On 19 March, 1987, Ian Rankin got caught in a sudden snow storm walking home from work. He stopped off at his local Tesco to buy a steak and a good bottle of red, because he’d had a book published that day. It was a novel called Knots & Crosses, and was about a detective called John Rebus.There’s more, including this wonderful quote from Rankin, “[Knots & Crosses, the first John Rebus book] just seemed to be published and then die.” To put it all in perspective, Rebus, “now accounts for one in ten of all UK crime novels sold.”
When asked how he’d be spending Monday’s anniversary, Rankin told The Scotsman, “I’ll be writing. Scribble, scribble, scribble. Because you’re only as good as your next book, not the book you wrote 20 years ago!”
(Hat tip to Sandra Ruttan.)
1 comment:
A very Happy Birthday to Rebus...surely I would go thru the entire book....such a wonderful tale...I was expecting few more lines when I reached the bottom-line...good post..keep it up and in case u want to check some stuffs on birthday...u can take a trip at my blog...I also have a collection of some really cute egreetings...cheers :)
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