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    Growing Up: A Review Of Graeme Armstrong’s The Young Team…
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    Growing Up: A Review Of Graeme Armstrong’s The Young Team…

    A Scottish novel where pals who have known each other from school fight, drink, and take drugs together, with a central character who...
    The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…

    Usually for SWH! August means Edinburgh, and especially the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Of course this year there will be no...
    Holding Court: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Kirstin Innes…
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Holding Court: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Kirstin Innes…

    Pic credit: Becky Duncan For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Kirstin Innes about her acclaimed novel Scabby Queen. The two discuss...
    This Woman’s Work: A Review Of Kirstin Innes’s Scabby Queen…
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    This Woman’s Work: A Review Of Kirstin Innes’s Scabby Queen…

    To call Kirstin Innes’s Scabby Queen one of the most eagerly awaited novels of 2020 is a sizeable understatement. She had the not...
    Lost & Found: A Review Of Elisabeth Gifford’s The Lost Lights Of St Kilda…
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    Lost & Found: A Review Of Elisabeth Gifford’s The Lost Lights Of St Kilda…

    The story of life on, and the leaving of, St Kilda is one which has been told in a number of different ways over the years. There have...
    Tales Of The Unexpected: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Tom Gillespie…
    • Jul 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tales Of The Unexpected: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Tom Gillespie…

    For the latest podcast Ali spoke to the writer Tom Gillespie about The Strange Book of Jacob Boyce, which is published today (21st July,...
    Quines Of Crime: A Review Of Claire MacLeary’s Payback…
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    Quines Of Crime: A Review Of Claire MacLeary’s Payback…

    Successful long-running series have a fine balancing act to pull off. Each book should work as a standalone read, with a plot which has a...
    Telling Stories: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Reyah Martin…
    • Jul 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    Telling Stories: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Reyah Martin…

    For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Reyah Martin, who was the winner of the Canada & Europe region of the 2020 Commonwealth Short...
    Step Back In Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Mandy Haggith…
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Step Back In Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Mandy Haggith…

    For the latest podcast Ali spoke to author, poet, and academic Mandy Haggith about The Lyre Dancers, the third and final novel of the...
    Douglas Gifford (1940 – 2020)
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Douglas Gifford (1940 – 2020)

    Last weekend we lost one of Scottish literature’s greatest champions. Professor Douglas Gifford was an academic who made it his life’s...
    Head Girl: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Olga Wojtas…
    • May 28, 2020
    • 2 min

    Head Girl: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Olga Wojtas…

    For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer and journalist Olga Wojtas about her novels Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar...
    Games Without Frontiers: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Writer Joe Donnelly…
    • May 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Games Without Frontiers: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Writer Joe Donnelly…

    For the latest podcast, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, we spoke to journalist and writer Joe Donnelly about his book...
    Magick Moments: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Burns About Aleister Crowley…
    • May 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Magick Moments: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Burns About Aleister Crowley…

    Aleister Crowley John D. Burns For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast we welcome back writer, storyteller, and mountaineer John D. Burns...
    Dig The New Breed: A Review Of Doug Johnstone’s A Dark Matter…
    • May 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    Dig The New Breed: A Review Of Doug Johnstone’s A Dark Matter…

    If only everything in life was as dependable as a Doug Johnstone novel. Over the years he has become a writer whose books you can open...
    Edwin Morgan – An Appreciation…
    • Apr 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Edwin Morgan – An Appreciation…

    A version of this article first appeared on the Books From Scotland website. Head there to sign up to their newsletter and never miss an...
    The Real McCoy: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Alan Parks…
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Real McCoy: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Alan Parks…

    For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Alan Parks about his latest Harry McCoy thriller, Bobby March Will Live Forever. The two...
    Three’s A Charm: A Review Of Alan Parks’ Bobby March Will Live Forever…
    • Apr 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Three’s A Charm: A Review Of Alan Parks’ Bobby March Will Live Forever…

    It can be difficult for a writer to make their mark in the crowded, thriving, marketplace that is Scottish crime fiction. Tartan Noir, as...
    *Loving The Alien: A Review of Martin MacInnes’ Gathering Evidence…
    • Apr 3, 2020
    • 4 min

    *Loving The Alien: A Review of Martin MacInnes’ Gathering Evidence…

    *A version of this review first appeared on the Books From Scotland website. Head there to sign up to their newsletter and never miss an...
    What’s The Story?: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Vicki Jarrett…
    • Mar 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    What’s The Story?: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Vicki Jarrett…

    For the latest podcast we caught up with writer Vicki Jarrett to talk about her latest novel Always North (out now, published by Unsung...
    Sword & Scandals: A Review Of Douglas Skelton’s The Blood Is Still…
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Sword & Scandals: A Review Of Douglas Skelton’s The Blood Is Still…

    As I began reading Douglas Skelton’s latest novel the film Multiplicity popped into my head, a movie I haven’t thought about since it...
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