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James Robertson (novelist)
Scottish writer
For other people named James Robertson, see James Robertson (disambiguation).
James Robertson (born 1958) is a Scottish writer who is the author of several novels, short stories and poetry collections.[1][2] Robertson was born in Sevenoaks, England but grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire.
He has published seven novels: The Fanatic, Joseph Knight, The Testament of Gideon Mack, And the Land Lay Still, The Professor of Truth, and To Be Continued… and News of the Dead. The Testament of Gideon Mack was long-listed for the 2006 Man Booker Prize.
Robertson also runs an independent publishing company called Kettillonia, and is a co-founder (with Matthew Fitt and Susan Rennie) and general editor of the Scots language imprint Itchy Coo (produced by Black & White Publishing), which produces books in Scots for children and young people.
Early life
Robertson was born in Sevenoaks in Kent in 1958.