The interviews are from a variety of serial publications. Under each sequence the entries are arranged alphabetically by subtopic, if applicable, and then chronologically by date of publication.

Edinburgh/Scotland. Folios 1-47. ‘Sunday Telegraph’, 11 August 2002, about Edinburgh. 2 copies. ‘Spectator’, 21 October 2006, interview with Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith about Edinburgh. ‘Times’, 22 June 2009, about Edinburgh. 2 copies. ‘Sunday Post in10 Magazine’, 1 November 2015, about various places in Scotland that inspire Rankin.

Childhood and Ageing. Folios 48-120. ‘Guardian’, 2 March 1999, about his life growing up in Cardenden. 2 copies. ‘Herald Magazine’, 29 March 2008, about Rankin’s relationship with his parents. 2 copies. ‘Observer’, 23 January 2011, about turning 50. ‘Herald Magazine’, 31 October 2015, about his childhood in Cardenden. BBC Radio 4, 2017, annotated typescript of Ian Rankin's script for his appearance on Rufus Hound's BBC Radio 4 show 'My Teenage Diary', with Rankin's annotations.