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NEWS AND COMMENT 2005

18 DEC 05	BBC	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		John Fitzsimmons gave Dr James A. Simpson's new book, A Funny Way of Being Serious, as a prize on his early morning show on BBC Radio Scotland, the Greetings Programme.

14 DEC 05	Open Air Radio	Crazy Love
		Victoria Mosley, author of Crazy Love, hosted a radio programme on publishing issues on SOAS Open Air Radio 101.4FM.

7 DEC 05	Open Air Radio	Crazy Love
		Victoria Mosley, author of Crazy Love, hosted a radio programme on world literature and censorship on SOAS Open Air Radio 101.4FM.

4 DEC 05	BBC	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		Dr James A. Simpson was on Robbie Shepherd's programme on BBC Radio Scotland, The Reel Blend, choosing music and talking about his new book, A Funny Way of Being Serious.

DEC 05	The Scots Magazine	Blown Seed
		David Toulmin's modern classic, Blown Seed, was reviewed by The Scots Magazine. 'This new edition of a saga of rural life in Buchan will bring pleasure to another generation of readers.'

DEC 05	The Scots Magazine	Tales of Sir William Wallace
		Tom Scott's version of Blin Hary's Wallas, Tales of Sir William Wallace, was reviewed by The Scots Magazine.

30 NOV 05	Open Air Radio	Crazy Love
		Victoria Mosley, author of Crazy Love, hosted a radio programme on new writers on SOAS Open Air Radio 101.4FM.

NOV 05	Press and Journal	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		Ron Ferguson reviewed James A. Simpson's new book, A Funny Way of Being Serious, in the Press and Journal. 'Jim Simpson is both an excellent minister and a superb communicator. Not only that, he is blessed with a sense of humour which highlights absurdity in many human situations ... The book is full of wisdom and sheer enjoyment.'

19 NOV 05	Borders	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		James A. Simpson signed copies of his new book, A Funny Way of Being Serious, at the Buchanan Street Borders Store in Glasgow.

2 NOV 05	Edinburgh Evening News	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		John Gibson mentioned A Funny Way of Being Serious in his column in the Edinburgh Evening News.

2 NOV 05	WesleyOwen	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		James A. Simpson signed copies of A Funny Way of Being Serious, in WesleyOwen in Edinburgh.

NOV 05	Life and Work	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		Life and Work featured James A. Simpson's book, A Funny Way of Being Serious in its November issue. "A Funny Way of Being Serious is the latest title from the Very Rev James Simpson which will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Trust ... This latest collection of wit and wisdom from Dr Simpson was launched last month."

NOV 05	Presbyterian Herald	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Presbyterian Herald mentioned James A. Simpson's book, A Funny Way of Being Serious in its November issue. "A Funny Way of Being Serious is vintage Simpson -- humour, insight, spiritual impact and sacred comment."

OCT 05	The GoodBookStall	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		Mary Bartholomew reviewed James A. Simpson's A Funny Way of Being Serious for The GoodBookStall. "A glorious collection of stories, some to make you laugh, some to make you think, and most to make you do both at the same time. Short pieces that can be read in moments, but I warn you, you will want to share them with the first person you meet, - and they may not want to listen! An ideal Gift book, that after the first or maybe the second reading, could well spend many years on a bathroom windowsill dispensing wisdom to anyone with time to linger."

OCT 05	Northern Times	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Northern Times covered the Dornoch signing of James A. Simpson's A Funny Way of Being Serious. "Such was the response to this most entertaining and amusing read that the Dornoch Bookshop had to place a further order for more copies on Monday morning."

25 OCT 05	Press and Journal	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Press and Journal covered the Inverness signing of James A. Simpson's A Funny Way of Being Serious. The paper reported that proceeds from the book will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, which carries out research into the causes of the disease.

24 OCT 05	WesleyOwen	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		James A. Simpson signed copies of A Funny Way of Being Serious, in WesleyOwen in Inverness.

OCT 05	Ross-shire Journal	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Ross-shire Journal featured James A. Simpson's A Funny Way of Being Serious. "Dr James Simpson, the author of such bestsellers as Holy Wit and Life, Love and Laughter has just published another book -- A Funny Way of Being Serious ... Many of the stories in the book will exercise our chuckle muscles."

22 OCT 05	Dornoch Bookshop	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		In a well-attended event, James A. Simpson signed his new book, A Funny Way of Being Serious, at the Dornoch Bookshop on Saturday.

21 OCT 05	Inverness Courier	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Inverness Courier featured James A. Simpson's book A Funny Way of Being Serious. "The former Lord Chancellor and churchman, Lord Mackay, was presented with a copy of the new book by kirk humorist Dr James Simpson"

21 OCT 05	Perthshire Advertiser	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		The Perthshire Advertiser covered the launch of James A. Simpson's A Funny Way of Being Serious. The paper reported that Dr Simpson hopes his latest publication will help him reach a Ł50,000 fundraising target for research into cystic fibrosis. James A. Simpson, his granddaughter Sally, and Tom Fleming

20 OCT 05	Waterstone's Perth	A Funny Way of Being Serious
		James A. Simpson successfully launched A Funny Way of Being Serious at Waterstone's in Perth. Tom Fleming introduced Dr Simpson and his new book, and Dr Simpson also spoke and signed numerous copies.

OCT 05	The Scots Magazine	Recipes from the Orkney Islands
		The Scots Magazine gave a brief review to our new edition of Recipes from the Orkney Islands.

25 SEP 05	The Troubadour 263-267 Old Brompton Road London SW5	Crazy Love
		Orpheus at the Troubadour. Victoria Mosley, author of Crazy Love, performed tracks from her new album with The Sublimes. The Orpheus programme also included Staff, Robot, Ruth Valentine and Slim Chance.

16 SEP 05	Linlithgow Journal	Tales of Sir William Wallace
		The Linlithgow Journal and Gazette ran a readers' competition featuring the new edition of Tom Scott's Tales of Sir William Wallace.

JUL 05	The Scots Magazine	A Guide to the Royal Mile
		Gordon Wright's revised seventh edition of A Guide to the Royal Mile was reviewed in The Scots Magazine.

12 MAR 05	Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS	Crazy Love
		An evening of Dance and Poetry for the children of Aceh was co-ordinated by Crazy Love author Victoria Mosley.

JAN 05	BBC Radio Stoke	Coming Back to Life
		Catherine Hume was interviewed about her new book Coming Back to Life for BBC Radio Stoke.