21 Jul 2025

Liam McIlvanney on football, calling NZ home and his new crime novel

From Nights, 9:25 pm on 21 July 2025

Liam McIlvanney is the inaugural Stuart Professor of Scottish Studies and Director of the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago. He holds degrees from the universities of Glasgow and Oxford. 

He is also a crime novelist. He joins Emile Donovan to talk about his fifth novel, The Good Father.

The Good Father, is Liam McIlvanney's fifth book of fiction

The Good Father, is Liam McIlvanney's fifth book of fiction Photo: Bonnier Books Ltd