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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

16 OCT 03	BBC	Greyfriars Bobby
		The BBC featured Forbes Macgregor's Greyfriars Bobby in a Bargain Hunt programme.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

9 AUG 03	Borders	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.

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.

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.

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.'

JUL 03	Radio Cumberland	Life, Love and Laughter
		BBC Radio Cumberland reviewed James A. Simpson's bestseller Life, Love and Laughter

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

JUL 03	The Scots Magazine	Under Brinkie's Brae
		The Scots Magazine gave a mention to George Mackay Brown's Under Brinkie's Brae.

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.

JUN 03	The Scots Magazine	Scottish Place-Name Papers
		The Scots Magazine gave a mention to William J. Watson's Scottish Place-Name Papers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

MAY 03	Hi-lands.com	Life, Love and Laughter
		Hi-lands.com reviewed James A. Simpson's recent bestseller Life, Love and Laughter

SPRING 03	Scottish Place-Name News	Scottish Place-Name Papers
		Scottish Place-Name News reviewed Scottish Place-Name Papers, by William J. Watson.

SPRING 03	Scottish Place-Name News	The Place Names of Edinburgh
		Scottish Place-Name News reviewed Stuart Harris's The Place Names of Edinburgh.

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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." '

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.

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.

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.)

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.'

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).

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'

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.'

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.'

2003	Staple	Crazy Love
		Staple (Issue 55/6) reviewed Victoria Mosley's book of poetry Crazy Love.