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NewsScottish Poetry News – February 2019
Our monthly poetry column returns to recommend the newest collections and events to get you through the final wintery weeks of the season Read more »| 04 Feb 2019 -
NewsScottish Poetry News – January 2019
Book groups, poetry slams and an exciting project bringing literature to the streets of Edinburgh all feature in our first spoken word round-up of 2019 Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
News404 Ink and Neu! Reekie! announce Christmas extravaganza
Neu! Reekie! and 404 Ink have put together a wonderful literary gift this festive season called The Big Ten For Christmas, featuring readings from Helen McClory, performances by Darren Loki McGarvey and The Honey Farm – plus a virtual Margaret Atwood Read more »| 05 Nov 2018 -
NewsScottish Poetry News – October 2018
This month, National Poetry Day returns with a host of events and the final collection of verse from Leonard Cohen is published Read more »| 02 Oct 2018 -
NewsRoald Dahl’s Matilda turns 30
And to mark the occasion, the great Quentin Blake has drawn new illustrations imagining Matilda as an adult Read more »| 01 Oct 2018 -
NewsScottish Poetry News – September 2018
September's spoken word calendar sees Wigtown and Islay host their festivals, and a bumper crop of new poetry collections to enjoy at home Read more »| 05 Sep 2018
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FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: Around the World
As the Edinburgh Book Festival enters its final week, we hear from writers and creators from around the world, alongside some of Scotland's greats Read more »| 24 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival: The First Weekend
Edinburgh International Book Festival takes over Charlotte Square Gardens from 11-27 August. We headed down on the first weekend to see some great events Read more »| 14 Aug 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Book Festival reveals 2018 programme
Freedom will be the major theme at this year’s EIBF, while guests range from celebrated writers like Philip Pullman, Carol Ann Duffy and Ian Rankin, to famous figures like Rose McGowan, Bret Anderson and Jeremy Corbyn Read more »| 07 Jun 2018 -
MusicNeu! Reekie! present Neu! Stoney with Kathryn Joseph
The pan-cultural provocateurs launch a new venture in Stonehaven, with Kathryn Joseph and Best Girl Athlete heading up their first show Read more »| 06 Apr 2018 -
Tv RadioAmazon are adapting Iain M Banks’ Culture novels into a new series
The Culture, the fictional interstellar utopian society imagined in the sci-fi novels of Iain M. Banks, is being adapted by Amazon Studios’ television wing Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Tv RadioWatch the first trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale season 2
The award-winning show returns for a second series, and the first trailer suggests that life in the Republic of Gilead will be even more bleak for women – but resistance could be in the air Read more »| 15 Jan 2018 -
NewsCold Turkey feat. Scott Hutchison & Hollie McNish set for Summerhall
Cold Turkey brings together Neu! Reekie!'s Michael Pedersen with poet Hollie McNish and musicians Scott Hutchison and Withered Hand Read more »| 06 Oct 2017 -
NewsFancy joining Scotland's national quidditch team?
Scotland’s first ever national quidditch team, the Scottish Thistles, will compete in the 2018 Quidditch Premier League! Read more »| 22 Sep 2017 -
NewsScottish Poetry News: September 2017
Our poetry columnist highlights the launch of Stairs and Whispers at the Scottish Poetry Library – an anthology from deaf and disabled poets. We also look at the best published poetry to have reached us this month Read more »| 08 Sep 2017