Peggy Ann at Peggy Ann’s Post is hosting this challenge – to read and review Scottish books – any genre, any form – written by a Scottish author (by birth or immigration) or about or set in Scotland. The Challenge runs January 1 to December 31, 2016 and books you read may count for other challenges.
Challenge levels:
Just A Keek (a little look): 1-5 books
The Highlander: 6-10 books
The Hebridean: 11-15 books
Ben Nevis: 16-20 books
Back O’ Beyond: 21+ books
I’ve taken part in this for the last two years and have found that without trying I naturally read books by Scottish authors/books set in Scotland. So for this challenge I€™ll see at the end of the year how many I’ve read.
My Progress:
- Too Soon a Death by Janet O’Kane (book set in Scotland, author lives in Scotland)
- A House Divided by Margaret Skea (book set in Scotland, author lives in Scotland)
- Miss Pym Disposes by Josephine Tey (Scottish author)
- The Madness of July by James Naughtie (Scottish author, book set partly in Scotland)
- The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark (book set in Scotland by a Scottish author) (Completed Just a Keek 1 – 5 books)
- The Sea Detective by Mark Douglas-Home (book set in Scotland by a Scottish author)
- Inside of Me by Hazel McHaffie (Scottish author)
- A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey (Scottish author)
- A History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr (Scottish author)
- The Woman Who Walked into the Sea by Mark Douglas-Home (book set in Scotland by a Scottish author) (Completed The Highlander 6 – 10 books)
- Sunshine on Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith (book set in Scotland by a Scottish author)
- The Black Friar by S G MacLean (Scottish author)
- The Malice of Waves by Mark Douglas-Hume (Scottish author)
- Rather Be The Devil by Ian Rankin (set in Scotland by a Scottish author)
- A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (author lives in Scotland) (Completed The Hebridean 11 – 15 books)
- Worth Killing For by Ed James (Scottish author)