Assoc for Scottish LiteratureMar 2

Books & Looks: Val McDermid

How does a legendary crime writer find inspiration in the darkest, coldest months of the year? Blaine DeSantis chats with author Val McDermid about stepping outside her fiction comfort zone to write her new non-fiction book, WINTER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBFKuMubX5w

#Scottish #literature #ValMcDermid

How Did She Write 40+ Bestselling Mysteries?

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World news | The GuardianJan 21
Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/21/val-mcdermid-was-assigned-sensitivity-reader-to-cut-offensive-language-from-old-books #ValMcdermid #Books #Culture #Scotland #UkNews
Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books

Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease

The Guardian
BunNICKula🇨🇦Dec 21

A) A huge #ValMcDermid fan
B) Love the #KarenPirie series of books
C) now a big #LaurenLyle fan as Pirie
D) #EmerKenny has done a great job adapting the books and is a good River Wilde but we don't see enough of her.

#ADarkerDomain #TheDistantEcho

hallobuchDec 16
Val McDermid erzählt mit Queen Macbeth ihre ganz eigene Sicht auf das berühmte tragische Drama von Shakespeare mit starken Frauen. #Droemer #Rezension #Review #Buchtipps #QueenMacbeth #ValMcDermid She tells her very own take on Shakespeare's famous tragic drama featuring strong women. https://t1p.de/swvxc
Assoc for Scottish LiteratureAug 7, 2025

All Back to Mine with Val McDermid
A Kick Up The Arts podcast

Recorded live in the Portobello Bookshop, Nicola Meighan talks to folk singer, football fan, & Fun Loving Crime Writer Val McDermid about life, love, reading, & writing

https://www.akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/all-back-to-mine-with-val-mcdermid

#Scottish #literature #podcast #ValMcDermid #crimefiction

All Back to Mine with Val McDermid — A Kick Up The Arts

This episode was recorded live at the brilliant Portobello Bookshop , in (near!) Edinburgh - thank you so much to Euan and the gang for making us so welcome - as ever - and to everyone at Birlinn. And thanks to the legend Val McDermid - folk singer; football fan; Fun Loving Crime Writer; creato

A Kick Up The Arts
BunNICKula🇨🇦Jun 24, 2025

Finally got around to starting #PastLying by one of my favourite crime fiction writers, the prolific #ValMcDermid

The dedication is 🔥

"For McDermid Ladies FC. Every one a hero."

For context, she withdrew her shirt sponsorship for Raith Rovrs after they signed a rapist. The Captain of the Raith Women quit.

So, McDermid sponsored a women's club and the ex Raith players became McDermid Ladies F.C.

She is a good person.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-60214769

Val McDermid ends Raith Rovers support over David Goodwillie deal

Crime writer Val McDermid protests at the signing of David Goodwillie who was ruled a rapist in a civil case.

Bruce @felt.buzzJun 17, 2025

Started reading 1979 by Val McDermid today. Read the second in the series a couple of months ago and enjoyed it. This is the first one featuring journalist Allie Burns.

#bookstodon #books #valmcdermid

Assoc for Scottish LiteratureJun 5, 2025

Val McDermid – A Kick Up the Arts Live Podcast Recording
9 July, Portobello Bookshop, Edinburgh. Online & in person, tickets £0–£8.99

Join Val McDermid and Nicola Meighan for a special live recording of the Scottish Arts & Culture Podcast, A Kick Up the Arts, to celebrate the paperback publication of Val’s latest book, QUEEN MACBETH.

https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-mcdermid-with-nicola-meighan-queen-macbeth

#Scottish #literature #podcast #Edinburgh #ValMcDermid #historicalfiction

Val McDermid - Queen Macbeth at The Portobello Bookshop

Please come and join us for Val McDermid - Queen Macbeth on 9th July, at The Portobello Bookshop

The Portobello Bookshop
Technology | The Guardian USApr 3, 2025
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’ https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/03/meta-has-stolen-books-authors-to-protest-in-london-against-ai-trained-using-shadow-library #Artificialintelligence(AI) #TracyChevalier #KazuoIshiguro #RichardOsman #DaljitNagra #ValMcDermid #Technology #Computing #KateMosse #Culture #Books #Meta
‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’

Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models

The Guardian
Technology | The Guardian USMar 31, 2025
Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/31/authors-call-for-uk-government-to-hold-meta-accountable-for-copyright-infringement #Artificialintelligence(AI) #KazuoIshiguro #RichardOsman #PaulaHawkins #JoanneHarris #ValMcDermid #SarahWaters #Technology #Computing #KateMosse #Culture #Books #Meta
Authors call for UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement

‘I am a crime writer, I understand theft,’ said Val McDermid – joining Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse in their appeal to Lisa Nandy to act on their behalf

The Guardian