Mr Ashkanani won this year’s McIlvanney Prize with his novel, The Midnight King. The award was presented to him on stage in ...

Tariq Ashkanani scooped the McIlvanney Prize with his novel, The Midnight King, three years after he won the debut award.

Sir Ian Rankin among writers shortlisted for 2025 McIlvanney prize - The prize recognises excellence in Scottish crime ...

Sir Ian Rankin is among five nominees shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize at the Bloody Scotland festival. The much-loved author is nominated for the first time alongside Tariq Ashkanani, who won the ...

‘You can never be pure enough for some people,” says Ian Rankin. He’s preparing for this year’s Bloody Scotland, a weekend festival dedicated to one of the country’s most successful products: tartan ...

Arguably the most successful and beloved Scottish writer since Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Rankin has much to celebrate. He turns 47 later this month and, with the publication this week of “The Naming of ...