tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post112617876590480853..comments2023-05-19T04:43:10.395-07:00Comments on These Aye Mean Streets: "What a geographical oddity this place is... two weeks from anywhere..."Russelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126516002620099782005-09-12T02:06:00.000-07:002005-09-12T02:06:00.000-07:00I'm gonna chip in. I live in Glasgow and tend to h...I'm gonna chip in. I live in Glasgow and tend to haunt the aisles of Borders, ottakers and Waterstones- And they're all shit too. I had badgerman on my mobile in borders, giving me recommendations for books I might like and i think they only had like 2 authors out of the many , many that badgerman suggested. Still I found 'Cold Granite' which rocked.Even though I was breaking my rule about not buying anything with a Rankin mention on the cover.Bugtastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948684307517838947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126511573559595212005-09-12T00:52:00.000-07:002005-09-12T00:52:00.000-07:00Russel I feel I should apologise for Dublin a...Russel<BR/> I feel I should apologise for Dublin airport but as they treat me like shite too, I cant.<BR/>Todd, the Thug lit guy said of you........There's a great dude and I fully endorse that<BR/>Best<BR/>Ken BruenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126469379443588252005-09-11T13:09:00.000-07:002005-09-11T13:09:00.000-07:00Our local Ottakers is moving locations at the mome...Our local Ottakers is moving locations at the moment. Should be re-opening next week at some point. Looks like bigger premises which is good.<BR/><BR/>But, yes, "the other place" is really poor for supporting writers/readers etc. It always seems to be Ottakers who get involved in sponsoring events etc (Like, of course, the Harrogate festival and even, iirc, Richard and Judy's wee bookclub).<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether W's bid was succesful. But I really hope whatever happens, Ottakers can keep up their support of writers/publishers/readers etc. But with HMV in charge, all that is sadly, likely, to be lost.Russelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126468918749509802005-09-11T13:01:00.000-07:002005-09-11T13:01:00.000-07:00Ottakars in Worcester have been the only shop in t...Ottakars in Worcester have been the only shop in that town (my home town) to support my books. They did a book launch for Deadfolk there, let me sign books when I go in, leave beermats etc... (Actually they probably all hide when I come in.) Anyway... point is, they found a local author and gave a shit about it, whereas the "other place" did not.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and they have a MUCH bigger crime section that the other place.<BR/><BR/>But alas, it is all likely to be lost.Charlie Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949088775938014415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126261848314174412005-09-09T03:30:00.000-07:002005-09-09T03:30:00.000-07:00I wish I was the guy to do it, but after having di...I wish I was the guy to do it, but after having dipped my toes in the waters (its how Crime Scene got started) I know I'm not. We need someone cash savvy to get the actual business going and then the ideas people (now there I could help out a little!) to keep it going. But I feel that at least I tried and that someone with a bit more nous than I could take the idea and run with it. Not even neccesarily a crime shop, just a *good* bookshop where the idea is not just to shift bestsellers but to create word of mouth about decent books, too.<BR/><BR/>As to Ottakers, Ray: they're great. I mean, they're still conservative and a bit of a chain, but they try. I met one of the high heedjuns at Harrogate and he was so enthusiastic about books it was wonderful. They also sponsored the festival, something I doubt you'd see the big W do, at least not out of the goodness of its stone-cold heart. I didn't realise they were in any kind of trouble from that meeting, though.Russelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126257527919905472005-09-09T02:18:00.000-07:002005-09-09T02:18:00.000-07:00Scotland definitely needs a crime bookstore. That'...Scotland definitely needs a crime bookstore. That's a given. And with HMV apparently poised to take over Ottakars, a bookstore I'm ashamed to say I'd never heard of until relatively recently (we don't have one in Newcastle - we have 2 Waterstones about two minutes away from each other), it would appear that another chain that could do something a bit interesting will bite the dust.<BR/><BR/>What we need, gents, is a huge cash advance for El Badgerino so he can open one. I'd gladly work in it.Ray Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981352396421812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126235371263870862005-09-08T20:09:00.000-07:002005-09-08T20:09:00.000-07:00OK, I'm looking for an investment opportunity. Any...OK, I'm looking for an investment opportunity. Any partners? Besides, I could write off the air travels from LA to you guys.<BR/><BR/>Ideas????Mystery Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810382773710059763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126227495879451152005-09-08T17:58:00.000-07:002005-09-08T17:58:00.000-07:00I was just saying this afternoon that what Scotlan...I was just saying this afternoon that what Scotland needed was a crime bookstore. It's the kind of independent that would flourish here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13978803.post-1126219426919811822005-09-08T15:43:00.000-07:002005-09-08T15:43:00.000-07:00SarahI've read her true crime works but not her fi...Sarah<BR/><BR/>I've read her true crime works but not her fiction. I intend to check it out, though. I love her true crime stuff and have a feeling she'll be very good at dealing with the darkness. Again, though, I can't even find her work in her home town!Russelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882590221382217329noreply@blogger.com