Like a Cat Loves a Bird: the nine lives of Muriel Spark

James Bailey, the author of the above study, will be appearing at Topping Books in Edinburgh on 23 April at 7pm. Tickets from £5 are available from the Topping website.

Allan Massie dies aged 87

Allan Massie, Scottish novelist and crtic, has died aged 87. Massie wrote a book-length study of Muriel Spark, and introduced her novel The Comforters in the centenary edition of her novels, which was supported by the Society.