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Covering Crime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Douglas Skelton...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Ali spoke to crime writer, and returning guest, Douglas Skelton to talk about the latest entry in the...
May 24, 20242 min read


Dog Day Afternoon: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Louise Welsh...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer, and previous guest, Louise Welsh to talk about her latest novel To The...
May 21, 20241 min read


This Is The Story: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2024…
This Thursday, 25th April, sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Sunday 28th. With the theme of 'Imagine...
Apr 22, 20247 min read


The Glasgow Review of Books: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To CD Boyland...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to CD Boyland to hear all about The Glasgow Review of Books, and particularly the Live...
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Paisley Book Festival 2024: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alan Bissett & Brian Conaghan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast - the second relating to this year's Paisley Book Festival - Ali spoke to writers Alan Bissett and...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Imagine Something Different: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jess Orr About Paisley Book Festival 2024...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Jess Orr (right), the Associate Programmer for the Paisley Book Festival, to learn...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Psychic Glasgow Gumshoe: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Martin Stewart...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Martin Stewart about his new novel Double Proof, a Glasgow-set crime thriller...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


Messing With The Macabre: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Philip Miller...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Philip Miller to discuss his new novel The Hollow Tree, which will be...
Feb 13, 20241 min read


Signs Of The Time: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ajay Close...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Ajay Close to talk about her latest novel What Doesn't Kill Us (published with...
Feb 8, 20242 min read


In My Mind There's A Room: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Colin MacIntyre - Mull Historical Society...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Colin MacIntyre, better known to most as Mull Historical Society,...
Feb 2, 20242 min read


Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations - Gillian Shirreffs...
Scots Whay Hae! has joined forces with our good friends at Into Creative to present Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations, a...
Jan 26, 20241 min read


Scotland 101: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Tom Brogan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and podcaster Tom Brogan to learn all about his book Scotland 101: An...
Jan 12, 20241 min read


Matters Of Fact: Scots Whay Hae!’s Ten Best Non-fiction Books Of 2023...
A version of this article first appeared in PRODUCT magazine Click on the book titles to learn more & grab yourself a copy Writing...
Jan 10, 20246 min read


Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In - 2023…
Once again Montgomery Scott raises a glass to see out the old year and ring in the new and that means it’s time for Scots Whay Hae!’s...
Dec 31, 20233 min read


Malefaction Fiction: Scots Whay Hae!'s Five Best Crime Novels of 2023...
Scottish crime fiction continues to go from strength to strength, demonstrating an increasing variety and diversity in terms of style and...
Dec 21, 20233 min read


Tellin' Stories: Scots Whay Hae!’s Ten Best Fiction Books Of 2023...
A version of this article first appeared in SNACK magazine Click on the highlighted book titles to learn more & grab yourself a copy...
Dec 20, 20235 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
This is the second of our Best Books of 2023 podcasts, with Ali once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki Reilly, and in this...
Dec 15, 20231 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
As is traditional, the first of our Best of 2023 podcasts are all about books, and there were so many books and book-related things to...
Dec 13, 20231 min read


Christmas Crime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks to Denzil Meyrick...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest, the writer Denzil Meyrick. Denzil has a new novel Murder at Holly...
Nov 17, 20232 min read


In Praise of Carl MacDougall: The SWH! Podcast Talks To David Manderson & Ricky Monahan Brown...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writers David Manderson and Ricky Monahan Brown to talk about the late, great, Carl...
Nov 9, 20232 min read
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