In The Post
Nice piece in The Ayrshire Post, above, this week, and also Ayrshire Magazine, below.
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Rozelle Tearoom Has Prints
Those lovely folks at the Rozelle Tearoom in Alloway have a couple of my limited-edition (of 50) Rabbie Burns prints. There's also some of my festive Burns Christmas cards of offer there too.
Waterstones Ayr - Signed Copies On Sale
Grab a copy of THE LOCK-IN at Amazon or from the publisher McNidder & Grace .
We Remember, Willie
William McIlvanney November 25, 1936 — December 5, 2015 I see we've lost quite a few legends recently, so I'm betting there's quite a time to be had upstairs now. Today is the anniversary of the late William McIlvanney's death and I often wonder how he'd feel about who we've become since. I like to look at pictures of Willie in laughter, he laughed a lot, made me laugh a lot, and I'm ever grateful for the memories. He didn't waste much time wondering how he'd be remembered, though, as the extract below from one of my interviews with him shows, but remembered he is. TONY BLACK: How do you think you'll be remembered? WILLIAM MCILVANNEY: First of all, I'm not sure I will be remembered. I mean, I can't quite believe in posterity because I'll not be here — it's a bit idle to say, will I be remembered? In a way a bit of me doesn't give a monkey's because I'm not going to be here and I think often of the writers I love,
