New & improved PENANCE
If washing powders can be ‘new and improved’, why not book covers? We’ve tweaked this one for the reprint. But now, if you hold it to the window, it’ll be so white that it’s blue… Did that ever make sense to anyone?
Theresa Talbot on The Janice Forsyth Show
Theresa Talbot was a guest on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Janice Forsyth Show yesterday, talking about Magdalene Institutions and the writing of her sociological crime novel Penance. Interesting stuff. And if you click on this link you’ll be able to listen to the full interview.
BBC Radio broadcaster turns to life of crime
Well, who would have thought it of respectable BBC broadcaster Theresa Talbot. Thankfully it’s literary crime and not literally crime. The Evening Times has the full details…
When Kirkland met Janice
Most ears in Scotland were glued to radios at 1545 today for Kirkland Ciccone‘s spot on BBC Radio Scotland’s Culture Studio programme, hosted by Janice Forsyth. Okay, that’s not all true. People didn’t actually glue their ears to their radios. For those in the know, the big question was: would Kurt be with Kirkland? Kurt Cobain,…
Theresa Talbot or Stephen King: take your pick
Stephen King and TT from BBC Radio Scotland. Eh…what’s the link (we hear you ask)? Well, it suddenly occurred to us that Theresa Talbot‘s This Is What I Look Like is to Traffic and Travel presenting what Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is to putting pen to paper: both are entertaining memoirs…
Theresa Talbot interview
Theresa outlines the rather odd suggestion that gave rise to her book…
Keeping good (BBC) company
Theresa Talbot, Kirsty Wark, Christopher Brookmyre and James Naughtie. All on the same pavement at the same time, and all in Pitlochry. Ok, they’re not there in person. Not yet. But they will be soon – Winter Words at Pitlochry Festival Theatre runs 13-21 Feb 2015. Theresa will be main attraction at the Literary Lunch…