLife in Stockbridge
Local crime author Val McDermid wielded a pair of scissors at the opening ceremony at CafeLife in Stockbridge on Thursday.
She officially...
Rock Trust collaborates with Scottish writers in new book
A new book, All the Way Home, with articles by Scottish writers including Val McDermid, Kirstin Innes and Jenni Fagan will raise funds for...
A damn good read – Queen of Crime Val McDermid on The First Modern...
Her novels have been translated into 40 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide, so Val McDermid knows a thing or two about crime...
What’s on – The Tartan Noir Show – crime fiction podcast begins today
SCOTTISH podcast network, ‘The Big Light’, is set to launch ‘THE TARTAN NOIR SHOW’, a brand new crime fiction podcast celebrating the gritty world of ‘Tartan Noir’, the...
Edinburgh International Book Festival : Home/Less
Val McDermid is not known for mincing her words – and there are many words not to be minced when it comes to the...
Young writers now feature in Message from the Skies across Edinburgh
Message from the Skies is an interactive literary project which will get you out and about in the city. You download the app from...
Beginning the centenary year of Dame Muriel Spark with a Message from the Skies
DAME MURIEL SPARK with 19th CENTURY EDINBURGH NOVELIST SUSAN FERRIER are part of VAL McDERMID’S NEW YEAR’S RESURRECTION which begins SPARK’S CENTENARY YEAR CELEBRATIONS...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Dolina: An Island Girl's Journey.Well-known singer, actress and storyteller Dolina Maclennan launches her autobiography, written in conversation with Jim Gilchrist and Stuart Edymann. Dolina looks back at her childhood...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
Plenty happening again this week - from fundraisers for Palestine, Water for Life and the Scouts, to films from Poland, Africa and Italy. Books...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 – crime writers
Scotland seems to breed outstanding crime writers, but other countries are catching up fast - from Norway to Niagara Falls, new talent is emerging...
Val McDermid on top form at the Central Library
'My life', says Val McDermid, 'is a testament to the power of books: they made me.'
This may well be true, but Val has also made...
Moderator uses Women of Scotland Luncheon speech to call for action in Nigeria
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Lorna Hood, has spoken of her shock and anger at...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe REVIEW – Johnnie Walker’s Guest Night ****.5
Actually this was only one of the Radio 2 DJ's series of guest nights, and a good one to choose as his guest on...
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