NEWS AND COMMENT
2003 |
| 6 DEC 03 | WesleyOwen | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of his new book, The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at WesleyOwen, in Bothwell Street, Glasgow. |
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| 5 DEC 03 | WesleyOwen | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of his new book, The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at WesleyOwen, in George Street, Edinburgh. |
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| DEC 03 | Reform | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Reform, the magazine of the United Reformed Church, reviewed Ron Ferguson's The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall. |
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| 8 NOV 03 | Ottakar's | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at Ottakar's, in the Trinity Centre, Union Bridge, Aberdeen. |
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| 31 OCT 03 | Dumfries and Galloway Standard | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Dumfries and Galloway Standard reviewed The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall. |
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| 16 OCT 03 | BBC | Greyfriars Bobby |
| The BBC featured Forbes Macgregor's Greyfriars Bobby in a Bargain Hunt programme. |
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| 5 OCT 03 | Forth2 | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| John Cameron reviewed Ron Ferguson's The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall on Forth2's 'View from Earth' programme. |
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| 2 OCT 03 | Methodist Recorder | Life, Love and Laughter |
| The Methodist Recorder gave a mention to James A. Simpson's recent bestseller Life, Love and Laughter, calling it 'a highly entertaining collection of anecdotes intended to offer illumination and lift the spirits'. |
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| OCT 03 | The Scots Magazine | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Scots Magazine gave a mention to Ron Ferguson's The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall. |
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| 23 AUG 03 | Orcadian Bookshop | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at the Orcadian Bookshop in Albert Street, Kirkwall. |
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| 9 AUG 03 | Borders Stores | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at the Borders Store in Buchanan Street, Glasgow. |
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| 8 AUG 03 | WesleyOwen | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of his The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at Wesley Owen in George Street, Edinburgh. |
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| 11 JUL 03 | The Greenock Telegraph | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Greenock Telegraph reviewed Ron Ferguson's book The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall in its Bookshelf pages. |
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| JUL 03 | The Press and Journal | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Aberdeen Press and Journal reviewed Ron Ferguson's book The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| 'In Clarence, Ron Ferguson has created a worthy and wily successor to Rikki Fulton's much-loved I.M.Jolly. His Reluctant Reformation is a little treat: easy to read and great fun too.' |
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| JUL 03 | Radio Cumberland | Life, Love and Laughter |
| BBC Radio Cumberland reviewed James A. Simpson's bestseller Life, Love and Laughter |
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| JUL 03 | Wolf Studios | Crazy Love |
| Victoria Mosley, author of Crazy Love, has made a new cd -- 'God Bless America!' by Victoria Mosley & The Sublimes, which is a new project from the collaboration of poet/writer Victoria Mosley and producer Dominique Brethes. It features the controversial single 'God Bless America' and will be on release in autumn 2003. Preview copies are available from Wolf. E-mail: brethes@mac.com |
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| JUL 03 | The Scots Magazine | Under Brinkie's Brae |
| The Scots Magazine gave a mention to George Mackay Brown's Under Brinkie's Brae. |
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| 9 JUN 03 | The Wolf | Crazy Love |
| Victoria Mosley, the author of Crazy Love, took part in the launch of issue 3 of The Wolf at the Poetry Café Studio. |
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| JUN 03 | The Scots Magazine | Scottish Place-Name Papers |
| The Scots Magazine gave a mention to William J. Watson's Scottish Place-Name Papers. |
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| 23 MAY 03 | WesleyOwen | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of his new book, The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at Wesley Owen in George Street, Edinburgh. |
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| 22 MAY 03 | St John's Cornerstone Bookshop | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| Ron Ferguson signed copies of The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, at St John's Cornerstone Bookshop, Edinburgh. |
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| 19 MAY 03 | The Netherbow | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall was launched at the Netherbow in Edinburgh's High Street during the General Assembly. Readings from the book were provided by Very Rev Dr James A Simpson, Muriel Armstrong, Lynne Robertson, Sir Maxwell MacLeod and Rev Ewan Aitken. Moderator for the evening was Elizabeth Templeton. The event was reported in The Scotsman and Life & Work. |
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| 4 MAY 03 | BBC | Life, Love and Laughter |
| Dr James A. Simpson was on Robbie Shepherd's programme, The Reel Blend, choosing music and talking about his bestseller Life, Love and Laughter which was published in October 2002. |
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| MAY 03 | Hi-lands.com | Life, Love and Laughter |
| Hi-lands.com reviewed James A. Simpson's recent bestseller Life, Love and Laughter |
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| SPRING 03 | Scottish Place-Name News | Scottish Place-Name Papers |
| Scottish Place-Name News reviewed Scottish Place-Name Papers, by William J. Watson. |
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| SPRING 03 | Scottish Place-Name News | The Place Names of Edinburgh |
| Scottish Place-Name News reviewed Stuart Harris's The Place Names of Edinburgh. |
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| MAY 03 | The Scots Magazine | The Place Names of Edinburgh |
| The Scots Magazine gave a mention to Stuart Harris's The Place Names of Edinburgh. |
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| APR 03 | West Highland Free Press | Under Brinkie's Brae |
| The recent reissue of George Mackay Brown's Under Brinkie's Brae was reviewed in the West Highland Free Press. |
| 'The collected columns are best enjoyed not so much as reflections of daily life in Stromness, but as a glimpse into an engagingly curious man.' |
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| 29 MAR 03 | The Herald | Life, Love and Laughter |
| Dr James A. Simpson's recent book Life, Love and Laughter reached number two in the Scottish bestseller list. |
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| MAR 03 | The Scots Magazine | Life, Love and Laughter |
| The Scots Magazine gave a mention to Dr James A. Simpson's Life, Love and Laughter. |
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| 28 FEB 03 | The Press and Journal | Life, Love and Laughter |
| The Aberdeen Press and Journal ran a feature by Victoria Murchie on Dr Simpson and his book Life, Love and Laughter, headlined 'Meet the real Reverend Jolly'. |
| 'The book has also been a useful tool for his clerical colleagues -- several have told him they have used his anecdotes in sermons. "That's why I wrote it. It's also the kind of book people can pick up and put down. Though one man who had broken ribs regretted it -- the last thing he wanted to do was laugh." ' |
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| 26 FEB 03 | Aberdeen Music Hall | Life, Love and Laughter |
| Dr James A Simpson gave a talk in the Music Hall, Aberdeen, promoting his recent book Life, Love and Laughter. |
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| 20 FEB 03 | The Orcadian | Under Brinkie's Brae and Letters from Hamnavoe |
| The Orcadian mentioned George Mackay Brown's Letters from Hamnavoe and the forthcoming Under Brinkie's Brae. |
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| 7 FEB 03 | The Scotsman | Scottish Place-Name Papers |
| The Scotsman reviewed William J Watson's Scottish Place-Name Papers, in Gaelic. |
| 'Tha an leabhar ùr loma-làn deasbaireachd luachmhor mu ainmean sònraichte nach eil sna Celtic Place Names ... Seo leabhar a bu chòir a bhith aig gach Gaidheal.' |
| (The new book is brim full of valuable reasonings about particular names not covered in Celtic Place Names ... This is a book that every Gael ought to have.) |
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| 26 JAN 03 | Sunday Herald | The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall |
| The Sunday Herald trailed Ron Ferguson's forthcoming The Reluctant Reformation of Clarence McGonigall, due for publication in May 2003. ('Cabaret' is a bit of an exaggeration.) |
| 'The ex-incumbent of Kirkwall cathedral writes a satirical story for Life and Work, the Kirk's in-house organ. Now his stories are to be published between boards, an occasion he intends to mark by staging a cabaret during the General Assembly in May.' |
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| 11 JAN 03 | The Herald | The Place Names of Edinburgh |
| The paperback edition of Stuart Harris's The Place Names of Edinburgh was listed in the Scottish top ten bestsellers (fiction and nonfiction). |
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| JAN 03 | CF Today | Life, Love and Laughter |
| The Cystic Fibrosis magazine CF Today reviewed James A. Simpson's book Life, Love and Laughter: 'Dr Simpson's latest book Life, Love and Laughter has been hailed as a worthy successor to his best sellers, Holy Wit, Laughter Lines, The Laugh Shall Be First and All about Christmas. The latest offering has already been highly acclaimed' |
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| JAN 03 | George Carey | Life, Love and Laughter |
| Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey endorsed James A. Simpson's Life, Love and Laughter: 'James Simpson's latest book is a distillation of his thoughts and stories, serious and humorous, over many years. It illustrates why as a minister and as Moderator of the Church of Scotland, he was in such demand as a speaker. Life, Love and Laughter is a MUST for all who wish to communicate effectively. I am a great fan of Dr Simpson's writings.' |
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| JAN 03 | The Ross-shire Journal | Scottish Place-Name Papers |
| The Ross-shire Journal reviewed William J Watson's Scottish Place-Name Papers. |
| '... there was a Rosach who became the most outstanding scholar of the subject and who established Scottish toponymy as a mature study based solidly on scholarship. Professor William J Watson, one time head of Celtic at Edinburgh University, has left us forever in his debt. All the more reason, then, to celebrate the appearance of a new book: Scottish Place-Name Papers by William J Watson ... which brings together a variety of papers written by Watson, covering topics not necessarily dealt with in his two seminal works -- Place-names of Ross and Cromarty (1904) and The History of the Celtic Place-names of Scotland (1926) ... The introductory section of Scottish Place-Name Papers is an essay by W F H Nicolaisen, lauding Watson, and giving a resumé of his life which should be widely read in Ross-shire. ... Scottish Place-Name Papers deals with various parts of the country, from Breadalbane to Sutherland, and highlights issues associated with certain place-name elements, some of them problematic to scholars.' |
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| 2003 | Staple | Crazy Love |
| Staple (Issue 55/6) reviewed Victoria Mosley's book of poetry Crazy Love. |
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