I thought Newton's Wake got a fair number of namechecks and references; not as many as it might have done if the interview were just a plug for MacLeod's latest, but still fair in the context of his other eight or so novels.

Yes, I don't really feel at all miffed; good book and good discussion, so I won both ways.

label them "British in spirit".

Oh, well, that's a whole different ball game... :)