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NEWS AND COMMENT 2008

18 NOV 08	Waterstones	Crème de la Crème
		Alasdair Roberts talked about his book Crème de la Crème - Girls' Schools of Edinburgh at the East End branch of Waterstones in Edinburgh.

OCT 08	The Scots Magazine	Interrogation of Silence
		The new paperback of Interrogation of Silence, Rowena and Brian Murray's book about George Mackay Brown's writings, was briefly reviewed in The Scots Magazine.

25 AUG 08	Edinburgh International Book Festival	Crème de la Crème
		Alasdair Roberts talked about his book Crème de la Crème and answered questions at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

14 AUG 08	The Orcadian	Interrogation of Silence
		In The Orcadian, Ron Ferguson reviewed the new paperback of Interrogation of Silence, Rowena and Brian Murray's book about George Mackay Brown's writings. 'It's good to see a paperback edition of this fine introduction to the works of George Mackay Brown ... an admirable, unfussy, user-friendly and immensely valuable overview of Brown's work'

AUG 08	Leopard	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott's novel The Big J was reviewed by Eileen Ramsay in Aberdeenshire's Leopard magazine. 'I read this latest novel from the multi-talented Andrew Murray Scott with great interest and pleasure ... Scott writes like a poet -- and like a typical teenaged boy, but the two voices sit well together ... I believed in all the characters -- I've met most of them. I didn't foresee the ending, but it was just right ... Robbie and the enigmatic Big J will stay with you for a long time.'

JUL 08	The Scots Magazine	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott's novel The Big J was reviewed by Maurice Fleming in The Scots Magazine. 'No seaside idyll -- a novel that lifts the lid on village life ... the events that engulf Dounby ... are not pretty and this is not the most comfortable of reads. These quaint North-East villages will never look the same to me again.'

22 JUN 08 1pm	Dundee Literary Festival	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott discussed his new novel The Big J at a "Prose and a Piece" event at the Dundee Literary Festival.

14 JUN 08 2pm to 4pm	Milngavie Bookshop	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott talked about The Big J at the Milngavie Bookshop as part of the Milngavie Book and Arts Festival.

7 JUN 08	Waterstones Inverness	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott talked about The Big J at Waterstones in Inverness.

JUN 08	The Scots Independent	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott's new novel The Big J was reviewed by Margaret Hamilton in the Scots Independent. 'His characters are realistically full of life ... describes the area so well you feel you are part of it ... This was a book I found easy to read and couldn't wait to pick it up again to find out what was happening in the lives of the people of Dounby. I was eager to find out what happened to Robbie and Big J and was stunned by an unexpected twist toward the end of the book. I would highly recommend you try this refreshing writing style. This is the first of Andrew's books I have read but I will certainly be seeking out his other fiction titles.'

15 MAY 08	Borders	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott signed copies of his new novel The Big J at the Borders Store in Dundee.

9 MAY 08	word 2008 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.

3 MAY 08	Waterstones St Andrews	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott signed copies of his new novel The Big J at Waterstones in St Andrews.

1 MAY 08	Waterstones Dundee	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott signed copies of his new novel The Big J at Waterstones in Dundee.

MAY 08	The Scots Magazine	Crème de la Crème
		Alasdair Roberts' book Crème de la Crème was 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'

26 APR 08 12 noon to 4pm	Borders	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott signed copies of his new novel The Big J at the Borders Store in Buchanan Street, Glasgow.

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.'

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".

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.

17 APR 08	Word Power	The Big J
		Andrew Murray Scott's new novel The Big J was launched at Word Power in Edinburgh.

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.

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.'

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'

23 JAN 08	East Fife Mail	The Weem Witch
		Leonard Low's The Weem Witch was featured in the East Fife Mail.

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.