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by The Lone Ranger The Steep Approach to Garbadale by Iain Banks In at number 6 Time: 20 mins 51 secs Return with me now to the thrilling day of last Friday ... The last week. It is the end. I leave Iain Banks on the bench and wait. 20 mins 51 secs later: A young couple approach the bench.

Via Google Alerts, we learn that 'Readers in the Mist', a blog set up to allow for Blue Mountains (New South Wales, Australia) city council libraries members to share news and book reviews, has posted a short but concise review of The Steep Approach to Garbadale by contributor Vikci ('Alba'), who

Another month, another list of books read. I know how much you all love reading these lists. number9dream - David Mitchell I started this at the end of February. And, surprisingly, found it all a bit of a struggle. I say "surprisingly" because I've loved the previous two David Mitchell books that I've read - Cloud Atlas and Black Swan Green.

How lucky was I - 2 new Banks books in one week (well, about 9 days!). I prefer Banks writing Science Fiction, so decided to wait for Garbadale to come out in paperback. Which it did. I bought this a while ago, and decided to save it for my ho... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

The Steep Approach to Garbadale Iain Banks How lucky was I - 2 new Banks books in one week (well, about 9 days!). I prefer Banks writing Science Fiction, so decided to wait for Garbadale to come out in paperback.  Which it did.

Another official Iain Banks release date today, this time for the UK paperback edition of The Steep Approach to Garbadale, although copies may already be available in UK bookstores. Click on the cover image to read an extract from this novel of families and the games they play:

The February 2008 issue of The Socialist Review carries an interview with Iain, conducted by Patrick Ward. As you'd anticipate, there's plenty of political discussion, along with questions about both Matter and The Steep Approach to Garbadale and some thoughts on 'The Culture as Utopia'.

The Clare Maclean prize for Scottish Fiction is a new award that will be announced by the organisers of Aye Write!, the Bank of Scotland Book Festival on March 15th. The Steep Approach to Garbadale is one of six short-listed novels, all of which were first published in 2007, that have been nominated for the inaugural award.