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1. Liam McIlvanney

The Quaker

’It's one of those novels that as soon as I finished it, I looked forward to reading it again. Not only did I love the evocative recreation of Glasgow but the characters created were refreshing and surprising. It was such a pleasure to read’ Susan Calman ‘Every aspect of The Quaker is superb’ Washington Post ‘A vivid portrayal of a city’ Sun ‘A totally gripping murder mystery, thought provoking but thoroughly entertaining’ NB Magazine ‘Pacy, inventive, assured – and authentic … a story of brilliantly crafted shifts of plot and pace … McIlvanney is a writer with unfolding, developing and substantial gifts’ The Herald ‘Skilfully dovetailed … atmospheric … a solidly crafted and satisfying detective story’ Laura Wilson, Guardian ‘An absolute master of Tartan noir … the corruption of the late Sixties is splendidly evoked, as is DI Duncan McCormack’ Daily Mail 'Atmospheric and arresting, The Quaker reveals 1960s Glasgow in all its lurid shades' Val McDermid 'This is a terrific novel, dark, powerful and beautifully written. I finished it a while ago, but I'm still haunted by the characters and the place' Ann Cleeves ‘The Quaker is one of my favourite reads of the year. A powerhouse of a book with Liam McIlvanney's full lyrical powers on display. Loved it’ Steve Cavanagh ‘Another atmospheric, scary and utterly brilliant book from Liam McIlvanney. Superb’ Adrian McKinty Praise for Liam McIlvanney: ‘An authentic, atmospheric and ambitious debut’ Val McDermid ‘Gripping, unflinching … McIlvanney has flair and assurance and executes a powerful tale with all the dexterous sensitivity and ballsy swagger the subject is due’ Scotland on Sunday ‘This is a bold, impressive debut’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb storytelling, a wonderful eye for character, and a passion for dialogue’ Daily Mail ‘McIlvanney tells the story with clarity, terrific dialogue and convincing characters’ The Times

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The Good of the Novel

There remains at work - in both Britain and America - a group of literary journalists and academics committed to the evaluative criticism of fiction, to a criticism that approaches novels as novels.

1. Liam McIlvanney

The Quaker

’It's one of those novels that as soon as I finished it, I looked forward to reading it again. Not only did I love the evocative recreation of Glasgow but the characters created were refreshing and surprising. It was such a pleasure to read’ Susan Calman

The Good of the Novel

"In an age of drive-by reviewing, when every reader can tell the (electronic) world whether or not they ‘like' a particular book, these 13 essays together constitute something of a manifesto, speaking up for the continuing vitality of that traditional form, the critical essay, a discursive piece of writing which is longer than a journalistic review but more accessible than an academic article. Almost all of them strike those sparks of understanding whereby we recognise that we half knew what they tell us yet didn't, in any articulated way, know at all. [...] What is going on, I'm tempted to say, is literary criticism, something more ambitious than much everyday reviewing. Such criticism, at its best, involves a sustained attentiveness to how a work of literature achieves its effects plus a focused analysis of what kind of achievement it represents and where that comes in the scale of things." - The Guardian

1. Liam McIlvanney

All the Colours of the Town

When Glasgow journalist Gerry Conway receives a phone call promising unsavoury information about Scottish Justice Minister Peter Lyons, his instinct is that this apparent scoop won't warrant space in The Tribune.

The Cambridge Companion to Scottish Literature

'The study of Scottish literature, once seen as a marginalised or minor endeavour, has come of age, given the high calibre of the essays collected here.' Scotland on Sunday