Oldcastle Books

17/02/2025

📚💕 On Thursday 6th March at 7pm I'll be talking to James Yorkston at Blackwell's Bookshop Edinburgh, South Bridge about his new novel 'Tommy The Bruce', which is published by Oldcastle Books.

For further details, & to get tickets, click here...
👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/james-yorkston-tommy-the-bruce-tickets-1229322138609
It would be great to see you there...

13/02/2025

Book release 📚
"First Class Comrades" is now on the street 🌞 Our Colleage Jack Boulter has written a impressive work on the East German Ministry of State Security 😎

https://www.oldcastlebooks.co.uk/bookpage.php?isbn=9780857306098

13/02/2025

New Book: “First Class Comrades” – The First English-Language History of the Early Stasi Years

We are pleased to announce that ACIPSS member and JIPSS editor Jack Boulter has published his book First Class Comrades – the first English-language history of the foundation and early years of the Stasi.

Based on in-depth research and presented in an engaging style, the book provides a unique insight into the origins and initial development of the GDR’s state security service. It offers historians and other interested readers a fresh perspective on a crucial chapter of German history.

You can find more information about the book here:
https://www.oldcastlebooks.co.uk/bookpage.php?isbn=9780857306098

10/02/2025

First Class Comrades is out in hardback and paperback! Grab this example of 'excellent' scholarly work now - https://www.waterstones.com/book/first-class-comrades/j-boulter/9780857306098

10/02/2025

📚💕 The latest SNACK magazine Scotland is out now, including my pick of 10 Books or 2025, which features...
Kirsty Logan (Penguin Books), Heather Parry (Penguin Books), David Ross (Orenda Books), Chris McQueer (Wildfire Books), Karen Campbell (Canongate Books), Ewan Morrison (Leamington Books), Ed. Esa Aldegheri (Saraband Books), Katie Goh (Canongate Books), Michael Pedersen (Faber Books), and Alessandra Thom (Polygon Books).

There's also my interview with James Yorkston about his new novel 'Tommy The Bruce' (Oldcastle Books) & review of A.L. Kennedy's 'Alive In The Merciful Country' (Saraband Books)


Read all about it...
👉 snackmag.co.uk/read-this-months-magazine

06/02/2025

James Yorkston on TOMMY THE BRUCE and how home has influenced his writing -

The Kingsbarns-born singer-songwriter's latest novel is set in a run down hotel in Highland Perthshire.

06/02/2025

Amazing event with James Yorkston at Topping and Company Booksellers of Bath where he discusses his new Scottish noir TOMMY THE BRUCE! Grab your tickets here -

Meet Tommy Bruce, an anti-hero as unlike his historical namesake as could be imagined - very nearly spineless and not at all the man to save himself, until you push him too far...

05/02/2025

A lover of history? Curious about the Cold War? Well J. Boulter has written in depth engaging, informative and meticulously researched book filled with twentieth century European politics, military history, true crime and espionage narratives. Grab it now!

30/01/2025

Listen to James Yorkston discuss his new book on SWH - https://www.scotswhayhae.com/post/tommy-the-bruce-the-scots-whay-hae-podcast-talks-to-james-yorkston

16/01/2025

An unsettling and atmospheric novel from author and singer-songwriter James Yorkston is out now in ebook! Download this Scottish noir and get lost in the Highlands now.

10/12/2024

Excellent news! Until the 24th December, you can buy POPPY’S CHRISTMAS CRACKER ebook for just 99p! What an absolute steal 🤩

05/11/2024

Read Graham Sharpe's feature in Star Sports BET!

Sports betting PR legend GRAHAM SHARPE brings you his latest ‘LOOK SHARPE’ column… TALK ABOUT BEING typecast. I'd only been in my friend Julian's record shop, Second Scene, in Bushey/Oxhey for a few minutes when he stopped flipping through the pile of discs he was pricing up and threw one of

30/10/2024

Win a copy of Leigh Russell’s new canine crime novel - Poppy’s Christmas Cracker. The first 12 new subscribers to her newsletter will be sent a copy of the new novel (UK subscribers only). Click the link in our bio to enter!

24/10/2024

Happy pub day to Thandi Lubimbi's debut RACE AND ENTERTAINMENT! Race and Entertainment is perfect for writers, lovers of history and those interested in media alike as it reflects on the portrayal of Black people in all forms of media throughout history.