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ArtThe Inventors of Tradition II
A new publication and artist book incorporates documentary moments for each of the elements of The Inventors of Tradition II project. Conceived by the artist... Read more »| 06 Dec 2016 -
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The Brilliant & Forever by Kevin MacNeil
Everyone on this Scottish island is an aspiring writer, even a talking alpaca called Archie. He wears a Stetson, and gave his best friend, our narrator, a ju... Read more »| 05 Dec 2016 -
Book ReviewsTrials on Death Row in Pakistan by Isabel Buchanan
Just because a book is worthy, it doesn’t necessarily make it worthwhile. There must be balance between weighty subjects and their treatment. Debut au... Read more »| 02 Dec 2016 -
Book ReviewsThe Map and the Clock
Despite the old book versus cover mantra, when first given this weighty tome of poetry, curated by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke, the Nati... Read more »| 01 Dec 2016 -
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Bella Mia by Donatella Di Pietrantonio
“Tomorrow is our birthday. The third, since.” Di Pietrantonio’s second novel is set against the backdrop of a natural disaster – ... Read more »| 25 Nov 2016 -
Book ReviewsThis Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell
This Must Be the Place, the seventh novel from veteran chronicler of human emotion and relationships Maggie O’Farrell, follows the meandering life of D... Read more »| 23 Nov 2016
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Infinite Ground by Martin MacInnes
Martin MacInnes’ aggressively postmodern detective tale takes place in an unnamed South American country, as an unnamed inspector tries to solve the ca... Read more »| 22 Nov 2016 -
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A Portable Shelter by Kirsty Logan
Kirsty Logan returns with A Portable Shelter where imagination meets life's inevitable harshness. Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
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Crash Land by Doug Johnstone
Finn Sullivan, an idealistic and headstrong university student, has his life turned on its head after showing his chivalrous side in the defence of a strange... Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
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Vampire in Love by Enrique Vila-Matas
This collection of short stories is bizarre, and that’s entirely the point. We witness a dinner party with Margeurite Duras, our narrator hopelessly in... Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
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Absolutely On Music by Haruki Murakami
Music for Murakami is little less than a religion, a major part of his personal life and a vital ingredient in the recipe for his now world-famous prose. The... Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
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Home and Away by Karl Ove Knausgård & Frederik Ekelund
'Hi there, I’m Karl Ove Knausgård and welcome to my crib...' The Norwegian literary sensation teams up with Frederik Ekelund to reflect on celebrity, friendship, and football Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
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Disappearing Glasgow by Chris Leslie
There’s something about a still image of something gone that’s truly haunting. Perhaps to do with the age we live in, where everything is fast-mo... Read more »| 24 Oct 2016 -
Book ReviewsOld Buildings in North Texas by Jen Waldo
A lot of Jen Waldo’s debut novel takes place out on the porch of Olivia’s mother’s house. Having flown from the mundanity and small-mindedn... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016 -
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I'll Sell You a Dog by Juan Pablo Villalobos
Humour, according to Juan Pablo Villalobos, is 'a weapon against power'. It was this principal that animated the Mexican writer's widely acclaimed first two ... Read more »| 13 Oct 2016