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    Radical New Futures: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown & Imogen Stirling...
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Radical New Futures: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown & Imogen Stirling...

    Keira Brown Imogen Stirling The latest podcast is all about the forthcoming Paisley Book Festival, and Ali spoke to co-producer Keira...
    Short Cuts: A Review of Alan Bissett’s Lazy Susan…
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 4 min

    Short Cuts: A Review of Alan Bissett’s Lazy Susan…

    It is widely accepted that the arts and culture have never been as important in people’s lives as they are at the moment. Whether it’s...
    Talking A Good Game: The SWH! Podcast Talks To David F. Ross…
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 2 min

    Talking A Good Game: The SWH! Podcast Talks To David F. Ross…

    For the first Scots Whay Hae! podcast of 2021 Ali spoke to writer David F. Ross about his latest novel There’s Only One Danny Garvey (out...
    Just A Boy’s Game: A Review Of David F. Ross’s There’s Only One Danny Garvey...
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 5 min

    Just A Boy’s Game: A Review Of David F. Ross’s There’s Only One Danny Garvey...

    Most of my favourite writers manage to both meet and confound expectations, offering style and substance which is reassuringly familiar,...
    Boxing Clever: A Review of Stuart Cosgrove’s Cassius X: A Legend In The Making…
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Boxing Clever: A Review of Stuart Cosgrove’s Cassius X: A Legend In The Making…

    Stuart Cosgrove’s ‘Soul Trilogy’ (Detroit 67, Memphis 68, Harlem 69) offered readers an alternative history of the USA in the late 60s...
    2020 Vision: Looking Back At The Cultural Year…
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    2020 Vision: Looking Back At The Cultural Year…

    A wee bonus SWH! podcast for the end of the year… Earlier this year we recorded podcasts with Ali and his brother Andy (right) where they...
    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…

    This year was such a great one for Scottish writing that we had to split our Best Books of 2020 podcast into two parts to fit in...
    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…

    This year was such a great one for Scottish writing that we had to split our Best Books of 2020 podcast into two parts to fit in...
    The Good Word: SWH!’s 10 Best Books Of 2020…
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    The Good Word: SWH!’s 10 Best Books Of 2020…

    There are plenty of ‘Books Of The Year’ lists around this time competing for your time and attention, but we like to think that Scots...
    Young Guns: A Review Of Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies…
    • Dec 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Young Guns: A Review Of Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies…

    With Christmas hoving into view, we’ll be posting reviews of some of the best books of 2020, (a few of which have appeared in different...
    Obsessive & Compulsive: A Review Of Tom Gillespie’s The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce…
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Obsessive & Compulsive: A Review Of Tom Gillespie’s The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce…

    With Christmas hoving into view, we’ll be posting reviews of some of the best books of 2020, (a few of which have appeared in different...
    Daydream Believer: A Review Of Stewart Ennis’s Blessed Assurance…
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Daydream Believer: A Review Of Stewart Ennis’s Blessed Assurance…

    With Christmas hoving into view, we’ll be posting reviews of some of the best books of 2020, (a few of which have appeared in different...
    Ballads For The Bereaved: A Review of Peter Ross’s A Tomb With A View…
    • Nov 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ballads For The Bereaved: A Review of Peter Ross’s A Tomb With A View…

    With Christmas hoving into view, we’ll be posting reviews of some of the best books of 2020, (a few of which have appeared in different...
    Real Life Story: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Angela Hughes & Paul Docherty…
    • Nov 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Real Life Story: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Angela Hughes & Paul Docherty…

    For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Angela Hughes and husband Paul about her memoir My Heart’s Content: A Journey to Transplant....
    The Big Scottish Book Club: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Damian Barr…
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Big Scottish Book Club: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Damian Barr…

    For the latest podcast Ali caught up with writer and presenter Damian Barr to talk all about the second series of The Big Scottish Book...
    Spanish Fly: A Review Of Morgan Cry’s Thirty-One Bones…
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Spanish Fly: A Review Of Morgan Cry’s Thirty-One Bones…

    Over the years I have spent more than a few holidays in that part of Southern Spain which stretches from Malaga to Puerto Banus, an area...
    The Sensual World: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Jenny Sturgeon…
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Sensual World: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Jenny Sturgeon…

    Image credit: Anne Campbell For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to Jenny Sturgeon about her latest project The Living Mountain, which...
    Intimate Voice: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Graeme Armstrong…
    • Sep 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Intimate Voice: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Graeme Armstrong…

    Pic Credit – Robin Farquhar-Thomson For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Graeme Armstrong about his novel The Young Team and a...
    A Matter Of Death & Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Peter Ross…
    • Sep 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    A Matter Of Death & Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Peter Ross…

    For the latest SWH! podcast Ali was joined by writer and journalist Peter Ross to talk about his latest book A Tomb With A View. It was...
    Talk The Walk: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Scott…
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Talk The Walk: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Scott…

    For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer John Scott about his re-published memoir To The Woods: A Journey Along The Appalachian Trail,...
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