Hear David being interviewed by Carley Schweitzer of Detroit radio station CJAM, talking about ‘Ashes To Activists’..
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David is one of 16 writers, poets and artists (including Dr John Cooper Clarke, Pauline Black, Murray Lachlan Young, Stephen Watt and John Robb) to have been invited to write a short piece commemorating the 16th anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer. In support of the Joe Strummer Foundation, the publication ‘Ashes To Activists’ can be downloaded from the Foundation’s website.
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‘Because She’s Worth It’ – a short piece dramatic piece written by David – features in the Scottish contemporary literature magazine, Razur Cuts Vol VI.
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Welcome To The Heady Heights, David’s 4th novel, will be published on 21st March 2018. Now available to pre-order.
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The video trailer for David’s new novel, ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’ has been released, with Chris McQueer narrating, music by Bobby Bluebell and film sequences by David Stirling.
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David will be appearing at North Ayrshire Libraries Reader's Day, with Denise Mina, Gordon J Brown and Helen Sedgewick.
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‘Chris McQueer and David F Ross in conversation’, Imprint Festival, Dick Institute, Kilmarnock.
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‘An Evening With David F Ross’ at Ayr Writers Club, Dalkeith Road, Ayr. (Members only)
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David’s article ‘Oh Bondage, Up Yours’ is published in Nutmeg Magazine, Issue 9.
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David will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
David’s fourth novel, WELCOME TO THE HEADY HEIGHTS, will be published by Orenda Books in March 2019
David will be appearing (with Bobby Bluebell) at The Lovelace, Munich.
David will be appearing at the launch of Martin Geraghty’s new novel ‘A Mind Polluted’, at Behind The Wall, Falkirk.
David will be appearing (with The Miraculous Vespas) at Love Music Glasgow’s annual Record Store Day Festival.
‘Schotten Rock’ (The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas) is released in Germany, published by Heyne Hardcore (Random House).
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David will be appearing at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock in conversation with Alistair Braidwood.
David will be appearing at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow supporting Ayrshire band, Losing Ground.
David will be appearing at the Culture NL Encounters Festival, at Wishaw Library.
David will be appearing at the Ness Book Festival, Inverness.
David will be interviewing John Niven as part of the Imprint Festival, Ayrshire.
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David will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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‘Schotten Rock’ – the German translation of ‘The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas’ – will be published by Random House in Spring 2018.
The Man Who Loved Islands made the longlist of The Guardian’s ‘Not The Booker Prize 2017’.
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A signed copy of The Disco Days Trilogy, and the rare Miraculous Vespas vinyl single is being auctioned as part of The Authors For Grenfell support fund.
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David is appearing on The Janice Forsyth Show, talking to Grant Stott about The Man Who Loved Islands.
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‘Morrissey Built My Bookshelf’; an article written by David for Bookanista.
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The launch of David’s new book, ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’, will be held in the Admiral Bar in Glasgow.
David’s third novel, The Man Who Loved Islands is published today.
David will be appearing at ‘Aye!’: Bavarian-Scottish Festival of Literature in Regensburg, Germany.
'The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas' named no.5 in Segnalibro's top 10 books of 2016.
'The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas' makes Scots Whay Hae's best books of 2016 list. Listen to David in conversation with SWH's Alistair Braidwood.
David’s third novel, ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’ will be published in April 2017.
Trailers for David’s forthcoming book ‘Glaswegian Rhapsody’ are released.
David will be appearing at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock with Hardeep Singh Kohli and special guests Losing Ground, for Book Week Scotland.
David appears on a special 'Music Routes' show for Radio Summerhall, playing some of his favourite 7-inch vinyl records.
David will be interviewing Stuart Cosgrove at the Imprint Book Festival, Ayrshire.
‘Schotten Disco’ reviewed. 5/5 ‘Book of the Month’ by German magazine Musik Express.
David is appearing at the Tidelines Book Festival in Irvine.
David will be touring 'Schotten Disco' - the translated German version of The Last Days of Disco - in Germany. There will be readings and televised appearances in Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin.
‘Fuck Thatcher, Let’s Dance!’: ‘Schotten Disco’ reviewed by Spiegel Online.
David will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
‘Schotten Disco’ (the German translation of ‘The Last Days Of Disco’) is now available to pre-order from Heyne Hardcore (Random House)
David will be appearing at Waterstones Piccadilly in London as part of the Orenda Books roadshow.
David is appearing at Love Music Glasgow, for 'Record Store Day 2016', reading from The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas.
The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas is named 'Book of the Week' by The Press & Journal.
The Last Days Of Disco is named in the prestigious 'Best First Novel of 2016 Award' long list of 12, by The Authors Club in London.
David is appearing on BBC Scotland's 'Off The Ball' programme with Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.
The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas is named 'Paperback of the Week' by The Herald Scotland. (See link to review)
David will be signing copies of ‘The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas’ in Mamitas Coffee House, in Bank Street Kilmarnock from 12 noon.
David will be appearing at the Aye Write Book Festival in Glasgow for the official launch of ‘The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas’
The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas: Publication Day.
‘The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas’ Blog Tour begins.
A signed first edition copy of The Last Days of Disco raises £200 at an auction in support of Motor Neurone Disease charities.
1st November 2015:
The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas is scheduled for publication. E-book format publication date: 18th December 2015. Paperback publication date: 15th February 2016.
The Last Days of Disco goes on sale in USA, Australia and New Zealand.
The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas cover revealed.
9th October 2015:
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David introduces ‘Val McDermid in conversation with Zoe Strachan’ for East Ayrshire Council’s Imprint Festival.
18th September 2015:
The Last Days of Disco has been acquired by Heyne CORE – a division of Random House – and will be published in German in Autumn 2016.
A signed first edition copy of The Last Days of Disco raises £450 at an auction in support of the Scottish Circle; a charitable organisation aimed at empowering women and creating opportunities to eradicate poverty.
David is appearing at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock for the ‘Kilmarnock Voices’ event. Tickets £5.
See David’s ‘Scottish Book Trust’ profile at http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/profile-author/117202
David is appearing on BBC Radio Scotland programme ‘Off The Ball’ with Tam Cowan and Stuart Cosgrove.
The Ayrshire launch of The Last Days of Disco, at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock.
14th May 2015:
David will be appearing at CrimeFest, Bristol.
21st April 2015:
Aye Write Festival, Glasgow In conversation with Hardeep Singh Kohli and Grant Hill.
8th April 2015:
Appearing at Hull Central Library as part of Hull City of Culture programme. ‘Head In A Book’.
26th March 2015:
The Glasgow launch of The Last Days of Disco at Waterstones Argyle Street, Glasgow. In conversation with John Morrison.
24th March 2015:
The Edinburgh launch of The Last Days of Disco at Looking Glass Books, Quartermile, Edinburgh. In conversation with Bobby Bluebell.
15th March:
Publication day.