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Marginalia: Nasim Rebecca Asl and Kevin P. Gilday’s new night at The Stand deftly combines literature and comedy

A poet, a stand-up comedian, an author, and an ex-politician walk into a bar… ...

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Natalie Jayne Clark 08/04/2025

Craig A. Smith on Love, Loss, and the Shaping of Modern Scotland (interview)

Craig A. Smith’s 2013 debut novel, The Mile, was one of the few to ...

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Alistair Braidwood 08/04/2025

Heather Parry on Class, Sexual Liberty, and Bodily Autonomy

Heather Parry is a Glasgow-based writer and editor, originally from South Yorkshire, who is ...

Megan Willis 09/03/2025

Karen Campbell on Queit Voices, Gentle Hands, and Resilience

Karen Campbell’s previous novel Paper Cup tackled homelessness and mental health and it resonated ...

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Alistair Braidwood 07/03/2025

Books

10 Books from Scotland for 2025

Looking back, 2024 was another notable year for Scottish writing, with many of the ...

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Alistair Braidwood 18/02/2025

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Strange Beach – Oluwaseun Olayiwola (Book review)

Strange Beach is an evocative debut collection from poet and choreographer Oluwaseun Olayiwola that ...

Keira Brown 11/02/2025

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DONNA MATTHEW Remembering Myself (Book Review)

When I read this collection, in a single flinching sitting, it felt like I ...

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Natalie Jayne Clark 10/12/2024

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ADAM ZMITH Solemates: A History of Our Fetish for Feet (Book Review)

Adam Zmith’s Solemates: A History of Our Fetish for Feet is a prismatic look ...

Lucy Fitzgerald 10/12/2024

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ALAN TAYLOR Edinburgh: The Autobiography (Book Review)

With Edinburgh: The Autobiography, Alan Taylor does for the nation’s capital what he has ...

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Alistair Braidwood 10/12/2024

Ten Best Scottish Books of 2024

2024 has been another year of notable publications. There have been delightful debuts, memorable ...

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Alistair Braidwood 05/12/2024

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NADA SHAWA Book: Indigenous Soul: Gaza and me

Nada Shawa is a Palestinian poet and dancer who moved to Scotland alone at ...

Marianne Tambini 15/11/2024

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Bobby Gant – A Decade of Drinking with Ghosts (book review)

Barnsley-born writer Bobby Gant brings us A Decade of Drinking with Ghosts, his first ...

Louise Holland 14/11/2024

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