Vikki Reilly

Edinburgh

Marketing and Trade Development Manager at Books from Scotland

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Elephant by Gillian Sherriffs

4 days ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘They say it takes a village to raise a child. I believe it takes a village to get someone through serious illness.’Gillian Sherriffs has written and compiled a unique account of her experience with breast cancer, one that is sure to resonate with many readers. Here, we extract the book’s prologue, which we hope will lead you to seek out this beautifully-produced and honest book. ElephantBy Gillian SherriffsPublished by Into BooksElephant is a book that found me. I’m glad that you have now found it.
How to Kill a Witch: A Q & A with Zoe Venditozzi

1 week ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘The issue has struck a chord with thousands of people and we’re delighted to have ignited this cultural conversation to recognise not only this historic miscarriage of justice, but also contemporary inequalities for the vulnerable generally, and women in particular.’Claire Michell and Zoe Venditozzi’s campaign for official recognition of the miscarriage of justice in the country’s historical witch trials has been far-reaching and hugely influential.
David Robinson Reviews: Cold Kitchen by Caroline Eden

2 weeks ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘Caroline Eden not only writes about places you might never have been to, but from her Edinburgh kitchen writes about food in a way that gets to the heart of what life is like there and makes you want to find out more.’David Robinson finds you don’t need to be a foodie to enjoy Caroline Eden’s books on travelling and eating. Cold KitchenBy Caroline EdenPublished by BloomsburyIt’s probably unfair to judge a book by the number of rabbit-holes it sends its reader down.
Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh

2 weeks ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘But the world is made of hybrids. Purity is an illusion. We are born of two parents. Even the orange is the offspring of different parents: the mandarin and the pomelo.’In this unique, subversive and intimate hybrid memoir, Katie Goh explores the orange as a means of understanding the world, and herself within it. She covers violence, colonialism, resilience, art and beauty in a book that will make you rethink about the everyday and history’s grand narratives.
The Show Woman - Books from Scotland

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

A Q & A with Emma Cowing ‘Part of what drew me to writing about the world of Scottish showpeople is that it is hidden history, and as we know, women’s history itself is often hidden history.’Emma Cowing’s debut novel The Show Woman is an beautifully-told, action-packed tale of the first all-female circus in Edwardian Britain. BooksfromScotland chatted to her about how the hidden stories from history should be brought out into the open.
Murray Hall by Milo Allan

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘Ah’d say Murray was one who lost a few lives along the way. So be it. Lives are made to be lost.’Inspired by a true story of one Scot’s rise to prominence, Murray Hall is a historical fiction novel that takes the reader to a dazzling turn-of-the-century New York, where the eponymous Hall has a secret that is only revealed after death. In this extract, a journalist determined to discover the truth speaks to one of Murray’s gambling buddies.
Muckle Flugga: A Q & A with Michael Pedersen

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘My Muckle Flugga, though based on the real life Muckle Flugga we swooned over, has perhaps grown to ten times its size. And beyond that my island is known to shape shift, never fully settling. It carries something occult in its soil.’Muckle Flugga is the debut novel by Edinburgh Makar, Michael Pedersen. We chatted to him about his writing life so far. Muckle FluggaBy Michael PedersenPublished by FaberHello Michael, it’s lovely to have you back here on BfS.
The Book . . . According to Nina Allan

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘More than anything though, I wanted to foreground the lives of ordinary working people in what could be a harsh urban environment. Families living in Aberdeen tenements were crammed close together with minimal facilities – tensions could run high, even between those who were normally on friendly terms.’Nina Allan has written a fantastic new novel, A Granite Silence, that explores a murder of a child in Aberdeen in 1934.
My Name is Samim by Fidan Meikle

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘We leaned on each other for warmth and comfort, and, eventually, the waves lulled us to sleep.’Thirteen-year-old Samim is a loyal friend, a gifted chess player — and a refugee. After his family is killed in a bombing, Samim makes a long, dangerous journey from Afghanistan to the UK. But even then his safety isn’t guaranteed: Samim must tell his story to convince the authorities to let him stay for good. Here is an extract describing a moment in his escape.
Esperance: A Q & A with Adam Oyebanji

1 month ago | booksfromscotland.com | Vikki Reilly

‘If you think about it, a thriller is almost always dark. People are murdered, planes crash, buildings explode, submarines get crushed like cans as they sink to the bottom of the sea. None of this is actually fun. But the intensity of the thriller, the pace of it, carries the reader along, breathlessly enthralled.’Esperance is a history-bending speculative fiction novel that’s pacy and thrilling, exploring impossible-seeming murders.