Category: Book Life
‘Deadly Secrecy’ by Andrew Scott
Dec 27, 2019Like
A Dundee author’s new thriller series gets down and dirty among the spooks and spies of Scottish politics. Dundee-based author Andrew...
‘Dundee History Tour’ by Brian King
Nov 30, 2018Like
Did you know that parts of Dundee’s Mercat Cross, that now stands outside the Overgate Centre, dates from 1586? Did you know that St...
‘The Fourth Bonniest Baby in Dundee’ by Michelle Sloan & Kasia Matyjaszek
Dec 18, 2016Like
Michelle Sloan’s new found love for writing kids’ stories and Kasia Matyjaszek’s brilliant colourful portrayal of Dundee combine...
‘The Witch’s List’ by Andrew Cairns
Dec 18, 2016Like
Andrew Cairns is a Dundonian now living in the suburbs of Paris. A visit to the Ivory Coast in 1999, and the experiences and stories he...
Book Life with Lorraine Wilson
Oct 26, 20161
Born and bred in Dundee, where her mum worked in the jute mills and her dad in various factories, Lorraine has never stopped facing...
Brian King – ‘Broughty Ferry Through Time’
Apr 14, 20161
Did you know there was once a windmill next to Broughty Ferry Castle? Did you know Broughty Ferry Castle lay in ruins for centuries, with...
Book Life with Stuart McHardy
Oct 27, 2015Like
Brought up in Dundee’s Kirkton council estate, and now based in Edinburgh lecturing Scottish history, folklore and literature for the...
Book Life with Sandra Savage
Aug 20, 20151
City Life was recently given the opportunity to meet one of Dundee’s newest novelists at the wee café inside Dundee’s Verdant Works...
‘Bonnie Dundee’ with Andrew Murray Scott
Jun 01, 2015Like
“I have been writing since my teens and always planned to be a writer” Bonnie Dundee, one of the most compelling and romantic...
‘Murder in Samarkand’ by Craig Murray
Feb 15, 2015Like
“Craig Murray has been a deep embarrassment to the entire foreign office” – Jack Straw Not the best quote to start a book...