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Donald S Murray was on the panel at Lerwick Town Hall on Saturday night (January 21) to discuss the Church of Scotland’s relevance in Shetland.
Barbara Dinnage supported Donald in arguing against the Althing Social Group motion that ‘da Kirk’ is no longer relevant to life in Shetland. They were joined in the debate by Cameron Mackenzie and Chris Horrix, who argued in favour of the motion.
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Donald S Murray has penned a short essay about his North American research trip for an upcoming book and to promote his work at the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
In the short essay, he reflects on his travels in the United States and Canada and the valuable opportunities they provided.
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Donald S Murray is hitting TV screens again in a BBC Alba programme partly based on his germ warfare book In a Veil of Mist.
Plaigh air Bord is being broadcast at 9 pm on Tuesday, January 3.
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Donald S Murray's latest literary effort, The Call of the Cormorant, has been spotlighted by Scotsman journalist Allan Massie as one of the books of 2022.
Writing in his just-published book review of 2022, Massie said: “Among Scottish writers, Donald S Murray satisfyingly extended his range with The Cry (sic) of the Cormorant, based on the life of a Faroese fantasist and artist who contrived to get mixed up with the Nazis, broadcasting in wartime from Berlin; a remarkable story, elegantly and compellingly told.”
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The Call of the Cormorant has been named the Press and Journal’s Book of the Week on November 13, 2022, and awarded 10/10.
In her review, Mia Kellner states: “A beautifully written novel, the prose sweeps off the page like the seabirds of the Faroes as Murray evokes wonder and disapproval in the vivid depiction of Karl Einarsson, a man whose attempts at self-creation inevitably veered towards self-destruction.”
