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Aug 2, 2024 | 
glasgowwestendtoday.scot | Denise Mina
Authors Denise Mina and Michael Pedersen will make their second appearances at the Byres Road Book Festival next month. Denise will be in conversation with Louise Welsh and Michael will be joined by Damian Barr. Jenny Colgan, a firm favourite from the Byres Road Book Festival 2022, will be opening this year’s festival with her much-loved literary style.
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
booksfromscotland.com | Denise Mina
Home > Fiction from Scotland > The Second Murderer: Journey through the shadowy underbelly of 1940s LA in this new murder mystery By (author) Denise Mina ‘Denise Mina is a one-of-a-kind storyteller’ James Patterson“This is Marlowe.”“Mr. Philip Marlowe?” She asked. I glanced at the clock. It was exactly eleven am, as if she had been waiting by the phone for an appointed hour, following someone else’s orders to the letter. “What, d’you think we’re a troupe of brothers?
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Dec 10, 2023 | 
heraldscotland.com | Ian Rankin |Jackie Kay |Jenni Fagan |Denise Mina
Twenty-five years is a long and a short time in the life of the written word. Since Scottish Book Trust was founded in 1998, hundreds of Scottish novels have sought readers. Listed here are some that have stood the test of time. It is one of our greatest privileges as a charity to support the emergence of some incredible writing talent in Scotland through our New Writers Awards and Next Chapter Award. Many of those alumni are featured here.
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Sep 30, 2023 | 
glasgowwestendtoday.scot | Denise Mina
Belle & Sebastian, Denise Mina, Peter Hook, The Bluebells and snooker player Alan McManus are among a host of stars who have donated items for a Glasgow high school silent auction. Tickets for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with England at Murrayfield on February 24, an exclusive Timorous Beasties chair, and original works by Scottish artists including Jackie Anderson and Toby Paterson are also on offer.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
csmonitor.com | James McBride |Ann Patchett |Denise Mina |Peter Heller
1 The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, by James McBrideIn Chicken Hill, the Black and Jewish neighborhood of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where immigrants and longtime residents strive and struggle, Chona Ludlow runs the local grocery with a fearless, open heart. When an attack at the store leads to an orphaned boy’s arrest, community members rally. Frank and affectionate, this latest triumph from James McBride stresses the challenges of accessing America’s promises.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
wamu.org | James Ellroy |Denise Mina |Gabino Iglesias
The Demon Dog is back. So is Freddy Otash, and he’s trying to dig up the most important dirt of his infamous career. James Ellroy’s The Enchanters is classic Ellroy: a filthy, boozy, fast-paced, violent romp through the history and important figures of early 1960s Los Angeles, all told in Otash’s frantic voice. The Enchanters marks the return of Freddy O, a disgraced ex-LAPD cop and Confidential magazine dirt digger turned shifty private investigator and Hollywood fixer.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
simcoe.com | Kat Devereaux |Stephen Greco |Denise Mina |Joshunda Sanders
Escape to FlorenceBy Kat DevereauxHarper Paperbacks, 272 pages, $23.99 In 2019, freelance writer-protagonist Tori MacNair leaves her emotionally abusive marriage when she receives a bequest from her grandmother Margaret and decides to spend the money living in Florence, the city her grandmother taught her to love. There, she begins to discover truths about her family history that alter her understanding of the past.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
thespec.com | Kat Devereaux |Stephen Greco |Denise Mina |Joshunda Sanders
Escape to FlorenceBy Kat Devereaux Already a Subscriber? Sign in Harper Paperbacks, 272 pages, $23.99 In 2019, freelance writer-protagonist Tori MacNair leaves her emotionally abusive marriage when she receives a bequest from her grandmother Margaret and decides to spend the money living in Florence, the city her grandmother taught her to love. There, she begins to discover truths about her family history that alter her understanding of the past.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
wamu.org | James Ellroy |Denise Mina |Tahneer Oksman
Strong works of gothic fiction are propelled along as much by plot — those surprising storylines and turns readers look forward to encountering — as by atmosphere and the creepy, weird vibes it can convey. Readers can often just enjoy being carried along for long stretches by vibes, and vibes alone. Emily Carroll’s new adult horror graphic novel, A Guest in the House, seamlessly achieves that atmospheric element. The mechanics of its plot are a bit more unsteady.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
csmonitor.com | James McBride |Ann Patchett |Denise Mina |Peter Heller
Feel a change in the air? It’s not just the end of summer, but also a sign that we’re entering a time of transitions. We’re moving from less structure to fall schedules, and from beach reads to more “serious” fare. Many of the characters in this month’s fiction are in transition, too. They’re seeking change in their communities and stronger relationships with family members. Why We Wrote ThisA story focused onThe desire for transformation runs deep.
