I had a blast talking to the excellent Paul English for this week's 'Big Interview' in Glasgow's Sunday Herald newspaper: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16355209.bringing-it-all-back-home-is-no-crime-for-author-liam-mcilvanney/?ref=rss … [Read more...]
Summer Lovin’
'An absolute master of Tartan Noir'? I'll settle for that, Mr Wansell. The great Geoffrey Wansell has some extremely nice things to say about The Quaker in his crime thriller picks for this summer: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-5946845/Our-critics-choose-BEST-books-relaxed-reading-summer.html … [Read more...]
Glasgow calling
People of Glasgow! I will be discussing all things Quaker with the excellent Michael J Malone in Waterstones Sauchiehall Street at 7pm on Monday 16 July. It would be great to see you there if you fancy it. The event is free, but you need to book tickets via the link below: https://www.waterstones.com/events/liam-mcilvanney-in-conversation/glasgow-sauchiehall-street … [Read more...]
Dunedin Launch of The Quaker
The Dunedin launch of The Quaker took place last night beside the Water of Leith in the pretty damn toney surroundings of the University of Otago Staff Club. Professor Lyn Tribble, eminent Shakespeare scholar and crime fiction aficionado, did the honours and I read a short extract from the novel. A lot of food was consumed, plenty of wine and Emerson's Pilsner was sunk, and we shifted a few books. I also got to hang out with indie rock royalty in the form of Martin Phillipps of The Chills, and with New Zealand's Queen of Crime, Vanda Symon... … [Read more...]
Read an Extract from The Quaker
The Sunday Times carried an extract from The Quaker in its issue of 17 June 2018. You can read it here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/read-an-extract-from-the-quaker-by-liam-mcilvanney-hcr08vc6f … [Read more...]