Evie Wyld: Into the Outback
We steal some time from Evie Wyld's cultural expedition of Vietnam to ask her about her new novel, All the Birds, Singing, the enduring Australian landscape, and what animal she...

We steal some time from Evie Wyld's cultural expedition of Vietnam to ask her about her new novel, All the Birds, Singing, the enduring Australian landscape, and what animal she...

Multi-award winning investigative journalist, broadcaster and documentary maker Neil Mackay has spent years reporting on the people at the centre of crime and violence. A good background, you might think,...

Authors David Gaffney and Nicholas Royle appear at Didsbury Arts Festival this month. Gaffney's sometime collaborator Sarah-Clare Conlon chairs a discussion between the two as they debate long versus micro...

Following the tragic news that Iain Banks has terminal cancer, we asked Andrew Wilson, who has known Banks for over 20 years, to reflect on the life and work of...

Hassan Blasim is touring the UK to promote his new collection of short stories, The Iraqi Christ. He talks to us about censorship, the surreal and violent imagery in his...

We sat down with Ned Beauman, the youngest author on Granta's once-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list and chatted about inclusion, his work and the international appeal of 'coke...

Tackling issues of class, division, and protest, this year's Writing on the Wall literature festival combines a timely theme with opinionated speakers...

As Canongate prepare to re-publish the complete works of William McIllvanney, starting with his Jack Laidlaw detective novels, we talk to “the Clark Gable of Scottish crime fiction” about inspiration,...

The upcoming Victoria Baths Fanzine Fair is just one of an ever-increasing number of events in the Northwest celebrating and encouraging self-publishing. We speak to some of its participants about...

In which we try to discover what a politically-charged comedian like Rob Newman is doing writing a swashbuckling, historical adventure novel

Jenni Fagan is the sole Scottish writer included in Granta's once-a-decade Best of Young British Novelists list. We catch up with her shortly after the announcement to discuss dancing celebrations,...

Between World Book Night and the reopening of the city's Central Library, Liverpool celebrates all things literary with a new festival, In Other Words

Now in its third year, World Book Night returns on 23 April with a whole host of nationwide events designed to celebrate reading and encourage those who do not regularly...

This April sees Aye Write! return to the Mitchell Library for its eighth year, supplying Glasgow with a wealth of literary talent

A tale to brighten your New Year – Scottish writers have banded together to form a football team. The newly formed Scotland Writers FC played their first match on 1...

No clever title here – this is your basic guide to various books you can buy various people. Nice and simple.

It's about time 'Scotland's Culture and Listings Magazine' considered The Culture. The fascinating society from Iain M Banks' series of science fiction novels, that is. It's been going for 25...

A seance for writers on Halloween? Could it be? Who would dare? Writers Bloc would. Texture from Writers Bloc fills us in.

Book Week Scotland will take place from 26 Nov to 2 Dec, during which time hundreds (literally hundreds) of events will take place. Some even look pretty good too. Here's...

Kohl Publishing is the latest newcomer to the book publishing scene in Scotland. Based in Glasgow, the company was founded in 2011 by Lesley-Ann Dickson and Leila Cruickshank, two young female...