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There’s A Riot Going On: A Review Of Stuart Cosgrove’s Memphis 68: The Tragedy Of Southe
One of the most eagerly anticipated books of 2017, at least round our way, is Stuart Cosgrove’s Memphis 68: The Tragedy Of Southern Soul....
Nov 9, 20174 min read
What’s Love Got To Do With It?: A Review of Lesley Glaister’s The Squeeze…
It certainly doesn’t pull its punches when detailing what humans are capable of. Mostly set in Edinburgh, 1989-92, it opens with a short...
Nov 3, 20173 min read
Happy Accidents: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talk To Graeme Macrae Burnet…
Graeme Macrae Burnet. The primary reason was to discuss his latest novel, The Accident On The A35, but the conversation turns to the work...
Oct 26, 20171 min read
Whisky Words: A Review Of Iain Hector Ross’s The Whisky Dictionary…
If you believe the supermarkets, it’s already time to be thinking about Christmas. While this is clearly nonsense there is no harm in...
Oct 20, 20172 min read
The Road Less Travelled: A Review Of Graeme Macrae Burnet’s The Accident On The A35…
How do you follow a cultural touchstone – something which captures a moment, stands aside from what’s around it, and which moves from the...
Oct 13, 20173 min read
*Food For Thought: A Review Of Ron Butlin’s Billionaires’ Banquet…
For those whose reading habits include philosophy as well as literature this novel is a joy from start to finish as Butlin name checks,...
Sep 16, 20173 min read
Reporting Scotland: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Peter Ross…
On the latest podcast, Ali spoke to journalist Peter Ross about the follow-up to his 2014 book, Daunderlust: Dispatches From Unreported...
Sep 1, 20172 min read
Divine Intervention: A Review Of Charlie Laidlaw’s The Things We Learn When We’re Dead&#
I’ve been reading and reviewing a lot of crime fiction lately most of which is written using short, punchy prose which drives events...
Aug 29, 20173 min read
The Road Less Travelled: A Review Of Peter Ross’s The Passion Of Harry Bingo…
What a difference three years makes. Peter Ross’s previous book, Daundlerust: Dispatches From Unreported Scotland was published in the...
Aug 18, 20175 min read
Write On: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
We have tried to avoid the already sold-out and high-profile to give you an alternative and achievable schedule. FICTION’S MASTER...
Aug 11, 20172 min read
This Woman’s Work: A Review Of Triona Scully’s Nailing Jess
There are not many things better than a book which completely subverts expectations and takes you places unexpected. Few have done so...
Jul 31, 20173 min read
Closing Time: A Review Of Louise Welsh’s No Dominion…
There are always mixed feelings when a favoured series comes to an end. You want to see how things pan out, but there is also the...
Jul 27, 20173 min read
Going Underground: A Review Of Michael J Malone’s Dog Fight…
Glasgow and violence – writers have played no small part in making sure the two are seen as closely related. The 1935 novel No Mean City...
Jul 22, 20173 min read
Three Is The Magic Number: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Louise Welsh…
The latest podcast is an interview with one of our favourite guests, the writer Louise Welsh. Previously she has been on to talk not only...
Jul 20, 20171 min read
McQueer’s Folk: A Review Of Chris McQueer’s Hings…
Being funny on the page is notoriously difficult to pull off. There are good reasons most comedians don’t write comedy novels, or at...
Jul 13, 20173 min read
American Beauty: A Review Of Helen McClory’s Flesh Of The Peach…
It’s a novel about grief and self-loathing in southwest America, and how dealing with those emotions is as difficult and potentially...
Jul 6, 20173 min read
You’ve Got To Pick A Pocket: A Review Of Louise Hutcheson’s The Paper Cell…
The novella is a form of writing which has fallen out of favour in recent times, and that’s as bewildering as it is unfortunate. We are...
Jun 22, 20173 min read
Spoken Word & Music: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Andrew Greig…
For the latest podcast, Ali headed to Edinburgh to talk to poet, writer and musician, Andrew Greig. The first topic of conversation is...
Jun 21, 20171 min read
A Life In Pictures: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alasdair Gray & Kevin Brown…
The latest podcast is a fascinating conversation with two previous guests, the writer and artist, Alasdair Gray, and the driving force...
Jun 9, 20171 min read
Principle Players: A Review Of J. David Simons’ A Woman Of Integrity…
Running two narratives throughout a novel can be risky. They have to be distinct and equally engaging or readers will rush through one to...
Jun 2, 20174 min read
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