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14 JUN 08 2pm to 4pm | Milngavie Bookshop 37 Douglas Street Milngavie Glasgow G62 6PE | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott will be talking about his new novel The Big J at the Milngavie Bookshop as part of the Milngavie Book and Arts Festival. |
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15 MAY 08 2pm to 4pm | Borders Store Gallagher Retail Park Dundee DD1 3JS | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott will be signing copies of his new novel The Big J at the Borders Store in Dundee. |
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9 MAY 08 3pm | word 2008 City of Aberdeen Room King's College Aberdeen | Collected Short Stories |
| Event to announce the winner of the new short story competition launched by Aberdeen's Elphinstone Institute to commemorate the work of Collected Short Stories author David Toulmin. |
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3 MAY 08 12 noon to 4pm | Waterstones 101-103 Market Street St Andrews KY16 9NX | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott will be signing copies of his new novel The Big J at Waterstones in St Andrews. |
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1 MAY 08 7pm to 8.15pm | Waterstones 35 Commercial Street Dundee DD1 3DG | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott will be signing copies of his new novel The Big J at Waterstones in Dundee. |
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| MAY 08 | The Scots Magazine | Crème de la Crème |
Alasdair Roberts' book Crème de la Crème is reviewed by Elizabeth Sutherland in The Scots Magazine.
'Alasdair Roberts' insightful survey of girls' schools of Edinburgh ... a story that surely needed to be told ... One of the most intriguing chapters describes the war years ... End-papers showing the sites of the schools, numerous photographs and cartoons help to make this a most enjoyable book' |
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26 APR 08 12 noon to 4pm | Borders Store Glasgow | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott signed copies of his new novel The Big J at the Borders Store in Buchanan Street, Glasgow. |
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| 23 APR 08 | Dundee Evening Telegraph | The Big J |
Stuart Johnstone wrote a feature about Andrew Murray Scott and his new novel The Big J in the Dundee Evening Telegraph.
'One thing you could never describe acclaimed Dundee author Andrew Murray Scott of is being predictable ... he has always prided himself as being a writer who doesn't stand still and now with his latest novel The Big J he has moved closer towards the mainstream, while at the same time maintaining the literary sensibilities that have marked all of his previous work.' |
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| 22 APR 08 | Dundee Courier | The Big J |
There was an article about Andrew Murray Scott's new novel The Big J in the Dundee Courier.
'His new novel is set in a fictional fishing town in the north-east of Scotland and has been described by one reader as "the cast of Gregory's Girl meets Local Hero". |
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| 17 APR 08 | Forfar Dispatch and Herald | The Big J |
| There was a feature about Andrew Murray Scott's new novel The Big J in the Forfar Dispatch and Herald. |
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| 17 APR 08 | Word Power | The Big J |
| Andrew Murray Scott's new novel The Big J was launched at Word Power in Edinburgh. |
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| 13 APR 08 | Scottish Sunday Mirror | The Weem Witch |
| Leonard Low's book The Weem Witch was featured in a full-page article in the Sunday Mirror. |
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| MAR 08 | Scotland Magazine | Crème de la Crème |
Alasdair Roberts' book Crème de la Crème was reviewed in Scotland Magazine.
'A mix of nostalgia and humour, former pupils of schools such as St Trinians (it really existed!) have come forward with their stories. A delight.' |
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| FEB 08 | Life and Work | Laughter Lines |
Lynne McNeil reviewed the new edition of James A. Simpson's Laughter Lines in Life and Work.
'This cheery book is guaranteed to raise a smile even on the darkest days ... The distinctive yellow cover offers an insight into the sunshine found on each page' |
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| 23 JAN 08 | East Fife Mail | The Weem Witch |
| Leonard Low's The Weem Witch was featured in the East Fife Mail. |
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| 8 JAN 08 | East Fife Mail | The Weem Witch |
| Leonard Low's researches into the witch-hunts in Fife, as described in his book The Weem Witch, were featured in the East Fife Mail. |
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