For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with an old friend of the pod, writer and musician Doug Johnstone - the fourth time he's been a...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Alan Gillespie whose novel debut The Mash House is out now, published with Unbound. The...

From 14th – 23rd May (and beyond!) Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write is back with a vengeance, with something for everyone. Lovers of...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to singer/songwriter, composer, and arranger Debra Salem about In A Sma Room, the musical project...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Linda Cracknell about her latest novel, The Other Side of Stone (or is it a novella, or a...

Every so often a short story or prose collection comes along which helps to define the period in Scottish literature. In the 1980s there...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Aidan Martin about Euphoric Recall, a memoir which deals with his recovery from extreme...

For the latest SWH! podcast we welcome back writer John D. Burns to talk about his latest book, Wild Winter - In Search of Nature in...

There’s always something extra in a novel for a reader when it’s set in their hometown. It goes back to Alasdair Gray’s call to arms,...

For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to Dr Craig Lamont about his fascinating book The Cultural Memory of Georgian Glasgow which gives...

Yesterday, as part of the inaugural Gray Day – a day celebrating the life and work of Alasdair Gray – saw the launch of the Gray Matters...

Sorcha Dallas at the Alasdair Gray Archive For the latest SWH! podcast, Ali caught up with Sorcha Dallas, the custodian of the Alasdair...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with filmmaker, DJ, and comic book creator Etienne Kubwabo to talk about Beats of War his comic...

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to Young Adult author Ross Sayers about his latest novel Daisy on the Outer Line, as well as his...

This Thursday (18-02-2021) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 27th Feb. With the theme of...

For the latest podcast Ali caught up with writer and performer Alan Bissett, who was one of our earliest podcast guests back in 2011....

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,...