The theme of this year's Book Week Scotland (19-24 November 2018) is 'Rebels'. Glasgow Libraries made a wee video to mark the occasion, and asked me (among others) to discuss the most rebellious thing I've ever done. You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokk8l1O1a8&feature=youtu.be (Spoiler: it's not particularly rebellious)... … [Read more...]

I'm delighted to be appearing with the great Denise Mina at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow next week as part of Book Week Scotland. Our event is on Tuesday evening at 6.30pm and we'll be discussing how we used the true crime cases of Peter Manuel and Bible John in our latest novels. You can book your tickets here: https://bookweekscotlandevents.com/events/a-conversation-with-denise-mina-and-liam-mcllvanney … [Read more...]

As part of the Bloody Scotland blog tour, I had the chance to speak to Live and Deadly about everything from Graham Greene to Ayrshire beaches. Many thanks to Mary Picken for hosting... https://liveanddeadly.net/2018/09/21/bloody-scotland-interview-with-liam-mcilvanney-author-of-the-quaker-bloody-scotland-liammcilvanney-blogtour-interview/ … [Read more...]

Had great fun chatting with the wonderful Janice Forsyth about Bloody Scotland and the McIlvanney Prize on Radio Scotland's Afternoon Show yesterday. (My bit is the first 10 mins)... https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/m0000gbr … [Read more...]

The Big Issue asked me to choose my top five Scottish crime novels in advance of this year's Bloody Scotland festival. It was a tough assignment, but here they are: https://bigissue.com/culture/top-5-books-about-crime-as-chosen-by-liam-mcilvanney/ … [Read more...]