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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


Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations - David Cameron...
Scots Whay Hae! has joined forces with our good friends at Into Creative to present Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations, a...
Oct 9, 20231 min read


Friends Reunited: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ron Butlin...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, novelist and poet Ron Butlin, to talk about his latest book So...
Oct 6, 20232 min read


Heavenly Pursuits: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Paul Dalgarno...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Paul Dalgarno - live from his home in Melbourne - to hear all about his novel...
Sep 26, 20231 min read


CrimeCon 2023: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Nancy Baugham...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Nancy Baughen about this year's CrimeCon UK which is on Saturday 16th in Glasgow. Nancy talks about...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part Three: The McIlvanney Prize Shortlist...
For our third and final Bloody Scotland podcast Ali spoke to the shorlisted writers for this year's McIlvanney Prize which is for the...
Sep 12, 20232 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part Two: Alison Belsham - Pitch Perfect...
For the second of our Bloody Scotland podcasts Ali spoke to writer Alison Belsham to learn about the Pitch Perfect strand of the...
Sep 10, 20232 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part One: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to four of the five...
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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