The second crime novel by Castle Douglas writer David L Haigh has been published with the third in the series to be available in November (2025). Hooked By The Past, the second book in the series, is published by Ingle-Haigh and follows David’s debut crime novel Land Kill, which came out in February 2024. Ingle-HaighContinue reading “Author’s crime writing career gathers pace”
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Bookshop celebrations continue
Two further events have taken place in bookshops as part of the build-up to Kirkcudbright Book Week. Authors are visiting bookshops across Dumfries and Galloway during February as part of the run up to the fourth annual Book Week, which runs between March 3 and 9 (full details on http://www.kirkcudbrightbookweek.org) The free events are supportedContinue reading “Bookshop celebrations continue”
An enthralling event
The build-up to Kirkcudbright Book Week began with an excellent evening featuring writer William Hussey, who enthralled an audience at Waterstone’s in Dumfries with the story behind his new novel. Authors are visiting bookshops across Dumfries and Galloway during February as part of the build-up to the fourth annual Kirkcudbright Book Week, which runs betweenContinue reading “An enthralling event”
Award helps to develop crime fiction offer
Organisers of the fourth annual Kirkcudbright Book Week have been awarded a £1,750 grant from the Robin Rigg Community Fund to help them develop the crime fiction component of the festival. Kirkcudbright Book Week is designed to celebrate the growing literary scene in and around the South West Scotland town and crime fiction has provedContinue reading “Award helps to develop crime fiction offer”
Location, Location, Location is the key for Book Week authors
This is one of a series of articles on the website that turn the focus on particular elements of Kirkcudbright Book Week 2025. Here, we look at the increase in readers who seek out locations used by writers. Picture of Kirkcudbright taken by John Smith Readers like to immerse themselves in the locations that theirContinue reading “Location, Location, Location is the key for Book Week authors”
Society supports Val McDermid’s call
December 18 2024: The Kirkcudbright Book Week Society, which receives welcome support from the Scottish Book Trust, is, in return, doing what it can to promote the Trust’s campaign to raise funds to help children who are deprived of books. Here, crime writer and Book Trust Patron Val McDermid explains why the campaign is soContinue reading “Society supports Val McDermid’s call”
Dagger in the Library Award opens for entries
The search is on for the next winner of the prestigious Dagger in the Library Award, run by the Crime Writers’ Association. Presented each year in recognition of a crime writer whose body of fiction or non-fiction is popular with readers and who supports libraries, the award is unique in that authors are nominated byContinue reading “Dagger in the Library Award opens for entries”
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