Little Scratch by Rebecca Watson; Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller; The People's City by Anne Hamilton, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Alexander McCall Smith, Ian Rankin and Sara Sheridan: paperback reviews
LITTLE SCRATCH
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They are three of Edinburgh’s leading literary lights – and now Irvine Welsh, Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith have joined forces to fight poverty in Scotland’s capital city.
Author Alexander McCall Smith, whose vision it was to create the artwork, positioned the 160th and final tapestry panel in place with chief stitcher…
SCOTTISH author Alexander McCall Smith reckons he writes five novels a year – but readily admits he does have a tendency to lose count of them. During lockdown, this most hardworking of writers has been as busy as ever with no fewer than six new books coming out this year - definitely. Since coming to prominence with The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series set in Botswana, he’s written more than 60 books – he’s again not sure of the exact number – and sold more than 40 million, translated into 46 languages, making him one of the world’s most prolific and popular authors.