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As part of the BBC #LovetoRead campaign, an expert panel has chosen thirty books from Scottish authors, representing some of the finest writing Scotland has to offer and are asking people to vote for their favourites online at bbc.co.uk/scotlandsfavouritebook by August 26th.

These are the thirty books their experts chose. Please do not add any more to the list.
[source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland...]

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1	Lanark: A Life in Four Books by Alasdair Gray 4.09 avg rating — 8,244 ratings score: 491, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Panopticon by Jenni Fagan (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 6,129 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark 3.69 avg rating — 64,412 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks 3.76 avg rating — 116,217 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg 3.67 avg rating — 10,383 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The 39 Steps (Richard Hannay, #1) by John Buchan 3.59 avg rating — 49,504 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Morvern Callar (Morvern Callar Cycle, #1) by Alan Warner 3.70 avg rating — 4,974 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 61,308 ratings score: 170, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) by Arthur Conan Doyle 4.30 avg rating — 335,850 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Trainspotting (Mark Renton, #2) by Irvine Welsh 4.12 avg rating — 187,016 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	How Late It Was, How Late by James Kelman 3.60 avg rating — 4,876 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Sunset Song (A Scots Quair, #1) by Lewis Grassic Gibbon 4.01 avg rating — 5,763 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson 3.83 avg rating — 706,750 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Under the Skin by Michel Faber 3.75 avg rating — 30,772 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Trumpet by Jackie Kay (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 7,790 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Trick is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway 3.83 avg rating — 3,594 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling 4.47 avg rating — 11,889,088 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Wire in the Blood (Tony Hill & Carol Jordan, #2) by Val McDermid 4.17 avg rating — 21,216 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Knots and Crosses (Inspector Rebus, #1) by Ian Rankin (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 59,403 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Cutting Room (The Cutting Room, #1) by Louise Welsh (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 4,785 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	So I Am Glad by A.L. Kennedy 3.61 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 5,268 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Laidlaw by William McIlvanney 3.86 avg rating — 5,984 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Rob Roy (Waverley Novels, #4) by Walter Scott 3.69 avg rating — 10,510 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn = The Night Before We Sailed by Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Garnethill (Garnethill, #1) by Denise Mina (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 10,110 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Imagined Corners (Canongate Classic) by Willa Muir 3.83 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Cone Gatherers by Robin Jenkins 3.57 avg rating — 2,133 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The White Bird Passes by Jessie Kesson 3.72 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 249,679 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars