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Greatest Scottish Novels
Renowned Scottish author, Ian Rankin, recently listed his top five Scottish Novels:
- The Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
- The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark
- The...
Derek Mahon
Derek Mahon (1941-2020)
Everything Is Going To Be All Right
How should I not be glad to contemplate
the clouds clearing beyond the dormer...
BOOKMARK Book of the Year Award 2020 - Update
And the winner is the terrific Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce. It ticks all the criteria for the award: engrossing, thought-provoking, original, and offering book...
BOOKMARK News - Graeme Macrae Burnet - latest novel
Independent publisher Saraband has won a five-way auction to publish Graeme Macrae Burnet’s new novel, Case Study. This will be the fourth of Burnet’s novels to...
Weighted by Christine Findlay
Christine Findlay, BOOKMARK Hon President and author, better known for her Colonel's Collection of short stories for children, has just received a 'Highly Commended' award...
A message from Gerda Stevenson
A message from Gerda on hearing BOOKMARK 2020 has been cancelled:
So sorry to hear about the cancellation of BOOKMARK 2020 - look forward...
Poems for our time by local poet, Jim Mackintosh
THREE WORDS
There is nothing to add to your virtual embrace
As I gaze empty at daffodils innocent of time
Then out of the solemn sky the softest...
MESSAGE FROM GAIL WYLIE, BOOKMARK CHAIR
Thought you might be interested in the following link:
Explore the list of 100 Novels That Shaped Our World
The BBC...