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New at NLS

Posted October 2, 2009 5:29 pm by Nicola Stratton | Permalink

fever boneNew items received this week by the National Library of Scotland included Fever of the bone, the new novel by Scottish crime writer Val McDermid and latest in the Tony Hill and Carol Jordan series. Val was brought up in Kirkcaldy and is the author of over 20 bestselling novels.

Two new titles published by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland were also received this week. The Traprain Law environs project : fieldwork and excavations 2000-200 by Colin Haselgrove presents the results of surveys and excavations in East Lothian to reveal more about the history of the use of this site over the millennia. On the fringe of Neolithic Europe : excavation of a chambered cairn on the holm of Papa Westray, Orkney by Anna Ritchie looks at a five thousand year old burial cairn in Orkney.

Another interesting title received this week was Holy Cross Academy Edinburgh : the life and times of a Catholic school 1907-1969 by Norah Carlin. This book tells the story of the only Catholic high school in Edinburgh, inspired by the school’s recent centenary reunion in 2007.

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Available at a store near you – in Armenia

Posted July 16, 2009 5:16 pm by Andrew Martin | Permalink

We’ve just received a major consignment of translations here through an arrangement with the Scottish Arts Council.Who are the popular Scots in Eastern Europe and beyond ? Prolific thriller queen Val McDermid seems to be a star in Bulgarian,with multiple titles, and the versatile Louise Welsh is doing well in Croatian and Serbian, while new Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy’s poems can be read now in Slovak. Good to see some plays travelling too – Sue Glover’s successes, including Bondagers, appear in Czech – and Douglas Dunn’s poetry makes it into Armenian.

Categories: Carol Ann Duffy Douglas Dunn Louise Welsh Sue Glover Val McDermid

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