Online Author Event: John MacKay in conversation with Frank Rennie
Date: Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
Time: 20:00
Location: Online Event
Address: Online Event
We would like to invite you to our online author event on Wednesday 23 June 2021, at 8pm.
John MacKay (author of the Hebridean Trilogy) will be talking to Frank Rennie about his new book,Home (to be published on 24 June 2021).
You can book your free spot through Crowdcast - https://www.crowdcast.io/e/john-mackay-in
John Mackay is a familiar face in Scottish broadcasting as the anchor of the STV News at Six and Scotland Tonight, the country's most popular news and current affairs programmes. His experiences as a journalist of more than 30 years are detailed in his bookNotes of a Newsman, published by Luath Press.
Home is his fourth novel. His critically acclaimed novels The Road Dance, Heartland and Last of the Line all topped the Scottish Bestsellers List. He has made appearances at the Edinburgh Festival, Aye Write and Celtic Connections and his writing has featured on national television, radio and press. A film adaptation of The Road Dance is due for release in 2021
Praise for Home:
"Home is written from the heart with a deep understanding of love and loss, suffering and celebration. It is a vivid portrait of a family struggling to survive. I read it in one sitting and I'm already looking forward to John's next book." [Lorraine Kelly]
"Home is an epic tale - a magnificent Hebridean opus that takes one family on a fast tracked journey through the arc of history, as the 20th century and world events impact on the old order. We witness the Hebrides at its time of greatest change and this story will resonate with any Hebridean home and family of the era. The ubiquitous themes of emigration, war, loss, joy and sorrow are all here in the timeless cycle of generations. John MacKay is an astute and empathetic observer of the Hebridean psyche, with a remarkable command of historical detail." [Calum Macdonald, Runrig]
John Mackay will be in conversation with Frank Rennie, Professor of Sustainable Rural Development at Lews Castle College UHI and the author of The Changing Outer Hebrides - Galson and the Meaning of Place (Acair, 2020).
