On
Wednesday 30 March 2022, the Bloody Scotland Book Club will celebrate its first
anniversary when festival co-founder, Lin Anderson will chair a lively
discussion between blogger Mary Picken (Live & Deadly), journalist Louise
Fairbairn and Tommy Zyw.
The Bloody Scotland Book Club evolved out of lockdown when the board realised
how much crime fiction fans enjoyed chatting to each other outside the Festival
and how easy it was to engage with the Bloody Scotland audience in a virtual
world.
Although it will never replace the joy of being together at the Festival
itself, The Bloody Scotland Book Club successfully keeps the Bloody Scotland
buzz going throughout the year and has established itself as a crime fiction
highlight at the end of each month. Over 2000 people have signed up for The
Book Club which broadcasts live on Facebook and on
catch up on YouTube.
The
first Book Club launched on 31 March 2021 hosted by author and Bloody Scotland
board member, Craig Robertson and featured four guests – journalist Jane
Hamilton, blogger Mary Picken, podcaster Zoe Venditozzi and bookseller Simon
Lloyd with a reach of 170. By February 2022 the Book Club reach had increased
to over 1100.
The virtual Book Club ranges from new releases to classics. The 1st
Anniversary edition will focus on classic, Get Carter by Ted
Lewis; historical crime, Daughters of Night by Laura
Shepherd-Robinson and the first in the international bestselling Rebecca
Connolly series Thunder Bay by Douglas Skelton.
The 2022 Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival will celebrate its 10th Anniversary from 15-18 September 2022 in the historic town of Stirling. Please note that for the first time the festival will begin on the Thursday with a reception, torchlit procession and presentation of the McIlvanney Prize and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize concluding on Sunday afternoon. We hope to see you there but meantime do join us to celebrate the 1st Anniversary of The Book Club
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