The Five By Five Interview with Douglas Skelton Author Douglas Skelton “Five By Five?” Um, well… As well as being a big crime fiction fan I am also a big Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, with a soft spot for “rogue slayer” Faith, who uses the phrase constantly – though she never explains what it … Continue reading Interview: Douglas Skelton
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Interview: Derek Farrell
The Five By Five Interview with Derek Farrell Author Derek Farrell "Five By Five?" Um, well... Bear with me: I wanted a name for this (hopefully regular) feature, and as well as being a big crime fiction fan I am also a big Buffy The Vampire Slayer fan, with a soft spot for "rogue slayer" … Continue reading Interview: Derek Farrell
Featurette: Happy Birthday To Me!
Celebrating TGWATCB's first year - with so many thank-yous... I talked for years about starting a book blog, to the point I'm sure people didn't believe I ever would. Well, eventually, I did. And now that blog is a whole year old! Blimey, how time flies... Over the past year despite <gestures at all this … Continue reading Featurette: Happy Birthday To Me!
Guest post – kind of…
Check out my Decades library entry over on GrabThisBook's blog! If you're not a follower of Mr Grab, then you should be, he's a real star among the book blogging community for his considered, thoughtful reviews and interviews. His latest venture is the Decades Library, which is such a brilliant idea I'm deadly jealous of … Continue reading Guest post – kind of…
Feature: Books of the year, 2020
My favourite reads of this <very special> year... I think we all need a wee dram to celebrate making it through 2020... It has been something of a year, hasn't it? Thank goodness for the armchair travel and general escapism of books! 2020 was also the year that I finally got this blog up and running … Continue reading Feature: Books of the year, 2020
Exclusive guest post! By Neil Broadfoot
Author Neil Broadfoot on the importance of the Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival to him as a writer and a crime fiction fan The Golden Lion welcome... A Bloody Scotland cocktail... The torchlight procession... I suppose we should be used to it now. It started with the inevitable cancellation of Newcastle Noir then, like the … Continue reading Exclusive guest post! By Neil Broadfoot
Featurette: McIlvanney shortlist
1 September, 2020 - The McIlvanney Prize shortlist is announced Today Bloody Scotland unveils the shortlisted authors in contention for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year, sponsored by the Glencairn Glass. The shortlist for the 2020 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year:Andrew James Greig, Whirligig (Fledgling)Doug Johnstone, … Continue reading Featurette: McIlvanney shortlist
Feature: Bloody Scotland programme
Bloody Scotland crime fiction festival swaps Stirling for cyberspace in 2020 The Golden Lion, 2019 Torchlight procession, 2019 The Curly Coo Bar, 2019 As was announced a few months ago, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, Bloody Scotland will not be going ahead as normal in Stirling in September. However, the organisers have created a … Continue reading Feature: Bloody Scotland programme
Feature: Noir At The Bar
From a darkened room to Zoom... I always think of myself as an introvert, and happy in my own company, but during lockdown I've come to realise I also need the company of like-minded people at least now and again. So I have been very grateful for the online events that have popped up to … Continue reading Feature: Noir At The Bar
Feature: Granite Noir 2020
Festival programmer Lee Randall chats with Denise Mina and Helen FitzGerald about their work Authors and fans are ready to solve a murder or two in Aberdeen - Granite Noir 2020 preview February’s weather is cold, dark and stormy - perfect for curling up with a good book. However, if you’re a crime fiction lover … Continue reading Feature: Granite Noir 2020
The Girl With All The Crime Books 