David F. Ross

Signed copies of ‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’ will be on sale at A State Of Mind’s pop-up shop launch at St James Quarter, Edinburgh.

The cover for David’s sixth book, Dashboard Elvis Is Dead, has been revealed. You can pre-order the book now from the links below:

David will be appearing at the Newark Book Festival, discussing Music in Fiction.

David will be appearing at the Book Nook Festival in Stewarton.

David will be appearing at the Readers and Writers Festival, London.

David’s sixth book - ‘Dashboard Elvis Is Dead’ - will be published by Orenda Books in December 2022.

David will be appearing at MODA’s McEwan’s Hall in Edinburgh as part of a spoken word event.

David compiled five books for Grab This Book’s ‘Decades’ Library.

David features on Eight Albums.

David is interviewed in Issue 18 of ‘View From The Allotment End’, the North Ferriby FC Fanzine. .

David’s article, ‘Rangers’ Resurrection Shuffle’ is published in Nutmeg Magazine #23

David appears on WGXC: 90.7FM New York State radio ‘Catskill Cabin Getaway’ programme. .

David appears on A Celtic State of Mind’s ‘Screamacelica’ programme. .

David appears on the Over Our Garden Wall Podcast.

David appears at the launch of George Paterson’s ‘The Girl, The Crow, The Writer And The Fighter’. (Click below to watch. David appears at around 19 minutes in.) .

There’s Only One Danny Garvey has been shortlisted for Scottish Fiction Book of the Year, 2021 by The Saltire Society.

David has contributed to ‘A Perfect Reminder, The Story Of The Trashcan Sinatras’ by Craig McAllister.

‘When David met George’: David interviews George Paterson, author of the book, The Girl, The Crow, The Writer and The Fighter.

David is one of six authors who contributed to a film entitled ‘Love, Ayrshire’, commissioned for the Tidelines Literature Festival.

David is appearing at Stereo, Glasgow to support the launch of ‘Voodoo Daze’ by Stephen Watt and Jason Golaup.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey, reviewed by Ian Aspinall.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey, reviewed by Late Tackle Magazine.

David appears on the Old Firm Facts podcast.

David appears on The Mark Thomas ‘Mood Music’ show.

David is in conversation with George Paterson at Into Creative for World Books Day.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey, reviewed in ‘Football Book Reviews’.

David writes for The Guardian: Top Ten Books About Football.

David in conversation with Alistair Braidwood, for Scots Whay Hae Podcast.

‘Danny Garvey’ is featured in Quick Book Reviews podcast. Episode 92.

David, ‘In Conversation’ with Stuart Cosgrove for the launch of There’s Only One Danny Garvey.

David appears on BBC Scotland’s Afternoon Show.

‘Just a boy’s game’: Review of ‘Danny Garvey’ by Alistair Braidwood.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey is published by Orenda Books.

David appears on BBC’s ‘Off The Ball’.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey, reviewed in ‘The Bookbag'.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey features in Compulsive Readers Best Books of 2020.

There’s Only One Danny Garvey, reviewed by Tony J Hill.

David features on Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In.

David features in Scots Whay Hae’s ‘Best of 2020’ podcast.

‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’ reviewed by Anne Cater.

The ebook version of ‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’ is published.

‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’ reviewed by George Paterson for Into Creative

‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’, reviewed in The Bert’s Books Podcast

‘The Soundtrack to Danny Garvey’, an interview with Into Creative

There’s Only One Danny Garvey’, David’s fifth book, will be published in paperback by Orenda Books on 21st January, 2021

‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’, David’s fifth book, will be published in e-book format by Orenda Books on 21st November, 2020

The cover for ‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’ is revealed.

David’s article ‘The Joyful Kilmarnock Blues (Revisited)’, is published in Nutmeg Magazine #17

‘Miraculous’, reviewed by John Welsh

‘Miraculous’, reviewed by Liam Rudden, The Scotsman

‘Miraculous’, the film adaptation of The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas, is available to watch online

‘Miraculous’, David’s adaptation of The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas, is to be filmed and released online.

‘Miraculous,’ reviewed by Thom Dibdin, All Edinburgh Theatre

‘Miraculous’ (David’s adaptation of his novel ‘The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas) will premiere on Ayr Gaiety’s Lockdown Channel, starring Tam Dean Burn, Sarah McCardie and Colin McCredie, and directed by Stuart Hepburn.

David’s article ‘A Brave New World’ is published by Reform Scotland.

David’s article ‘Artificial Field Of Dreamers’ appears in the Killie Hippo Fanzine.

David is appearing in ‘Banged Up With Razor Cuts Vol.2’. Show premieres at 8pm.

David’s love letter to five-a-side football is published in The Guardian.

David is reading The Last Days of Disco is its entirety throughout April. Produced by Into Creative.

David appears on Nutmeg Magazine’s podcast Episode 45.

‘Artificial Field of Dreamers’; David’s piece about five and seven-a-side football is published in Nutmeg Magazine #15

David is appearing at Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow as part of the annual Orenda Books UK Roadshow.

David is appearing on the Shoot The Breeze! football podcast

David is appearing at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock for the Sound of Young Scotland event as part of Book Week Scotland.

‘Because She’s Worth It’, David’s play for Short Attention Span Theatre, is on at the Rum Shack, Glasgow.

‘Because She’s Worth It’, David’s play for Short Attention Span Theatre, is on at the Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh.

David is appearing at the Brain Game for Marie Curie UK, in Glasgow. He will be offering the opportunity to bid to become an actual character in his next book in support of the charity.

David is appearing at The Ramones Museum, Berlin with David Keenan.

David is appearing at Euphorie, Cologne with David Keenan.

‘Schotten Dicht’ (The German translation of ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’) is published by Heyne Hardcore.

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, The Spectator.

The Kilmarnock launch of ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, at Mamitas, Bank Street, Kilmarnock. Moderated by Sergio Burns.

The article: ‘Engineering Archie: The Godfather of Stadium Design’ by David F. Ross is published in the new Nutmeg Magazine #11.

David is interviewed by Sergio Burns for Ayrshire Magazine.

David will be appearing at ‘JB Barrington & Friends’ promoted by Razur Cuts. The Flying Duck, Glasgow. Doors open 7.30pm.

Read an extract of ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’ in Books From Scotland: The Best of Scottish Books.

David is appearing at Love Music, Glasgow in support of Record Store Day.

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, NB Magazine

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, Raven Crime Reads

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, The Skinny

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, The Wee Review

David’s fourth book, ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’ is published by Orenda Books.

The Glasgow launch of ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, at Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. Moderated by Alistair Braidwood. 7pm.

David will be appearing on the BBC Radio Scotland Afternoon Show, talking to Janice Forsyth about ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’.

David will be appearing on BBC Radio Scotland’s ‘Off The Ball’ show

Book Review: ‘Welcome To The Heady Heights’, Scots Whay Hae.

Hear David being interviewed by Carley Schweitzer of Detroit radio station CJAM, talking about ‘Ashes To Activists’.

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.

‘Because She’s Worth It’ – a short piece dramatic piece written by David – features in the Scottish contemporary literature magazine, Razur Cuts Vol VI.

Welcome To The Heady Heights, David’s 4th novel, will be published on 21st March 2018. Now available to pre-order.

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.

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.

‘An Evening With David F Ross’ at Ayr Writers Club, Dalkeith Road, Ayr. (Members only)

David’s article ‘Oh Bondage, Up Yours’ is published in Nutmeg Magazine, Issue 9.

David will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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David’s fourth novel, WELCOME TO THE HEADY HEIGHTS, will be published by Orenda Books in March 2019

Photoshoot with Vogue photographer, Tibor Bozi.

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David will be appearing (with Bobby Bluebell) at The Lovelace, Munich.

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David will be appearing at the launch of Martin Geraghty’s new novel ‘A Mind Polluted’, at Behind The Wall, Falkirk.

David is appearing on Deustchland Radio.

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David will be appearing (with The Miraculous Vespas) at Love Music Glasgow’s annual Record Store Day Festival.

Review of ‘Schotten Rock’ in Tracks Magazine.

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David will be appearing at the Cologne Literature Festival.

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‘Schotten Rock’ (The Rise & Fall of the Miraculous Vespas) is released in Germany, published by Heyne Hardcore (Random House).

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The video trailer for ‘Schotten Rock’ has been released.

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David will be appearing at the Dick Institute, Kilmarnock in conversation with Alistair Braidwood.