365

<p><b><i>365</i> is James Robertson''s innovative collection of 365 stories, each 365 words long.</b><br><br>In 2013, James Robertson wrote a story every day. Each was exactly 365 words long. A year later, on a daily basis, the stories were published on the <i>Five Dials</i> website. Now the 365 stories are gathered together in one volume. Some draw on elements of ancient myth and legend, others are outtakes from Scottish history and folklore; there are squibs and satires, songs and ballads in disguise, fairytales, stories inspired by dreams or in the form of interviews, and personal memories and observations.<br> Underpinning all of them are vital questions: Who are we? What are we doing here? What happens next? <br><br> <b>''Wow. James Robertson wrote a 365-word short story each day in 2013. They''ll be posted throughout 2014'' Ian Rankin, via Twitter</b><br><br> <b>''A great storyteller'' <i>The Times</i></b><br><br> <b>''One of Britain''s best contemporary novelists'' Irvine Welsh, <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br> James Robertson is the author of five novels, <i>The Professor of Truth</i>, <i>And the Land Lay Still</i>, <i>The Testament of Gideon Mack</i>, <i>Joseph Knight</i> and <i>The Fanatic</i>. <i>The Testament of Gideon Mack</i> was longlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and selected for Richard and Judy''s Book Club the following year. <i>Joseph Knight</i> was the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year in 2003 and <i>And the Land Lay Still</i> was recipient of the same prize in 2010.</p>