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Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot · Jul 25, 2026
“In 1990, the UK CWA issued a list titled ‘The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.’ Number one on the list was THE DAUGHTER OF TIME by Josephine Tey. It was a good call then, it’d still be a good call now.” Josephine Tey (1896–1952) was born #OTD, 25 July – a 🎂 🧵 @bookstodon@a.gup.pe 1/7 https://crimereads.com/josephine-tey-a-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/ #Scottish #literature #crimefiction #womenwriters #20thcentury #JosephineTey
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Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot · Jan 11, 2026
Boosted by Philip C James @PhilipCJames@mas.to
Orcadian author Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914–1943) was born #OTD, 11 January. Lesley Findlay, her daughter, talks about Ann’s life in Orkney, her writing, & her children’s stories – recently republished by Scotland Street Press 1/7 https://www.scotlandstreetpress.com/journal/who-was-ann-scott-moncrieff #Scottish #literature #20thCentury #Orkney #WomenWriters #ChildrensLiterature #kidlit
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