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LISTEN: In conversation with novelist James Robertson about his latest work News of the Dead and Ullapool Book Festival





Our second last episode of these Dispatches From Ullapool brings you a conversation with acclaimed novelist James Robertson, whose latest novel, News of The Dead, is longlisted for this year’s Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

A former honorary president at the Ullapool Book Festival, he talks about the beauty of this event and his love for research and history.

James Robertson
James Robertson

You can find out more about his work at literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/james-robertson and more about the festival at ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk.

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Music:

Achaidh Cheide by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3338-achaidh-cheide

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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