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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted...
Aug 9, 20242 min read


Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations - George Paterson...
Scots Whay Hae! has once again joined forces with our good friends at Into Creative to present the latest Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative...
May 28, 20241 min read


Covering Crime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Douglas Skelton...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Ali spoke to crime writer, and returning guest, Douglas Skelton to talk about the latest entry in the...
May 24, 20242 min read


Dog Day Afternoon: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Louise Welsh...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer, and previous guest, Louise Welsh to talk about her latest novel To The...
May 21, 20241 min read


Psychic Glasgow Gumshoe: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Martin Stewart...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Martin Stewart about his new novel Double Proof, a Glasgow-set crime thriller...
Mar 15, 20242 min read


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


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


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


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


Once Upon A Crime: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Denise Mina...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali catches up with writer Denise Mina to talk about her new historical novel Three Fires, which...
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write 2023...
From 19th – 28th May Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write is back - bigger and better, with something for everyone. Lovers of fact, fiction,...
May 10, 202311 min read


Telling Stories: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2023…
This Thursday (16-02-2023) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 26th Feb. With the theme of...
Feb 14, 20235 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2022 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
This is the second of our Best Books of 2022 podcasts, with Ali once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki Reilly, and in this...
Dec 11, 20221 min read


Literary Lessons: The SWH! Podcast Talks To N.E. Solomons...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer N.E. Solomons about her debut thriller The Bone Road, which is published by Polygon...
Sep 26, 20221 min read


10 Years With Good Behaviour: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Denzil Meyrick...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to writer Denzil Meyrick to talk about the publication of The Death of Remembrance, the 10th in the...
Jun 10, 20221 min read


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,...
May 3, 202210 min read
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