Moving from Spring to Autumn - running from 6th to 16th November - Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write offers something for everyone. Lovers of fact, fiction, poetry, prose, autobiography, biography, crime (real and fictional), memoir, music, food, and any other form of writing that takes your fancy, are all well catered for. The festival is mostly split between the Mitchell Library and Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall with plenty of guests from home and abroad, perfectly suiting

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to crime writer Marion Todd to learn all about Dead Man's Shoes (published by Canelo ), the latest in the DI Clare Mackay series of thrillers. Marion talks about the challenges in, and advantages to, writing a long-running series ( Dead Man's Shoes is the ninth entry) before giving a spoiler-free breakdown of the novel, explains what comes first - plot or people - and the difficulties in hitting that balance between cosy an

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with Donald Smith , the director and founder of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival , to hear all about this year's programme , which features over 120 events and which will take place in Edinburgh and all across Scotland from 22nd October - 1st November. Donald breaks down the title Lights Of The North and how that relates to the international aspect of the festival, before going through the themes and stran

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Foday Mannah to hear all about his award-winning debut novel The Search for Othella Savage , which is published by Quercus Books , and which was shortlisted for this year's Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Foday gives a brief synopsis of the novel, spoke about the real-life incident which inspired him to write it, and why it was important to set events in both Scotland and Sierra Leone. He also explains the quote from Mo

Iain Forbes For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Scottish-Norwegian filmmaker Iain Forbes to hear all about his award-winning, and...

📷 - credit Euan Anderson For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest Graeme Macrae Burnet about his new book...

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is our latest collaboration with Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  -...

For the latest, and last, of this year's Scots Whay Hae! Fringe Preview podcasts Ali spoke to musician and storyteller Kirsty Law about...

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Andy Bollen about his latest book Definitely Maybe: The Birth,...

This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival returns to Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) for the second year, and once again it...

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is the third of our Edinburgh Fringe Festival  Previews, where Ali talks to a few of the artists who...

Aoife Parr and Tom Baines, Ruaraidh Murray, and Connor McKenna The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is the second of our Edinburgh Fringe...

📸 of Fiona - credit Jannica Honey For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to music journalist, critic (and tour guide) Fiona...

For the first of our Bloody Scotland  podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted...

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer and academic Liam McIlvanney to talk about his superb new novel The...

Christine Thynne and Robbie Synge, Mark Bleakley, and Indra Wilson The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is the first of our Edinburgh...

For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Andrew Meehan to hear all about his latest novel Best Friends , which is published by Muswell...

Dr Marisa Haetzman & Chris Brookmyre - 📸 credit Bob McDevitt For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Chris Brookmyre and...

📸 - credit Lydia Smith For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Natalie Jayne Clark to hear all about her debut novel, The...

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to poet Gordon Meade to hear all about his new collection of selected poems Beyond The...