Val McDermid delivered a memorable tribute to Harriet Martineau to a sold out audience. The annual Harriet Martineau Lecture, sponsored by the Martineau Society, was a big success. It took place on May 24th 2025 in St Peter Mancroft Church as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival. The National Centre for Writing have issued […]| Martineau Society
Pictured above is our small shelf of Scottish crime books. Louise Welsh’s novel “The Cutting Room” is not included as our copy was out to a reader at the Library. The story of Scottish crime fiction in 11 books from its dark origins to the present day when Scottish crime fiction is read all around […]| National Library of Scotland Blog