Irvine Welsh 'embarrassed' writing books as he knows his mum will read them The author said 91-year-old Jean gets all his novels as soon as they are published. Scots author Irvine Welsh (Image: Getty Images) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Irvine Welsh has revealed he still gets embarrassed writing his books because he knows his mum will read them.