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What we’re reading: Ian Rankin, Louise Kennedy and Guardian readers on the books they enjoyed in October

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Heights by Ian Rankin; The Mortons by Scott Westerfeld and Justine Larbalestier; Murder Most Cryptic by Alys Cummings; The Deadly Inheritance of Everest Macdonald by AJ West; Inheritance by Gillian Slovo

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

Best-selling author turned down chance to write James Bond story

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The Independent UK · Oct 12

Filming underway in Glasgow for popular Scottish detective drama

Rebus, the acclaimed BBC drama fronted by Richard Rankin and based on the best-selling novels by Ian Rankin will return next year

The National (Scotland) · Jun 3

Ian Rankin wishes he’d been there more for his kids? OK, but others wish they’d been there less

Rich or poor, male or female, it’s always a struggle to balance work and family, writes Emma Beddington. We’re all wondering about the paths we didn’t take

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29

Digested week: Garrick Club confirms an actual woman has joined – the queen

Approval of the royal’s membership doesn’t seem to be the most rigorous enforcement of the democratic principle

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Queen Camilla joined by comic book characters as she launches reading initiative

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy

The Independent UK · Jan 19

Camilla meets comic book characters during reading initiative launch

The Queen’s visit in Edinburgh came amid a push to get more people in the UK involved in reading and literacy.

Evening Standard · Jan 19

Our attention spans really are getting shorter – here’s how you can fix yours

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Numerous studies have charted our waning ability to concentrate over the past quarter century; literacy rates and reading for pleasure are simultaneously on the decline amid a proliferation of ‘brain rot’ content. Helen Coffey digs into our collective loss of focus and asks the experts how to…

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon, Ian Rankin and Val McDermid headline Winter Words Festival

The Pitlochry Festival Theatre event takes place in February.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2025