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2008 Books

In March 2008 we published The Big J, a new novel by award-winning author Andrew Murray Scott, and in June we are bringing out the first paperback edition of a well-received study of the writings of George Mackay Brown, Interrogation of Silence, by Rowena Murray and Brian Murray.

Nonfiction

Travel

A travel classic is Douglas Botting's captivating account of his expedition to the little-known island of Socotra, Island of the Dragon's Blood. Also available are Weir's Way, by Tom Weir - an evocation of the Scotland he depicted in his TV programmes of the same name, and his Weir's World, an account of his travels described by its author as 'a sort of autobiography'.

Although George Mackay Brown did not travel much outside his native islands, his fascinating short articles are a marvellous insight into Orkney. We publish one of his books in hardback, The First Wash of Spring, and two in paperback, Letters from Hamnavoe and Under Brinkie's Brae. Also available as an illustrated Gordon Wright hardback is Rockpools and Daffodils.

There are a number of guidebooks on our list, most recently the 7th edition of Gordon Wright's A Guide to the Royal Mile, illustrated in full colour throughout.

Also available under the Gordon Wright imprint is A Guide to the Orkney Islands.

Cookery

Newly typeset and with metric measurements alongside the original imperial ones, Recipes from the Orkney Islands is a popular collection of recipes with an Orkney connection gathered in the 1970s.

Available under the Gordon Wright imprint is F Marian McNeill's classic collection: Recipes from Scotland.

Humour

We publish James A. Simpson's bestselling collections, which have raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity: the recently revised version of Laughter Lines , and A Funny Way of Being Serious, Life, Love and Laughter and Holy Wit.

Also on our list is Ron Ferguson's humorous book about a (fictional) stubborn minister of the kirk, The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall.

Titles available under the Gordon Wright imprint include John G. Muir's The Best of Classroom Clangers, a collection of George Houghton's golfing cartoons, Golf Addicts to the Fore! and Forbes Macgregor's More Macgregor's Mixture.

History

A favourite history book for many is Forbes Macgregor's Greyfriars Bobby - The Real Story at Last. We recently published Alasdair Roberts' lively account of Edinburgh's girls' schools, Crème de la Crème. Then there is Leonard Low's controversial account of witch hysteria in Fife, The Weem Witch. Now in paperback for the first time is Gordon Wright's Orkney from Old Photographs.We have republished Tom Scott's Tales of Sir William Wallace, and Scott's Tales of King Robert the Bruce is still available in the Gordon Wright edition. Reissued with a new introduction by Finlay MacLeod is Donald Macdonald's thorough piece of work, Lewis: A History of the Island.

Language

As well as the second edition of Colin Mark's Gaelic Verbs - Systemised and Simplified, we publish Blasad Gaidhlig, a simple introductory cassette in Scottish Gaelic with a transcription booklet. Also on our list are Stuart Harris's magisterial The Place Names of Edinburgh and a collection of W J Watson's papers Scottish Place-Name Papers.

Also available in the Gordon Wright paperback are Peter Buchan and David Toulmin's treasure chest of Buchan doric, Buchan Claik, and Forbes Macgregor's Scots Proverbs and Rhymes.

Architecture

Available for the first time in paperback is Peter Savage's highly-illustrated book, Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers, the fruit of much original research.

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Fiction

Our fiction list includes reissues of landmark books such as David Toulmin's novel of rural life, Blown Seed and John Meade Falkner's account of mysterious events in coastal England, The Nebuly Coat; assertively contemporary writing such as Catherine Hume's high-intensity Coming Back to Life; more traditional stories such as Robin Hull's novel of an island medic, The Healing Island and its sequel Silver Sea; and Ron Ferguson's humorous tales of a stubborn minister of the kirk, The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall.

Titles available under the Gordon Wright imprint are David Toulmin's Collected Short Stories and Peter Buchan's Collected Poems and Short Stories.

Poetry

Our list started with Crazy Love, the dazzling second collection of leading performance poet Victoria Mosley. Available under the Gordon Wright imprint are Flora Garry's Collected Poems and Peter Buchan's Collected Poems and Short Stories.