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Feb 252 min read
A Sort Of Homecoming: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Chris McQueer...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer Chris McQueer who was last a guest back in 2018. Since then Chris has...

Feb 182 min read
Something For The Weekend: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To David F. Ross...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, Saltire Prize shortlisted author David F. Ross to hear all...


Jan 281 min read
Tommy The Bruce: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To James Yorkston...
📸: credit Ren Rox For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to singer-songwriter and author James Yorkston to talk about his...

Nov 22, 20242 min read
Open Book: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Verve Books' Jenna Gordon...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to Jenna Gordon, who is the editorial director for Verve Books , to talk about all...


Aug 10, 20245 min read
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024…
This year sees the Edinburgh International Book Festival (10–25th August) move to its new home, the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the...


May 28, 20241 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...


Mar 15, 20242 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...


Jan 26, 20241 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 12, 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 10, 20246 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...


Dec 20, 20235 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 15, 20231 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 13, 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...

Nov 9, 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...

Sep 12, 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...

Aug 10, 20236 min read
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023…
This year marks 40 years of the Edinburgh International Book Festival (12–28th August) and you can join in at The Festival Village at...

Dec 13, 20221 min read
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2022 Podcasts – Books (Part III) - Gaelic…
For the last in our Best Books of 2022 podcasts, Ali caught up with poet, writer, singer/songwriter, and previous podcast guest, Marcas...


Dec 11, 20221 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...

Aug 23, 20222 min read
Scots Whay Hae! & EIBF Present The Scottish Spoken Word Showcase Podcast...
The third of our collaborations with the Edinburgh International Book Festival is the Scottish Spoken Word Showcase Podcast - a companion...

Aug 22, 20222 min read
Scots Whay Hae! & EIBF Present The Shaping Scotland's Stories: New Voices Podcast...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is the second of our collaborations with the Edinburgh International Book Festival . It is the Shaping...
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