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Ian Rankin: Fife punk scene showed me anything was possible
25 Jan 2026 17:03 GMT
Sir Ian Rankin has told of how he … his school.
The author of the Rebus detective novels, who grew up … it ‘Joey Ramone’.”
Rankin published his first book, The Flood, in 1986 … : “They appear in one Rebus novel. In Black and Blue they …
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Queen Camilla joined by comic book characters as she launches reading initiative
20 Jan 2026 13:01 GMT
… Val McDermid, and Sir Ian Rankin. She also participated in … Book Trust, the Scottish Library and Information Council, and publisher … and comic books.
The Queen speaking with author Sir Ian Rankin (PA) … Scotland (PA)Award-winning author and national year of …
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Camilla meets comic book characters during reading initiative launch
19 Jan 2026 17:39 GMT
… authors, publishers and a familiar Scottish comic book character as … The Queen speaking with author Sir Ian Rankin during the visit ( … the pair herself.
The publisher then created a bespoke … battle with Daily Mail publishers Associated Newspapers Limited after …
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On My Shelf: Life and Books with Stephen O. Presley
12 Jan 2026 01:29 GMT
… (CRCD) and the author of several books, including Biblical Theology in … Southern-Gothic short stories and novels. My favorite, The Violent … Texas, I’ve appreciated novels like Graham Greene’s The … such as J. K. Rowling, Ian Rankin, and especially C. S. Lewis …
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Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid headline Winter Words Festival
02 Dec 2025 13:43 GMT
… this year (PA)
Rebus author Rankin will be in conversation … Magnusson will discuss her new novel, The Shapeshifter’s Daughter, … Goodwin will talk about his book, Our Game, Our Club, … and food, with appearances by Ian Rankin, Nicola Sturgeon, Hannah Lavery, …
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The last word on weird book titles
14 Dec 2025 03:12 GMT
… of claret".
Bookshelf revelations
Positive news for books is that they … .
More authentic are the cluttered bookshelves in wonderful random disorder that … bookcase of Scotland's former first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is Ian Rankin …
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Ian Rankin: We authors should write for modern attention spans
27 Oct 2025 13:41 GMT
… to try harder,” said Sir Ian Rankin. “They’ve got to pull … away from it.”
The Scottish author, 65, thinks that writers need … Rebus crime novels, Rankin has sold more than 35 million books and … he did before becoming an author.
Although he is associated with …
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Digested week: Book lauds Robert F Kennedy Jr’s chest. Ridicule ensues
05 Dec 2025 13:08 GMT
… offer sympathy. Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women, praised Nuzzi … destabilising effect the words “book contract” can have on even … reporter to several Manhattan bookstores to see if the … and Ian Rankin.
Kuang, who is promoting her most recent novel Katabasis …
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I'm a bestselling thriller author but new crime fest role is beyond my wildest imaginings
26 Nov 2025 09:53 GMT
… crime writing. The bestselling author will take the reins of … continues below ADVERTISEMENT
Jewell, author of 23 novels, most recently the … retail before I became an author and was a voracious … footsteps of Lee Child, Sir Ian Rankin, Ruth Ware, Mick Herron …
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Edinburgh locals spot second police escort this week as VIP travels through city
21 Jan 2026 19:52 GMT
… Scottish writers, including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid, publishers and local school pupils …