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...

Claire MacLeary For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Claire MacLeary about her trilogy of Aberdeen set crime novels, Cross Purpose,...

One of the defining characteristics of most successful crime series is to have protagonists who readers look forward to spending time...

There are a couple of books which came out last year which have remained on the SWH! ‘must-read’ pile, and which will be reviewed on...

For the latest podcast Ali spoke to the poet Nadine Aisha Jassat about her new collection of poems, Let Me Tell You This. It starts with...

Ali & David Keenan: Photo Credit Imogen Pelham Last month in Mono there was the Glasgow launch of David Keenan’s latest novel For The...

From today (14th) Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write! is the only show in town for lovers of fact, fiction, food, poetry, prose,...

It’s always a risk when a writer leaves well-loved characters and places behind to move on to something new. David F. Ross completed his...

One of the joys of reviewing on these pages is that every now and again you are sent a novel about which you know nothing, and it doesn’t...

*A version of this review first appeared on the Books From Scotland website. Head there & sign up to their newsletter to never miss an...