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FeaturesMeet Extra Teeth: Words With Bite
We meet Jules Danskin and Heather Parry, the duo behind Scotland's most exciting new literary magazine, Extra Teeth Read more »| 24 May 2021 -
Book ReviewsBefore the Ruins by Victoria Gosling
Victoria Gosling's accomplished prose and well-rounded characters allow Before the Ruins to hold the attention until its final pages Read more »| 07 May 2021 -
Book ReviewsMilk Blood Heat by Dantiel W. Moniz
In Dantiel W Moniz's new short story collection, the emotional and existential don't transcend the primal; instead they are found deep within it Read more »| 05 May 2021 -
Book ReviewsTeeth in the Back of My Neck by Monika Radojevic
An assertive and enthralling debut collection of poems by the winner of Merky Books' New Writers Prize, combining arresting imagery with gut-punching honesty Read more »| 05 May 2021 -
Book Reviews100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell
Brontez Purnell brings dizzying neon flashes of his life to the page in this new collection from Cipher Press Read more »| 03 May 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Coming Bad Days by Sarah Bernstein
In unpicking the education industry’s systemic violence and neglect, Sarah Bernstein has crafted one of the most authentic university novels of recent years Read more »| 30 Apr 2021
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Book ReviewsSpeak, Okinawa: A Memoir by Elizabeth Miki Brina
Elizabeth Miki Brina's memoir weaves personal and geographical histories into a raw, lyrical and intensely emotional whole Read more »| 19 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsFragile Monsters by Catherine Menon
Fragile Monsters is an immersive act of escapism, but some of its story threads lack resolution Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsLairies by Steve Hollyman
Steve Hollyman's Lairies is a timely and guttural novel which will stay with the reader for days to come Read more »| 06 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
Louise Kennedy's The End of the World Is a Cul de Sac is an engaging short story collection and whets the appetite for her upcoming novel Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesHelen McClory on her new novel Bitterhall
Helen McClory offers an insight into her chilling neo-gothic novel Bitterhall Read more »| 01 Apr 2021 -
Book ReviewsThe Khan by Saima Mir
Saima Mir's crime thriller The Khan is a unique and compelling read Read more »| 29 Mar 2021 -
FeaturesStories of Salvation: Allison Galbraith interview
We meet Allison Galbraith, one of the storytellers engaging communities in the Green Futures strand of Glasgow Science Centre’s Our World, Our Impact programme Read more »| 25 Mar 2021 -
FeaturesCipher Press: Bold, Uncompromisingly Queer Books
One year on from the UK going into lockdown, we talk to the founders of Cipher Press to get to know one of the shining lights to have emerged from the pandemic in a celebration of queer publishing Read more »| 12 Mar 2021 -
Book ReviewsKitchenly 434 by Alan Warner
Alan Warner is on top form with this relentless deconstruction of masculine delusion Read more »| 12 Mar 2021