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To be mailed out from September 1st, 2026.
Callum, Reine, Sylvie and Sparrow – A fragmentary novel. Nine interwoven fictional tales involving Callum, a journalist and musician, alongside his friends, lovers and family. Includes: Music, travel, lochs, love, despair, strippers, football, antiquarian books, Scotland, Ireland, goodies and baddies and everything else that matters in the world. Perhaps.
James is the author of four other books: It’s Lovely to be Here: The Touring Diaries of a Scottish Gent (The Domino Press/ Faber), 3 Craws (Freight Press), The Book of the Gaels (Oldcastle Books) and Tommy the Bruce (Oldcastle Books), which The Mail on Sunday called ‘An outstandingly well written, emotionally complex slice of Scottish noir’.
‘Yorkston is a brilliant writer, he never fails to deliver something unique’ – Sam Heughan
‘I absolutely love this book… The story flows effortlessly… An unsentimental and unflinching miracle of remembrance’ – Jarvis Cocker
‘Funny, affectionate… [A] jewel of a novel’ – The Telegraph
‘Compelling from the start… The narrative voice is vivid and rhythmic and full of telling detail. I roared through it’ – The Herald
