Special Guests: Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon

Featuring: Val McDermid, and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Who better to put the world to rights, and to help us celebrate Burns Night, than two Scottish supernovas!? Best-selling author Val McDermid has been publishing acclaimed crime fiction for over 30 years. An international bestseller, her books have been translated into 40 different languages and sold over 16 million copies worldwide. Passionate about writing, and Scotland, in her book My Scotland, she takes readers to the landscapes she has known all her life, and the places where her stories and characters reside. An enthusiastic reader, the First Minister of Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon, views books as one of life’s great pleasures. She regularly shares her recommendations on social media on a Saturday night and is an avid supporter of libraries. She’s also become a regular interviewer of writers at book festivals. She has contributed the foreword to My Scotland. This event was recorded live at 2019's Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Podcast music: Joseph McDade.