Nicola’s Summer Reading List

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Rev. Stuart Campbell

Now that Nicola Sturgeon is finally free of her gruelling MSP workload, which could give her anything up to two extra hours of spare time a week, she might like to start making a proper dent in the contents of her fully-loaded bookshelves.

(At least until they’re seized and sold under the Proceeds Of Crime Act.)

So we thought we’d offer up a few suggestions.

Sturgeon was of course always keen to promote Scottish authors (well, at least one Scottish author, anyway), and we’ve always been massive fans of thriller writer and big independence supporter Chris Brookmyre.

And as luck would have it, his catalogue covers a lot of her interests.

This one might remind her of her careful scrutiny of SNP finances.

This one rather speaks for itself.

She’s probably already familiar with this one.

And this one.

This one, named after the idea of failing to notice a slowly-developing perilous situation, features a secretly gay Scottish political figure called Peter, scandal in the Scottish Parliament and one of the protagonists going to prison. Fun!

This one will remind her of the exciting period in her life from 2010 to 2026.

Although now she’s got her licence she might want to take a break and get away from it all on the open road (just not in the campervan or the Jag).

But it’s probably safe to say she’ll identify most with this one.

And as for how this one turns out, we’ll all have to wait and see.

Have a lovely summer, Nicola. Try not to sweat too much. And remember – if you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

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Morgatron says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:20 pm

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.

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Albert Herring says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:23 pm

I’ll stick with Dostoyevsky.

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duncanio says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:23 pm

I would have thought that The Lavender Hill Mob might also feature.

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Simone says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:34 pm

Have you got shares in Chris Brookmyre’s publisher?

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Muscleguy says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:38 pm

Or
A Tale Told In Blood And Hard Black Fancy Pen

And for an over title of the whole lot Pandaemonium.

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agentx says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:52 pm

“The former First Minister was scheduled to interview author Kirsty Lockwood next week about her debut novel We Know What You Did, but has been removed from all the promotional materials for the cosy chat.”
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We Know What You Did – a very apt book title.

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Brotyboy says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:53 pm

If you watched HIGNFY last night and saw the first item, which was about 12 minutes on the Murrell scandal you’ll have realised that Scotland is a laughing stock right now.
And how perspicacious of Alex to tell her that Leader and Chief Exec could/should not be a lavender couple.

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100%Yes says:

30 May, 2026 at 4:53 pm

From Grand Tour to the sewer. Quite a legacy it’ll take some beating.

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100%Yes on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “From Grand Tour to the sewer. Quite a legacy it’ll take some beating.” May 30, 16:53

Brotyboy on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “If you watched HIGNFY last night and saw the first item, which was about 12 minutes on the Murrell scandal…” May 30, 16:53

agentx on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: ““The former First Minister was scheduled to interview author Kirsty Lockwood next week about her debut novel We Know What…” May 30, 16:52

Muscleguy on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “Or A Tale Told In Blood And Hard Black Fancy Pen And for an over title of the whole lot…” May 30, 16:38

Simone on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “Have you got shares in Chris Brookmyre’s publisher?” May 30, 16:34

duncanio on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “I would have thought that The Lavender Hill Mob might also feature.” May 30, 16:23

Albert Herring on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “I’ll stick with Dostoyevsky.” May 30, 16:23

Morgatron on Nicola’s Summer Reading List: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.” May 30, 16:20

twathater on Marvola The Memory Woman: “YL, THAT deserves a round of applause” May 30, 15:58

Dan on Friends Without Benefits: “From the text of the linked article… “It also bears repeating that this case concerned party funds, not public money,…” May 30, 15:53

GM on Marvola The Memory Woman: “An self satisifed, elitish panel of ponces. Standard patter for that program. I want Sturgeon in front of a judge,…” May 30, 15:32

Young Lochinvar on Marvola The Memory Woman: “D Have tried several times to give your post the benefit of the doubt and find it funny, but, sorry,…” May 30, 15:24

Tinto Chiel on Off-topic: “Hi, Marie: replied along similar lines but I seem to have fallen foul of our host’s moderation rules. Will stand…” May 30, 15:17

Onlooker on Friends Without Benefits: “From Wee Ginger Dug: “I’m certainly not going to defend Peter Murrell here. £400,000 is a lot of money to…” May 30, 15:06

Onlooker on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Fuck these anti-Scottish English halfwits. And the BBC too.” May 30, 14:52

Onlooker on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Pity this madness has allowed all these normally quiet anti-Scottish English middle class clowns to have their faw-faw at Sturgeon’s,…” May 30, 14:48

Onlooker on Marvola The Memory Woman: “I like how she’s trying to appeal to the middle class ‘sisterhood’, slagging off men en masse as usual. She…” May 30, 14:44

findlay on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Thanks for that. I assume a matrimonial home would mean it’s jointly owned. Murrell is frequently referred to as an…” May 30, 14:32

100%Yes on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Under pressure for sure!!! Who owns the House and who paid for the mortgage? Why is the MSM not really…” May 30, 13:27

findlay on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Ex husband? I thought they were still married. Or have I missed the divorce?” May 30, 12:46

Fearghas MacFhionnlaigh on Marvola The Memory Woman: “See DAVID DAVIS’s Westminster Speech (video and transcript) on Wings Over Scotland: THE STORIES THAT ARE TRUE (Posted on March…” May 30, 11:53

Geri on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Another lie no doubt. She claimed in a TV interview, at her pretendy home with Peter sitting there, that she…” May 30, 11:13

agentx on Marvola The Memory Woman: “It’s brilliant: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002wyvs/have-i-got-news-for-you-series-71-episode-9” May 30, 11:12

agentx on Marvola The Memory Woman: “https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002wyvs/have-i-got-news-for-you-series-71-episode-9 Brilliant – watch the first 13 minutes 🙂” May 30, 11:08

robertkknight on Marvola The Memory Woman: “…Not only that, but no action taken with regard to those who blatantly lied under oath and clearly attempted to…” May 30, 10:50

paul on Marvola The Memory Woman: “The question that is vexing me, and no doubt the entire nation, is whether ladies underwear identified by the police…” May 30, 10:39

Kenneth Coutts on The Final Robbery: “Jeez, is that narcissistic or what , me me me. They are all traitors , sell outs , hing oots.…” May 30, 10:05

MaryB on Marvola The Memory Woman: “She tried describing Peter Murrell as a mysogenist this week. That’s a new angle for her to get the sympathy…” May 30, 09:39

SilentMajority on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Maybe even her self-conceited attitude knew that to be anywhere near a book titled ‘We Know What You Did’ was…” May 30, 09:00

Dan on Marvola The Memory Woman: “Aye, and let’s not forget other examples of the linked corruption. Just how could Alphabetty Miss H have stated so…” May 30, 08:58

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