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FeaturesNew Books by the Cargo Crate
New publishing ‘label’ Cargo Crate describes itself as Scotland’s first eBook/print-on-demand publisher, and it has big ambitions for the future of ‘the book’ Read more »| 25 Mar 2011 -
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Some Standouts at StAnza
Want to learn more about poetry in one fell swoop? Fancy a trip to St Andrews? Read on... Read more »| 04 Mar 2011 -
FeaturesDoug Johnstone: Whisky Galore, And A Wee Bit More
Doug Johnstone's third novel, Smokeheads, is a thriller set on the island of Islay, whisky's spiritual home Read more »| 03 Mar 2011 -
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Comic Book Guy: The Man Who Would Be Superman
Recently it was announced that the very English Henry Cavill of Tudors fame would don the blue tights, then slip the red underwear to become the Man of Steel... Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
FeaturesMills & Boon: 'I Read These, So You Don't Have To'
Valentine's Day is coming up, so why don't you read one of Mills and Boon's romance novels? Because of everything that follows, that's why not Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
FeaturesComic Book Guy: DC Universe Online
There truly is a second life to be had in playing MMO games (massively multiplayer online), with titles such as, erm, Second Life and World of Warcraft racki... Read more »| 07 Jan 2011
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Comic Book Guy: 2010 in review
While a voting constitution consisting of a single person may be unethical and entirely unfair, with the end of 2010 approaching the time comes to highlight ... Read more »| 21 Dec 2010 -
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Ryan Van Winkle: A Work In Progress
Ryan Van Winkle, reader in residence at The Scottish Poetry Library, Editor of The Edinburgh Review, and used to write reviews for The Skinny. So when he said his first book of poems was being published, our Reading Editor was so sure it’d be great that he thought it be best to get him to critique it himself… Read more »| 20 Dec 2010 -
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Have You Met metaphrog Yet?
Five years in the making (well, sort of), metaphrog's new book Louis: Night Salad is out just in time for Christmas. What is it? Read on... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: A few words with Gibson Quarter
As Glasgow publishers Bad Press Ltd’s Wasted #6 hit the shelves, Comic Book Guy caught up with Gibson Quarter, the artist responsible for delivering on... Read more »| 30 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: Once more with feeling!...Again!
Anything you can do, I can do better, I can do anything better than you, no you can’t, yes I can, no you….well you get the point. Never to be ou... Read more »| 24 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: Once More With Feeling!
Name the first Superhero that comes to mind, no not Superman, another? No not Batman the next one, that’s right Spider-Man. As arguably the 3rd most re... Read more »| 15 Nov 2010 -
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Why You Might Love Lennoxlove
The Lennoxlove book festival is a new festival, in only its second year. It’s a short series of events, over just the three days from 19-21 November, and it takes place in Lennoxlove house, the ancestral home of the Dukes of Hamilton. After the success of the first year, the programme has expanded and so the three days will be full to bursting with authors this year. And that means there’s some that you should probably know about Read more »| 02 Nov 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: We are the Walking Dead
Vampires are very much in vogue it seems; True Blood, Twilight, Vampire Diaries, Being Human, Vampire’s Assistant and even Marvel’s X-Men are cur... Read more »| 26 Oct 2010 -
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Comic Book Guy: It’s a Tie(in)
In 1984, toy manufacturer Mattel approached Marvel Inc. with a proposal to launch a new range of figures based on the comic publisher’s eclectic charac... Read more »| 07 Oct 2010