Scottish Review of Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Scottish Review of Books on X
The Scottish Review of Books is a quarterly literary magazine published in Scotland. Our aim is to get people talking about Scottish literature and authors.
Midwinter Break
Bernard MacLavertyScottish Review of Books.@maclavertyB nominated for Fiction Book of the Year- @Saltire_Society. Read @RonaldFrame review of Midwinter Break: https://t.co/hyZ63S2SC8 https://t.co/vEAI5ECKcB
Paperback, 2018
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Burning the Days: Recollection (Ambassador Book Awards)
James SalterScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR-LITERARY ADVENT "about as good as it gets – he lands an almost impossible life on the page so beautifully" @AGMcKillop picks James Salter's 'Burning the Days' as one of his Books of the Year. Full review at https://t.co/LT7MXCAoTk https://t.co/Fi9KimYfDe
Paperback, 1998
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reservoir 13
Jon McGregorScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR-LITERARY ADVENT "Totally hooked, I only left the house to walk the dogs, I haven’t read non-stop, cover-to-cover for a very long time, what a pleasure" @AtkinsonPryce picks @jon_mcgregor 'Reservoir 13'. Full review at https://t.co/LT7MXCAoTk https://t.co/CFZnOfPiYp
Paperback, 2017
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Long Take: A noir narrative
Robin RobertsonScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR- LITERARY ADVENT Nick Major picks Robin Robertson's The Long Take, published by @picadorbooks. " It is true art, beyond categorization: a work of terrible beauty." https://t.co/LT7MXCS0hU https://t.co/O9OMmNomGD
Paperback, 2020
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe
Kapka KassabovaScottish Review of Books.@Kapka_Kassabova's Border nominated for Non-Fiction Book of the Year- @Saltire_Society. Read our review here: https://t.co/fnuR1VXzAn https://t.co/vncUP2RO70
Paperback, 2017
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dreams of Leaving and Remaining: Fragments of a Nation
James MeekScottish Review of BooksSRB EXTRA "I was ready to adopt a quarrelsome attitude to James Meek’s new book within moments of opening it...I was pacified quickly enough." @AGMcKillop reviews @_jamesmeek 'Dreams of Leaving and Remaining'. https://t.co/ffVi5FNzN2 https://t.co/3yBT3s5JNw
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Loitering with Intent
Muriel SparkScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR- LITERARY ADVENT @MarkDouglasHome also picks Muriel Spark's Loitering with Intent, published by @PolygonBooks. "a master-class for authors" https://t.co/LT7MXCAoTk https://t.co/egmYlGKmEd
Paperback, 2014
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sal
Mick KitsonScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR-LITERARY ADVENT "a warm, funny and beautifully rendered book that I found difficult to put down." @lyndseyskinner picks Mick Kitson's 'Sal' by @canongatebooks as her Book of the Year. Full review at https://t.co/LT7MXCS0hU https://t.co/mVWeHV5aOd
Paperback, 2019
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
First Love
Gwendoline RileyScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR- LITERARY ADVENT @Anna_Girling picks Gwendoline Riley's First Love, published by @GrantaBooks "It is a long time since I have felt so completely immersed...stopping reading required a disorienting wrench back to reality each time." https://t.co/LT7MXCS0hU https://t.co/VMVrFyXXwd
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Overstory
Richard PowersScottish Review of BooksBOOKS OF THE YEAR-LITERARY ADVENT "a beautiful, heartbreaking, joyous piece of storytelling. To meet Richard Powers at this year’s @edbookfest...was a highlight of the year." @RolandGulliver picks Richard Powers' 'The Overstory'. Full review at https://t.co/LT7MXCAoTk https://t.co/I1gpIuvu4h
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book