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FeaturesRevolutionary Reading: The World of Book Clubs
Can a book club be a radical space? To celebrate World Book Day we talk to a number of book clubs around Glasgow and Edinburgh to discuss the importance of coming together to discuss stories in all their forms Read more »| 01 Mar 2018 -
FeaturesKatie Kitamura on A Separation
Katie Kitamura’s A Separation was one of the most finely tuned novels of 2017 – smart, stylish, tragic, human – and publishes in paperback on World Book Day. She reflects on tackling the personal and political, in the shadow of Trump and Brexit Read more »| 28 Feb 2018 -
FeaturesScottish Poetry News – February 2018
Our correspondent takes a look at February's finest poetry events across central Scotland, and the releases to watch out for in this month's column Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
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Patrisse Khan-Cullors & asha bandele on When They Call You A Terrorist
Three women came together to form an active response to systemic racism – the Black Lives Matter movement. We talk to co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors and journalist asha bandele as new book When They Call You A Terrorist hits shelves Read more »| 25 Jan 2018 -
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The Prime of Muriel Spark
As we begin the year of Muriel Spark's centenary celebrations, writers share how she influenced them, making a case for her placement as Scotland's great writer Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
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Scottish Poetry News: January 2018
A whirlwind tour of the poetry happenings for January through Rabbie Burns and beyond Read more »| 05 Jan 2018
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Paper View: Stephen King's Novels on Screen
Few authors have seen as much of their work take the page-to-screen path as Stephen King; we assess the best and worst King adaptations, and look at what could be in store in the future Read more »| 06 Dec 2017 -
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Wreath All About It: Books Gift Guide
As a celebration of Christmas, here are a handful of Scottish books from 2017 that are timely, transformative and begging to be cracked open on a cold winter’s evening Read more »| 04 Dec 2017 -
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Ed ‘Foots’ Lipman: San Quentin’s Forgotten Prison Poet
The story of how a Scottish poetry lover has come to re-publish the work of Ed ‘Foots’ Lipman, the American prison poet it seems everyone had forgotten Read more »| 16 Nov 2017 -
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Scottish Poetry News: November 2017
Our poetry columnist looks at the T.S. Eliot prize shortlist and an exciting announcement from StAnza Read more »| 02 Nov 2017 -
FeaturesIn Defence of Knausgaard's Seasons Quartet
Critics turned on Karl Ove Knausgård after Autumn, the first of his seemingly self-indulgent Seasons Quartet. We never like to see a poor literary superstar bullied, so Scandinavian Correspondent Dominic Hinde throws him a lifeline as Winter publishes Read more »| 01 Nov 2017 -
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Jarett Kobek: Trump, Twitter & Club Kids carnage
Bret Easton Ellis takes issue over Bobby Brown, bodies are chopped up in bathtubs and Donald Trump is saviour, of Twitter at least. I Hate The Internet autho... Read more »| 30 Oct 2017 -
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Poisoned World: Samanta Schweblin on Fever Dream
The Argentinian author's Booker International shortlisted debut drips dead from its pages, a technical masterclass with a dark soul. Samanta Schweblin discusses Fever Dream, imagined anxieties and the real toxins poisoning us and our planet Read more »| 16 Oct 2017 -
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Gazed & Confused: On a Literary Female Gaze
Inspired by a conversation with author Siri Hustvedt and her current collection of essays, our writer takes a look at the gendered gaze in literature, discussing works such as Deborah Levy's Hot Milk and Naomi Alderman's The Power Read more »| 10 Oct 2017 -
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Scottish Poetry News: October 2017
Caroline Bird of Flint & Pitch introduces her new collection, and we look ahead at a month of poetry events across Scotland Read more »| 10 Oct 2017