2020
March
20 A Celebration of Maigret. In conversation with John Simenon. Aye Write, Mitchell Library, Glasgow, 1800
19 Introducing Norman Bissell and Molly Aitken (Chair), Aye Write, Mitchell Library, Glasgow, 1800
11 These Our Monsters anthology launch, Hatchards Piccadilly, London, 18.30
February
19 In conversation with Duncan MacLean. Stromness Library, Orkney 1930
2019
November
23 Bookmark festival, Blairgowrie, St Catherine’s Community Centre, £8/£6
19 Kirkwall Library, Orkney, time/tickets tbc
October
19-20 Festival sans nom, Mulhouse, France
18 La Tache Noir bookshop, Strasbourg, Rencontre, 18.30
5-13 Seoul International Writers’ Festival, South Korea
September
20-22 Livres dans la boucle, Besançon, France
13-15 Le Livre sur Place, Nancy, France
August
16-18 St Hilda’s College Crime Fiction Weekend, Oxford. I’ll be talking about Georges Simenon, event time tbc
May
1 Hexham Book Festival, Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, 7.30pm
February
28 In conversation with Rupert Thomson at Waterstones, Sauchiehall St, Glasgow. 7pm. Free but ticketed. Chaired by Angie Harms.
23 Granite Noir with Stella Duffy, chaired by James Naughtie, Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, 3.30pm £9.50
2018
November
28 Buchanan Building, St Andrews University. In Conversation. Man Booker Event. 17.30 FREE
22 Library at GOMA, Glasgow. In Conversation for Book Week Scotland 18.00 FREE
21 Dumbarton Library. In Conversation with Angie Harms for Book Week Scotland. 19.00 FREE
3-4 Xabia Negra, Spain
October
20-21 Festilitt, Parisot, France, details tbc
September
29 Tidelines festival, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, 7pm
27 Festival of the Mind, Sheffield University, Speigeltent 2.30pm
23 Bloody Scotland: European Crime Fiction, 11am, Golden Lion, Stirling
21 Bloody Scotland: The Art of Crime Fiction, Keynote for Crime Writing Masterclass, 9.15am, Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling
August
29 Inverclyde Heritage Hub, 2pm, free event
11 Edinburgh International Book Festival, 7.15pm, Spark Theatre, George Street
4 Bute Noir: ‘Is it always a crime?’ with Michael J Malone, 5pm, Print Point, Rothesay
3 Bute Noir: ‘Far Horizons’ with Abir Mukherjee, 6pm, Rothesay Library
July
8 Man Booker 50 Festival: Genre Benders, with Paul Beatty, Eleanor Catton & Deborah Levy, Southbank Centre, London. 11.30am.
8 Man Booker 50 Festival: Using Your Research, Southbank Centre, London. 4pm.
April/May
22-14 May Residency, Ventspils House, Latvia
18 Culture Cafe, Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen. In conversation with Alan Spence 1.30pm
11 Experimental Fiction, Moniack Mhor, Kiltarlity
6-8 Quais du Polar, Lyons, France
March
29 An Evening with. . . Waterstones Islington 6.30pm
25 Aye Write! Mitchell Library, Glasgow 3pm
17-18 Krimimessen Horsens, Denmark
13 Soirée littéraire with translator Julie Sibony, Alliance Française, Glasgow 6pm
8 Krimfestivalen, Olso, Norway
February
20 In conversation with Lyndsay Rogers, Conference Centre, Brussels
6-13 Kolkata Book Fair, India
December 2017
5 Visiting Writer Event, Edinburgh University, 18.30
1 Book Week Scotland event, Waterstones, Oban
November
30 Book Group event, Waterstones, Falkirk
29 Book Week Scotland event, Giffnock Library, Glasgow
28 Book Week Scotland event, Shettleston Library, Glasgow
23 In conversation with Sinéad Morrissey, King’s hall, Newcastle University
15 Man Booker Prize Foundation event, Logie Lecture Theatre, University of Stirling
6 Launch event for THE ACCIDENT ON THE A35, Toppings, Bath
2 London launch for THE ACCIDENT ON THE A35, Waterstones Tottenham Court Road
1 Edinburgh launch for THE ACCIDENT ON THE A35 (with Lucy Ribchester), Waterstones Princes St
