For the latest podcast SWH! was back in Edinburgh to talk to mountaineer, storyteller, and writer, John D. Burns, and the story he has to...

I’ve said it before, but there is no doubt that short stories get a bad rap, and I’m not entirely sure why. Some of the finest books of...

Sometimes you start a book which defies your expectations to such an extent that the only thing to do is recalibrate and start again....

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali headed to Edinburgh to chat to writer Jemma Neville all about Constitution Street: finding hope in an age...

*Before you read this review I would advise you go to Rememberance Of Things Past – Part 1: A Review Of Charlie Laidlaw’s The Space...

This week sees Glasgow’s OB (Original Blogger) Pat Byrne’s Guide To Glasgow West End celebrate its 20th anniversary. When it comes to...

The Glasgow crime novel has a rich, varied and celebrated tradition. Many would cite William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw as the first true...

There are notable examples of films with the same theme being released roughly at the same time. Two Robin Hood movies appeared in 1991...

A quote which came to shape the nation’s politics was Margaret Thatcher’s claim in 1987 that, “..there’s no such thing as society”. Even...

From the 10th – 26th August, Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square Gardens (and George Street) once again becomes the place for book lovers to...

What is crime fiction? Discuss… It’s a question that has been nagging at me for a few years now. I used to think I knew what it looked...

Sometimes a novel comes out of nowhere to delight and surprise you, not following any current trends or themes. That is the case with The...

It’s hugely heartening that Young Adult fiction is alive and well and flourishing in Scotland, with recent examples, including Helen...

As Scots Whay Hae! moves towards its 10th year one writer in particular has been with us most of the way – the estimable Doug Johnstone....

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to Chief Executive of Ringwood Publishing Sandy Jamieson, one of their authors Dr Anne Pettigrew,...

With all the turmoil, storm and stress of recent times one literary voice has notably, and unexpectedly, been missing from much of the...

You wait ages for a good trilogy to come along then, appropriately, three turn up at once – or almost at once. In the last month or so...

When you come to a trilogy at the end it can feel like you have missed too much to truly understand what’s going on. I can’t imagine...

As regular visitors to SWH! will know, 404 Ink have, in a fairly short space of time, come to be recognised as a reliable mark of...

A new novel from Douglas Skelton is always reason for cheer so the recent publication of his latest, Thunder Bay (Polygon Books) was...