The articles are in either typescript and published format and are noted as such. The published articles are from a variety of serial publications. The entries are arranged alphabetically by the title of the periodical.

Typescript of an article in an email to Darren Hardy, 29 July 2002, by Ian Rankin on growing up with books, for ‘Blackwell's Christmas Catalogue’. Folio 1.

Photocopy of an article, 23 January 2010, ‘Me and my school photo’, by Ian Rankin on his childhood, from ‘Daily Mail’. Folios 2-3.

Press cutting of an article, June 2017, ‘We never stop worrying about our children, whether they’re 15 or 50’, by Ian Rankin on his children, from ‘Good Housekeeping’. Folio 4.

Press cutting of an article, 5 February 1998, ‘I wish I’d written’, by Ian Rankin on growing up and his introduction to literature, from ‘The Guardian’. Folio 5.

Press cutting of an article, 13 December 2007, ‘Pieces of me’, by Ian Rankin on items that are important to him and his personal life, from ‘The Guardian’. Folios 6-7.

Photocopy of an article, 22 October 2005, ‘My Weekend Retreat’, by Ian Rankin on his travels to Orkney, from ‘The Herald’. Folio 8.

Photocopy of an article, 2 March 2003, ‘My week’, by Ian Rankin on his daily life, from ‘The Independent on Sunday’. Folio 9.

Photocopy of an article, 23 November 2008, ‘My other life’, by Ian Rankin on his fantasy career as a rock star, from ‘The Observer’. Folio 10.

Article, June 2003, 'Our Britain', by Ian Rankin on his life and feeling ‘British’, in ‘Reader's Digest’. Includes letter to Rankin from Katherine Walker, Editor-in-Chief. Folios 11-90.

Typescript of an article, 7 February 2003, ‘Our Britain’, by Ian Rankin, in an email to Tim Bouquet at ‘Reader’s Digest’. Folio 91.

Photocopy of an article, 27 October 2002, ‘Picked up the OBE, quick pint in rebus’s local after’, by Ian Rankin on his personal life, including receiving his OBE, from ‘Scotland on Sunday’. Folio 92.

Article and photocopy of article, 16 January 1999, ‘Back on the beach’, by Ian Rankin on visiting St Andrews in his childhood, from ‘The Scotsman Weekend’. 2 copies. Folios 93-122.

Annotated typescript of article, 1998, ‘Back on the beach’, by Ian Rankin on St Andrews and his childhood, for ‘The Scotsman Weekend’, with author's annotations; with related developmental notes. Folios 123-130.

Photocopy of an article, January 2014, ‘My black heart’, by Ian Rankin on visiting the Black Isle, Cromarty, from ‘Scottish Field Magazine’. Folios 131-138.

Photocopy of an article, 2 July 2015, 'One More Cup of Coffee…', by Ian Rankin on his relationship with coffee, from ‘Shortlist’. Folios 139-141.

Typescript of an article, 2015, 'One More Cup of Coffee…', by Ian Rankin on his relationship with coffee, for ‘Shortlist’; with related developmental notes. Folios 142-145.