Keira Brown Imogen Stirling The latest podcast is all about the forthcoming Paisley Book Festival, and Ali spoke to co-producer Keira...

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...

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...

Most of my favourite writers manage to both meet and confound expectations, offering style and substance which is reassuringly familiar,...

Stuart Cosgrove’s ‘Soul Trilogy’ (Detroit 67, Memphis 68, Harlem 69) offered readers an alternative history of the USA in the late 60s...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Angela Hughes and husband Paul about her memoir My Heart’s Content: A Journey to Transplant....

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...

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...

Image credit: Anne Campbell For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to Jenny Sturgeon about her latest project The Living Mountain, which...

Pic Credit – Robin Farquhar-Thomson For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Graeme Armstrong about his novel The Young Team and a...

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...

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