Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write 2022...
From 6th – 22nd May Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write is back with a vengeance, with something for everyone. Lovers of fact, fiction,...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
William The Conqueror: The SWH! Podcast Talks to Ruarri Joseph...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali was joined by musician and writer Ruarri Joseph to talk about his novel William the Conqueror, as well as...
Apr 15, 20221 min read
The 2nd International Alasdair Gray Conference: The SWH! Podcast Talks to Rodge Glass...
For the latest SWH! podcast, Ali caught up with writer, academic, and Alasdair Gray biographer (and old pal of Scots Whay Hae!) Rodge...
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Crime Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Liam McIlvanney...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer and academic Liam McIlvanney to talk about his latest novel The Heretic, which is a...
Mar 7, 20221 min read
A Taste For Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Anne Pia...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to poet, linguist, translator, and musician Anne Pia to discuss her life and work, and the...
Feb 16, 20226 min read
Telling Stories: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2022…
This Thursday (17-02-2021) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 26th Feb. With the theme of...
Feb 10, 20227 min read
Ten for 2022: Books To Look Out For In The Coming Year...
2021 was a great year for Scottish writing with books of all genres, shapes, and sizes making their mark, many of which were reviewed and...
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Through a Glass Darkly: A Review Of Charlie Roy's The Broken Pane...
The Broken Pane is about the stories we tell ourselves, and others, to make sense of how our lives have turned out, and the roles we are...
Dec 14, 20211 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2021 Podcasts – Books…
For the first of our Best of 2021 podcast it's about all things bookish as Ali is once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki...
Oct 22, 20211 min read
Simply Thrilling: The SWH! Podcast Talks To C. F. Peterson...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer C. F. Peterson about his new novel The Purified, available now - published by Scotland...
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Letter To America: The SWH! Podcast Talks To George Paterson...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer George Paterson about his debut novel The Girl, The Crow, The Writer And The Fighter,...
Oct 11, 20211 min read
Trans Global Expression: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Iain Maloney & Liminal Ink...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with writer Iain Maloney (live from Japan!), and Angela and Paul Docherty from his publishers...
Oct 11, 20214 min read
Elegantly Wasted: A Review of Allan Wilson’s Wasted in Love… (10 Years On)
10 years ago today Allan Wilson's Wasted In Love was published by Cargo Publishing, and was widely acclaimed and vaunted by readers and...
Oct 4, 20211 min read
On The Couch With... The SWH! Podcast Talks To Graeme Macrae Burnet.
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer, and returning guest, Graeme Macrae Burnet about his latest novel Case Study (published...
Sep 29, 20211 min read
Private Investigations: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Charles E. McGarry...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Charles E. McGarry about his new novel The Mystery of the Strange Piper, the latest of...
Sep 3, 20211 min read
Stranger Than Fiction: The SWH! Podcast Talks To John Gerard Fagan...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with writer John Gerard Fagan to talk about his memoir Fish Town (published by Guts Publishing)...
Sep 2, 20212 min read
Out Of Water: A Review Of John Gerard Fagan's Fish Town...
John Gerard Fagan’s Fish Town is not only the latest in the genre of literary memoirs to have been published recently, it’s one of the...
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Scots Whay Hae! Presents The Scottish Publisher Showcase Podcast...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is a rather special one. It's a collaboration with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and...
Aug 13, 20219 min read
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2021…
This year the Edinburgh International Book Festival is staging what they describe as, "a hybrid Book Festival" - with an online programme...
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Man Out Of Time: A Review Of Alan Warner's Kitchenly 434...
There are some writers whose work isn’t easily categorised, who try something new each time, refusing to simply repeat past successes....
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