Of interest, maybe, to Scots and/or avid readers

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https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/the-end-of-an-era-allan-massie-reflects-on-50-years-as-literary-critic-for-the-scotsman-5477659

Legit article from the Scotsman, so do click on the link, it feels rather like an obituary, he died earlier today.

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A lovely article and I do too remember the ‘back door’ to the Scotsman on Fleshmarket Close and the bar adjacent open all hours for the journalists….in the early, very early 80’s….

Also the pie shop around the corner open at about 4am for stragglers on their way haem…

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Thanks for the reminder. I read only one of his books, but maybe it’s time to go back over them all.

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