Usually for SWH! August means Edinburgh, and especially the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Of course this year there will be no time spent in and around Charlotte Square Gardens but, proving that even a global pandemic can’t put paid to their plans, the Edinburgh Book Festival still has a full and far-reaching programme for your pleasure. This year they are, “inviting authors and audiences from around the world to ‘Keep the Conversation Going.’ From 15-31 August, enjo

For our Best Books of 2019 podcast Ali was once again joined by Publishing Scotland’s Vikki Reilly to have a chat about their year in books. As well as discussing in detail their personal favourites they look at the writers who have left their mark, awards and award winners, festivals old and new, the healthy state of Scottish poetry, the continuing prosperity of crime fiction, what’s happening in the publishing world, the prevailing trends and themes of 2019, what to look fo