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June Summer Reads
There’s a World Cup on – and Scotland were actually in it (briefly) for a change, so only four books read last month – but they were worth reading. Short reviews available on my Goodreads page. Michael Palin In Nigeria ****Challenger – Adam Higganbotham *****The Cat – Georges Simeonon *****The Sleep Walker – Lars Kepler…
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June Book Events
After a quiet few weeks, it was nice to be back at a couple of events in the last week – one as an audience member, and one as a host. Callum McSorley has quickly become a leading author of the Scottish Crime Fiction scene, and I was delighted when he invited me to host…
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May Reads 2026
A quieter month in terms of writing and events, mainly concentrating on the day job – but I still found time for a strong month of reading with some top notch Scottish Crime fiction, the return of a couple of favourite characters and series, and book of the year so far – London Falling by…
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April Reads & Other News
Over the last couple of months, I’ve rediscovered the joy of reading graphic novels. Alongside those, its a collection of disreputable characters this month, both fiction and non-fiction. Short reviews available on my Goodreads, Fable and Storygraph accounts. After a lovely trip to Waterstones Oban last week, I have a month without any book events…
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March Reads
A mixture of genres this month. A couple of American big hitters were a disappointment – Stephen King and Paul Auster. However, a cracking debut novel, a non-fiction account of The Troubles and a classic graphic novel were standouts. Short reviews available on my Goodreads page. The Names – Florence Knapp *****Four Shot in the…
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Iain Kelly 