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Tartan Noir panel on ABC TV Big Ideas

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 2 Comments

A quick heads up that the session on Tartan Noir I chaired at the 2013 Melbourne Writers Festival is now available for viewing at ABC TV Big Ideas.

The session features two great Scottish crime writers, Doug Johnstone and Liam Mcilvanney.

We covered a lot of territory in our allotted hour, including what, if anything, ‘Tartan noir’ means, the history of Scottish crime writing, and the upcoming 2014 referendum on independence and its implications for the arts in Scotland.

The program will be shown at the following times (in Australia):

Today (Tuesday 17^th September) on ABC1 at 11am.

Saturday 21^st September on ABCNEWS24 at 12 midnight.

A shortened version on Saturday 21^st September on ABCNEWS24 at 2.30pm. This will be repeated on Monday 23^rd September at 5.30am on ABCNEWS24.

The program will also be available on iview (ABC Online) after the program has aired here (although unfortunately this link is geo-blocked and can only be seen in Australia).

Or you can just catch the full web version here.

If you want more information, here is my review of Doug’s latest book, Gone Again, and Liam’s latest work, Where the Dead Men Go.… Read more

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Tartan noir at the Melbourne Writers Festival

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Andrew Nette| 2 Comments

On Saturday, August 24, I’ll be hosting a panel on Scottish crime writing, titled Tartan Noir, as part of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

James Ellroy coined the phrase Tartan Noir to describe his Scottish counterpart Ian Rankin.

For the panel I’ll be interviewing two great Scottish crime writers, Liam MciIvanney and Doug Johnston.

MciIvanney is the author of two books, All the Colours of the Town, published in 2009, and Where the Dead Men Go, which is due for release later this month (and which is being published locally in Australia through Allen and Unwin).

Johnston has authored five books, the most recent of which is Gone Again.

Both are terrific writers and I’ll be talking to them about this particularly Scottish form of literature, its origins, the duality of its anti-heroes and how it reflects modern life in Scotland.

Due to popular demand, the event has been moved to a larger venue, but tickets are going fast, so if you’re interested in attending, get in quick.

It will kick off at 4pm at Cinema 1, ACMI, and is supported by GREAT Britain Arts 13, presented by the British Council.

Ticketing information is available here on the Festival website.

Hope to see you there.… Read more

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