Scotland's Favourite Book: The Top Ten
17 October 2016
Scotland has a long and rich literary tradition, from lyrical fantasies to gritty realism; with world-renowned authors from Robert Louis Stevenson to Muriel Spark and spanning genres from crime to science fiction. In the summer, viewers were asked to vote for their favourite Scottish book. From an initial longlist of 30 novels, selected by an expert panel curated by the Scottish Book Trust, here are the top ten books as revealed in a , along with some famous faces revealing their top reads. Peruse the full top 30 results .
Kirsty Wark introduces Scotland's Favourite Book
Scotland's Favourite Book
Kirsty Wark introduces the programme
10. James Hogg's The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Gary Lewis: Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Actor Gary Lewis introduces James Hogg's novel
9. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
8. Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin
7. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
Sanjeev Kohli: Trainspotting
The Still Game actor introduces Irvine Welsh's novel
6. Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone
Susan Calman: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The comedian introduces JK Rowling's book about a young magician
5. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
4. The Thirty-Nine Steps
Dame Evelyn Glennie: The Thirty-Nine Steps:
Glennie introduces John Buchan's novel
3. Lanark by Alasdair Gray
Tam Dean Burn: Lanark
The actor introduces Alasdair Gray's novel
2. The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Kirst Wark introduces the novel by the late Iain Banks
1. Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Nicola Sturgeon: Sunset Song
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon introduces Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel
Scotland's Favourite Book
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The nation鈥檚 top ten favourite Scottish novels are revealed
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The results of the vote to find your favourite Scottish novel
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