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Book Review – Strega by Johanne Lykke Holm

Violence is not always brusque or obvious. It hides, quiet, creeping, historically handed down ...

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Ambrose Kelly 24/10/2023

Book Review – Catch The Moments As They Fly by Zoë Strachan

When Zoë Strachan’s debut novel Negative Space was published, back in 2002, it announced ...

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Alistair Braidwood 23/10/2023

Book Review – Motion Sickness by Lynne Tillman

Motion Sickness, the latest novel from acclaimed cult author Lynne Tillman (Weird Fucks, Haunted ...

Louise Holland 19/10/2023

Book Review – Anamnesis by Iona Lee

Iona Lee’s debut poetry collection is like Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory: everything here is ...

Natalie Jayne Clark 18/10/2023

Book Review – Our Strangers by Lydia Davis

Our Strangers, Lydia Davis’ latest short story collection, covers tales about tiny insects, golf ...

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Keira Brown 17/10/2023

Interview – Ron Butlin on So Many Lives And All of Them Are Yours

When people ask for a Scottish book recommendation, the answer I most commonly give ...

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Alistair Braidwood 13/10/2023

READ – SNACK Guide To The Best Bookshops In Scotland

It’s September, officially the beginning of autumn, and perhaps unofficially the time of year ...

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Ambrose Kelly 21/09/2023

LGBTQ+ freshers guide 2023

Calling all freshers: you may find yourself in a brand new city, just as ...

Jonny Stone 21/09/2023

BOOK REVIEW – Rebecca Smith’s Rural: The Lives of the Working Class Countryside

According to the Registers of Scotland, 83% of the population live in urban areas. ...

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Alistair Braidwood 15/09/2023

Interview – Iona Lee on her new poetry collection and the inspiration behind it

Iona Lee has long been at the forefront of the live poetry and spoken ...

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Alistair Braidwood 15/09/2023

INTERVIEW – David Shrigley, Jeremy Deller & Michael Pedersen (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023)

The Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2023 theme ‘The Joy of Words’ looks at celebrating ...

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Keira Brown 05/08/2023

Interview: Andrew O’Hagan on his Fringe debut ‘The Ballad of Truman Capote’ & ‘From Page To Screen: Mayflies’ at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023

Andrew O’Hagan is a name we would usually connect with fine novels such as ...

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Keira Brown 05/08/2023

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