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    Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write 2022...
    • May 3
    • 10 min

    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,...
    Crime Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Liam McIlvanney...
    • Mar 11
    • 1 min

    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...
    Private Investigations: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Charles E. McGarry...
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    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...
    A Welcome Return: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Doug Johnstone...
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Welcome Return: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Doug Johnstone...

    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...
    Scotch & Wry: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Alan Gillespie...
    • May 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Scotch & Wry: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Alan Gillespie...

    For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Alan Gillespie whose novel debut The Mash House is out now, published with Unbound. The...
    Radical New Futures: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown & Imogen Stirling...
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Radical New Futures: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown & Imogen Stirling...

    Keira Brown Imogen Stirling The latest podcast is all about the forthcoming Paisley Book Festival, and Ali spoke to co-producer Keira...
    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…

    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...
    The Good Word: SWH!’s 10 Best Books Of 2020…
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    The Good Word: SWH!’s 10 Best Books Of 2020…

    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...
    Obsessive & Compulsive: A Review Of Tom Gillespie’s The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce…
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 2 min

    Obsessive & Compulsive: A Review Of Tom Gillespie’s The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce…

    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...
    Spanish Fly: A Review Of Morgan Cry’s Thirty-One Bones…
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 2 min

    Spanish Fly: A Review Of Morgan Cry’s Thirty-One Bones…

    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write! 2020…
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write! 2020…

    *This year’s Aye Write! has been postponed. For full details go to https://www.ayewrite.com/Pages/default.aspx* From today (12th – 29th)...
    Rebel Ink: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…
    • Feb 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Rebel Ink: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…

    Today (20/2/20) sees the start of the inaugural Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 29th Feb. With the theme of ‘Radical...
    What Lies Beneath: A Review Of Helen Sedgwick’s When The Dead Come Calling…
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    What Lies Beneath: A Review Of Helen Sedgwick’s When The Dead Come Calling…

    The popularity of Scottish crime fiction shows no signs of slowing with new titles published weekly, Bloody Scotland becoming one of the...
    A Town Called Malice: A Review Of Stephen Watt’s Fairy Rock…
    • Jan 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    A Town Called Malice: A Review Of Stephen Watt’s Fairy Rock…

    Arguably Scotland’s two greatest literary exports are poetry and crime so it makes sense for someone to combine the two. For anyone...
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