http://www.ianrankin.net/ Ian Rankin RSS news feed en-uk Copyright 2010 Orion Publishing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:25:43 GMT Vote now for Doors Open... index.asp?NewsID=50 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Read Ian's December newsletter... index.asp?NewsID=48 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Congratulations to Ian on his induction into the ITV3 Crime Awards Hall of Fame... index.asp?NewsID=47 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ian had a very successful event in Gateshead on 9th September with over 150 eager fans...take a look at the photos! index.asp?NewsID=46 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Take a look at the films that have changed Ian's life - as featured on The Guardian website... index.asp?NewsID=44 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ian has collaborated with comic illustrator and artist Werther Dell'Edera to create a graphic novel starring Hellblazer's John Constantine... index.asp?NewsID=43 Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT Ian will be appearing at the Edinburgh Book Festival and you can see him at several other events throughout August... index.asp?NewsID=41 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 01:00:00 GMT Take a look at Ian's May newsletter and find out what he's been working on... index.asp?NewsID=40 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT We've got an exclusive extract of A Cool Head, Ian's short novel published in March for World Book Day... index.asp?NewsID=39 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT For those of us who love a good book but struggle to find the time, Quick Reads provide the perfect solution, with short, fast-paced books by bestselling writers and well known personalities. This year, Ian has written a Quick Read novel, entitled A Cool Head.... index.asp?NewsID=38 Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT Read Ian's rundown of 2008 and his album picks of the year in his latest website newsletter... index.asp?NewsID=37 Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Whole Story Audio, exclusive publishers of Ian Rankin's unabridged audio books, have selected Ian to be their Author of the Month for December. To celebrate this they are offering 20% off all of Ian's audio titles... index.asp?NewsID=36 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT It was a brilliant night for Ian at the inaugural ITV3 CRIME THRILLER AWARDS, where be beat off stiff competition from Lee Child, Robert Harris and Peter James to win AUTHOR OF THE YEAR for Exit Music! index.asp?NewsID=34 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Ian starts his publicity tour for Doors Open next week and will be doing signings and events across the country kicking off with Waterstones Leadenhall Market on Tuesday 16 September and ending with Ian directing a weekend of talks at the Cheltenham Literary Festival on the weekend of 18 and 19 October... index.asp?NewsID=33 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT All readers of The Sunday Times on Sunday 7th Septmeber will be offered a free audio download of Knots and Crosses... index.asp?NewsID=32 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT ITV3 are launching the Crime Thriller Awards season, starting tonight at 9pm. Their first featured author is Ian Rankin, with Rebus episodes screening throughout the week... index.asp?NewsID=30 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:40:00 GMT You can get access to an exclusive video interview with Ian, entry into a competition to win a trip for 2 to Edinburgh and read a short extract from Ian's new paperback, Exit Music.....simply text RANKIN to 82100! index.asp?NewsID=31 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT www.ianrankin.net has relaunched with a fresh new look and even more info on Ian Rankin index.asp?NewsID=29 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Riverside Studios will celebrate it's 10th anniversary with a festival of wild new work index.asp?NewsID=28 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Ian Rankin's new book Doors Open will be available in bookstores across the UK on Saturday 16th September. The new book is Ian's first stand-alone thriller for over a decade. index.asp?NewsID=27 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT The paperback version of Exit Music, Ian Rankin's new Rebus novel, will be available in good UK bookstores from the 7th August. index.asp?NewsID=26 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Exit Music has been nominated for the Books Direct Crime Thriller of the Year for the 2008 Galaxy British Book Awards. index.asp?NewsID=22 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT If you are in Edinburgh between now and 13 January, then don't miss a major new free exhibition now on at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. This interactive exhibition traces the development of Rankin the creator, Rebus the creation and the city of Edinburgh, which Ian Rankin has described as being the central character of his books. index.asp?NewsID=21 Thu, 8 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT At the end of October Ian hit Canada to promote Exit Music and celebrate 20 years of the Rebus novels. index.asp?NewsID=20 Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT Published on 6th September in the UK, Exit Music has gone straight in at the No 1 slot on the Sunday Times bestseller list, following a similar positioning for the paperback of The Naming of the Dead, published in July. index.asp?NewsID=18 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT In March Ian became the first ever recipient of the new Edinburgh Award, set up to honour the work of an outstanding Edinburgher. From a large number of public nominations, representing a cross section of people from the fields of arts, business, science and hospitality, the judging panel unanimously voted Ian Rankin as the inaugural winner. index.asp?NewsID=14 Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT Ian Rankin has won a British Book Award ('Nibbie') with The Naming of the Dead, which was the Worldbooks Crime Thriller of the Year. This is Ian's second consecutive win, as Fleshmarket Close carried off the Award two years ago. index.asp?NewsID=12 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT SMG TV Productions have aired several new feature-length episodes of REBUS, starring Ken Stott as the Scottish Inspector from Ian Rankin's bestselling novels, including The Black Book, A Question of Blood, Strip Jack, Let it Bleed, Fleshmarket Close and The Falls. index.asp?NewsID=24 Mon, 4 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT Ian recently appeared on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4. Find out which tracks Ian picked. index.asp?NewsID=9 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT A quick note to let people know some sad news. John Skinner, who came up with the idea for RebusTours - and then carried it through with great success - has died suddenly at the age of fifty-two. index.asp?NewsID=25 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT