Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

30. July 2018GuestEvents, News, PrizesAgatha Christie, crime fiction, Denise Mina, Harrogate, literature festival, New Blood, Scandi Noir, Val McDermid

The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival took place in Harrogate from 19-22 July 2018. Lynn Parkinson reports from North Yorkshire for the Literary Field Kaleidoscope. Read more

Bloody Scotland

15. September 2017Sandra van LenteEvents, PrizesBloody Scotland, crime fiction, Denise Mina, literary criticism, McIlvanney Prize, Scotland

Last weekend, the wee Scottish city of Stirling tasted blood – and not for the first time. The crime festival Bloody Scotland took place for the sixth time since its inauguration in 2012 and drew a large crowd of authors and readers passionate about crime fiction (among them bloggers, booksellers, […] Read more

Scottish Crime in Berlin – Public Reading with Denise Mina

6. December 2016Sandra van LenteEventsAlex Morrow, crime fiction, Denise Mina, Glasgow, The Long Drop

Yesterday evening, we had the great pleasure to welcome the brilliant Scottish writer Dame Denise Mina for a public reading in Berlin. Denise Mina is probably best known for her crime novels – so far, she has published twelve of them – but she also writes short stories, plays and […] Read more

Literary Field Adventskalender:
5 December

5. December 2016Sandra van LenteAdventskalenderBlood Salt Water, Denise Mina, public reading

Sandra van Lente reads from Denise Mina’s “Blood Salt Water” Read more

Coming up: reading with Denise Mina in Berlin (5.12.)

10. November 2016Sandra van LenteEventsCentre for British Studies, crime fiction, Denise Mina, public reading

Please join us for the next Literary Field Kaleidoscope reading with the brilliant Scottish author Denise Mina. Best known for her crime fiction, Denise Mina also wrote plays for TV, radio and theatre, short stories and graphic novels. She will read from a selection of her works and engage in […] Read more