The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is another collaboration with Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - where Ali spoke to the five shortlisted authors for this year's McIlvanney Prize which is awarded for the best Scottish crime book of the year.
They include D.V. Bishop (A Divine Fury), Chris Brookmyre (The Cracked Mirror), Val McDermid (Past Lying), Abir Mukherjee (Hunted) and Kim Sherwood (A Spy Like Me).
All the writers give a brief synopsis of their shortlisted novels before explaining a bit more about why they chose to write them, and agree that they once again prove the variety of crime writing at the moment.
They also discuss the importance of literary prizes, and the impact not only of winning, but simply being long and/or shortlisted, can have in terms of publicising and selling a novel, before setting out just why the crime-writing community is such a supportive and welcoming one.
The McIlvanney Prize is one of the most significant literary prizes around, and a great guide as to the best crime fiction on offer, so it was such a pleasure, and a privilege, to be able to talk to these great authors. This is a podcast which will be of interest to readers, writers, and book lovers of all kinds, but especially if crime is your thing.
Bloody Scotland is on between 13th - 15th September. Tickets are on sale now.
Click here to learn all about this year's Bloody Scotland and get tickets Click here to learn more about, and order a copy of, D.V. Bishop's A Divine Fury
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