Saltire Society Book of the Year Winners

At a ceremony held at the National Library of Scotland, the Saltire Society celebrated the 25th anniversary of their literature awards by announcing the winners of the 2006 Book of the Year Awards.

Poet and novelist John Burnside won the Book of the Year award for his autobiography A Lie About My Father. Six other books were shortlisted for the main award:

The First Book of the Year award went to Maggie Fergusson for her biography of Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown. The shortlisted books were:

Cynthia J Neville won the Scottish History Book of the Year award for her study Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms of Strathearn and Lennox, C. 1140-1365. The shortlisted books were:

The Research Book of the Year was presented to John Macinnes and Michael Newton for the essay collection Dùthchas Nan Gàidheal, representing 50 years of recording and collecting the traditions of the Gaels in Scotland and Canada.

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    Duthchas Nan Gaidheal: Collected Essays Of John MacInnes - Hardback - Iain MacAonghuis
    Described by the Rev. William Matheson as the 'the last of the native scholars', Dr John MacInnes is the foremost living authority on the oral tradition of the Scottish Highlands.
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    The Life Of George Mackay Brown: The Life - Hardback - Maggie Fergusson
    George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland's greatest 20th century writers, but in person a bundle of paradoxes. Maggie Fergusson interviewed him several times and is the only biographer to whom he gave his blessing. Through his letters and through conversations with his acquaintance, she discovers that his life was vivid and surprising.
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    A Lie About My Father - Hardback - John Burnside
    This book presents a story about forgiving but not forgetting, about examining the way men are made & how they fall apart, about understanding that in order to have a good son you must have a good father. The author's honesty, thinking & images of beauty & fracture combine to create a moving memoir of two lost men: a father & his child.
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    Native Lordship In Medieval Scotland: The Earldoms Of Strathearn And Lennox, C.1140-1365 - Hardback - Cynthia J. Neville
    During the twelfth century Anglo-Norman and European noblemen settled in Scotland. Even after the arrival of the newcomers, however, the native rulers remained a small and powerful group. This book explores the complex nature of the encounter between the cultures of the Gaels and the Europeans.

Thursday 30th November 2006