Neil Drysdale Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

Neil Drysdale

I think the world of Ann Cleeves, the author whose haunting novels have inspired three TV series: “Shetland”, “Vera” and “The Long Call”. More importantly, she’s a thoroughly good human being, dedicated to promoting reading and books! ⁦@AnnCleeves⁩ https://t.co/r7BsQhG7WT

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I just received Alan Rickman’s diaries today and I’m already struck by how he needed so few words to sum up people and behaviour which he liked/disliked. Tony Blair doesn’t come out of it well. Alan was a kind person, but one with a strong conscience! Published by Canongate.

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I thought this sounded a bit fishy, but students at the University of the Highlands and Islands have been given a “trigger warning” about Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and The Sea”, because it contains “graphic fishing scenes”. They better not watch “Jaws” any time soon!

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It’s good to see Peter May’s terrific new thriller “A Winter Grave” surge into the bestsellers chart. Published by ⁦@riverrunbooks⁩, I talked to Peter about this dystopian slab of impressively-researched eco noir! https://t.co/vJjtk2iG2V

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This looks terrific. A proof copy of Chris Brookmyre’s “The Cliff House”, which is being published by Little Brown on July 28. It has an intriguing plot with shades of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None”. But it also delves into the lives of seven people with secrets! https://t.co/OrR7kVUnuW