More Books About Buildings & Crime
14 Nov, Scottish Parliament, #Edinburgh – free & all welcome
Maps, floor-plans & architectural features matter in #CrimeFiction, & writers have often exploited the symbolic & structural significance of buildings as framing devices.
Author Liam McIlvanney looks at important buildings in the #Scottish crime canon, in works from #RobertLouisStevenson to Abir Mukherjee.
A super "Science Behind the Fiction" event at #PortobelloBookFestival with #DougJohnstone (THE SPACE BETWEEN US) and myself talking about FRIEND ME.
We chatted about writing sci-fi proudly, how other writing like journalism affects our fiction, and the joys & terrors of Enceladus and AI. Thrilled to hear the sequel to Doug's book is out next march. Sci-fi forever!
Book Borrowing in Scotland, 1750–1830
Thurs 21 Sept, Edinburgh & online – free
Prof Katie Halsey will discuss some of the early research findings of the AHRC-funded research project “Books and Borrowing, 1750–1830: An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers” with a particular focus on the #libraries & wider book culture of #Georgian#Edinburgh
If you're part of the African, Caribbean, South, East, or South East Asian #diaspora, join #WalterScottPrize shortlisted Devika Ponnambalam, author of IAM NOT YOUR EVE, as she offers free creative writing workshops throughout October in #Edinburgh. Learn more: