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    Rose Ruane ‘Birding’ (Book Review)

    A novel that proves you can come of age at any age. Lydia is ...

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    Louise Holland

    Douglas Skelton ‘The Hollow Mountain’ (Book Review)

    In terms of crime fiction, few writers have the stylistic range that Douglas Skelton ...

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    Alistair Braidwood

    Andrew O’Hagan – Caledonian Road (book review)

    An epic novel examining the complex lives of a cast of characters whose stories ...

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    Alistair Braidwood

    Book Review – The Secrets of Blythswood Square by Sara Sheridan

    Although it begins on Edinburgh’s Calton Hill, Sara Sheridan’s latest novel, The Secrets of ...

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    Alistair Braidwood

    Book Review – Like Love: Essays and Conversations by Maggie Nelson

    Maggie Nelson’s (Bluets, The Argonauts) latest work, Like Love: Essays and Conversations, is both ...

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    Ambrose Kelly

    Val McDermid on Darkland Tales, why the story of Queen Macbeth appealed, and her thoughts on the popularity of crime fiction.

    Polygon’s Darkland Tales have quickly become an essential series of books, offering the reader ...

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    Alistair Braidwood

    Visual Artist Andrew Cranston speaks to SNACK about his involvement in ‘Earthly Rewards’ published by thi-wurd.

    thi wurd is a Glasgow-based international platform for writers, led by editor Alan McMunnigall. ...

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    Natalie Jayne Clark

    Book Review – Poor Things by Alasdair Gray

    As Yorgos Lanthimos’ film adaptation of Alasdair Gray’s novel Poor Things has received not ...

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    Alistair Braidwood