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I Our Lady of the Pickpockets I)il\'\ Rmse ( \Iinerx a US“) I)el‘tlt ' emlleeltmtt ml \ltmt't \tmrie\ It'mltt I'.tlllll‘lll'f_’ll I'L‘\lthllI Rmse. \\ hieh has ieeeix etl nineh eritieal aeelaint. l'il‘tllll art x\\litll \xminan pining lmr her hmnielantl tm a xmttne New Ymrker tiespel'atelV trying tm earn smine llltlllL‘}. Rmse lills her eharaeters \\ ith lite. and inieets apparentlx slight \eenarims \\ ith the greatest ml sienilieanee. (SKI)
I Chalked Oil! The School Diaries of Morris Simpson. MA .Ith Mitchell (llmtltler tk Stmtightmn HM”) Basetl mn the lmne-rtinning saga lrmni the Times .htYHIH/I [Lt/(((U/[rlll .S‘rz/i/ilt'me/il. this lietimnal lmmk at lite in a nimtlern seemntlarx \ehmml emniliines gentle \Ltlll'L' \\ ith \mme hill at the expense ml the narratmr. Hm it nmxx antl L'l\ e it tm \(itlt' trainee- I teaeher lr‘lelttl Itelmle it‘s tmm late.
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BIBLIOPHILES BONANZA
From Ullapoolto Edinburgh. bookshops. libraries and even a tew bull sales are preparing for the sixth annual Scottish Book Fortnight, which aims to showcase over 50 general titles withthemesranging trom fiction and tun to cookery and climbing. plus a lurtherselection oltitles which will appeal to much more specific parts of the country. Literary laldy in the shape othO events. touching every part ol Scotland. is expected.
Anna Fenge. Promotion and Marketing ManagerolThe Scottish Book Marketing Group explains the importance ol penetrating those parts otherbook eventsjustdon‘treach. saying. ‘lt‘s not just the bookshops and libraries who should be made to teel part ol 3 complete Scottish writing, Scottish literature and Scottish books movement. it is also importantthat people who buy the books and use the libraries be made aware ol Scottish writing. even it only tor a tortnight.‘ She predicts, however, that Scottish people in generalwill reactpositively to Scottish Book Fortnight, believing that ‘Scotland is very much involved in its own culture and extremely
interested in books about Scotland and thethingswhichtouch us.‘
One olthe mostheanening leatures otthelortnightmustbe the prominence afforded to new. up-and—coming Scottish writers. Although the usual suspects have not been ignored and SBF is pleased to have John Byrne. Alasdair Gray and Iain Banks among others. writers who will grabthe public‘s imagination and perhaps encourage them to considerother events on otter. a strong emphasis is placed on events with a ditlerence, such as cookery demonstrations. and on promoting writers in whom the southern metropolis would show little interestdue totheirhighly Scottish bias. Indeed. the mostunlikely candidates are considered worthy of SBF‘s attentions. 'Ben Coutts. tor instance, is a larmer who writes a larmer‘s diary and his biggest event is the Perth Bull Sale. Yes. we‘re down to earth here.‘
And the lasting ettects or this literary roadshow? Anna Fenge is optimistic. ‘I hopethatSBFprolongs and encourages the present. flourishing climate ol Scottish writing.‘ With something loreveryone. the SBF will certainly contribute greatly. (Susan Mackenzie)