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FeaturesIrvine Welsh: Trainspotting – The Early Years
It’s a big year for Irvine Welsh – Filth is being filmed with James McAvoy, a film taken from, and titled, Ecstasy, is being released in the UK. But biggest of all is the release of Skagboys, a prequel to Trainspotting, with an Edinburgh launch event sponsored by us! Let's ask him about it Read more »| 04 Apr 2012 -
FeaturesSeven Stanzas about StAnza
How best to preview the programme at this year's StAnza Poetry Festival? There's no way we can cover all the highlights. So here are a few, but written in verse. Why? Consider it a test – if you can get through this nonsense, you'll bloody love StAnza... Read more »| 27 Feb 2012 -
FestivalsMargins Book and Music Festival: Writing Alive
February 2012: Many people are reported to be excited about the Margins Book and Music Festival this month, as the start of this festival approaches Read more »| 22 Feb 2012 -
FeaturesZona & Stalker: A Book About A Film About A Book
On 27 February, there will be a talk with critic Geoff Dyer, about the 1979 Russian film Stalker followed by a screening of that film. But what is it? Why does it obsess people so? Read more »| 20 Feb 2012 -
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The Inevitable E-Book Article
Be glad we didn’t go with the headline ‘To e or not to e’. Here’s a mercifully brief bit about ‘the future of books’, with some e-book recommendations afterward. You might want to just skip to those Read more »| 02 Feb 2012 -
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A Book Gift Guide
Whether it's someone you know well or someone you find hard to buy for, books are always a good gift solution, because they're cheap(ish), portable and usually available in all good book shops. Here are a few suggestions Read more »| 29 Nov 2011
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Neil Forsyth: The Funniest Men In Dundee
Think that title's a bit underwhelming? You don’t know how wrong you are Read more »| 31 Oct 2011 -
FeaturesGetting Wasted with Allan Wilson
Allan Wilson’s debut short story collection, Wasted in Love, tells stories that could be described as ‘scenes from Glasgow, 2011’. And quite frankly, it's a brilliant book, well crafted, authentic and necessary. And since it’s set in Glasgow, a number of the stories involve drink in one way or another, more by necessity than design... which gives us a tenuous but excellent excuse for an interview/pub game hybrid Read more »| 26 Sep 2011 -
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Alan Bissett: "It does get harder"
Alan Bissett is the author of four novels, beginning with Boyracers ten years ago, as well as plays, short stories and other pieces. The characters in Boyracers are revisited in his upcoming novel Pack Men, as they travel down to Manchester in 2008 to watch Rangers play in the UEFA Cup Final Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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Zoë Strachan: “The freedom to try things out”
Scottish author Zoë Strachan talks about her latest novel, Ever Fallen In Love, and why writing gets more difficult with every book Read more »| 29 Aug 2011 -
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Literary Death Match: Let's Get Ready To, Um, Read!
Fancy a bit of Literary Death Match? Read more »| 09 Aug 2011 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Yorkston vs Rankin!
Singer, songwriter and Fence Collective member James Yorkston will be interviewed by Ian Rankin. Need we say more? Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Mr Gray, His Life and His Play
Artist, novelist and playwright (amongst many other things) Alasdair Gray has two events at the Book Festival this year. We caught up with the man himself for a quiet word about what to expect Read more »| 04 Aug 2011 -
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Comic Book Guy: Millarworld
‘Name above the title’ is a status reserved for movie mega-stars and the top directors in the business. Shift that business to the comic book ind... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011 -
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Unbound: Kristin Hersh
The American singer/songwriter and guitarist — best known as the leading light behind alternative rock group Throwing Muses, as well as hardcore punk-i... Read more »| 03 Aug 2011