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Celebrating Scottish Literature <p> The Heart of Our Book Week Scotland Series </p>

Celebrating Scottish Literature

The Heart of Our Book Week Scotland Series

As we reach the culmination of our Book Week Scotland series, it's time to reflect on the diverse and vibrant tapestry of literature that hails from Scotland. From tales of... Read More
Catching Fragments <p> Clifford Thurlow's Journey to We Shall Pass </p>

Catching Fragments

Clifford Thurlow's Journey to We Shall Pass

Welcome to day five of our Book Week Scotland series! Today, we feature a guest blog by Clifford Thurlow, author of We Shall Pass. In this piece, Thurlow reflects on... Read More
The impairtance o minority leids and readin in a post-literate society <p> Emma Grae on Book Week Scotland </p>

The impairtance o minority leids and readin in a post-literate society

Emma Grae on Book Week Scotland

It’s Buik Week Scotland. Oan the wan haun, ah’m awfae chuffed thit Scots hus legal recognition fur the first time in history, but oan the ither, ah’m feart. It’s been...
Illuminating Collaborations <p> Barbara Henderson celebrating Book Week Scotland </p>

Illuminating Collaborations

Barbara Henderson celebrating Book Week Scotland

Collaborations between writers and illustrators can take all sorts of forms. Some are one and the same person while others never meet or communicate directly at all. As I write...
Five Years, a Thousand Setbacks, and One Message That Matters <p> Scott Kyle Celebrating Book Week Scotland </p>

Five Years, a Thousand Setbacks, and One Message That Matters

Scott Kyle Celebrating Book Week Scotland

When people hear that It’s Not Where You Start took five years to write, they sometimes assume the challenge was finding the right words. In truth, the hardest part wasn’t...
Finding the Heart of ’78 for Book Week Scotland <p> Martin MacIntyre on Memory and the Making of a Story </p>

Finding the Heart of ’78 for Book Week Scotland

Martin MacIntyre on Memory and the Making of a Story

For Colin Quinn, the first-person narrator of my new novel from Luath Press, A Summer Like No Other, the time he spends in South Uist in late May and June...
Scaling New Heights <p> A Quick-Fire Q&A with Gary Robertson </p>

Scaling New Heights

A Quick-Fire Q&A with Gary Robertson

Join us as Gary Roberston, author of Wild Mountain Times, takes part in our series of quick-fire Q&As! What is a quick-fire Q&A? We have our interviewee pick a number at... Read More
The Celebration of Scottish Dance <p> A review of Heel for Heel </p>

The Celebration of Scottish Dance

A review of Heel for Heel

This review is part of our ongoing series of in-house reviews, showcasing how passionate we are about the books we publish. Cindy Gray’s Heel for Heel: The Story of Scottish... Read More
A Vision for a Unified Ireland <p> A Review of Irish Unity Dividend </p>

A Vision for a Unified Ireland

A Review of Irish Unity Dividend

This review is part of our ongoing series of in-house reviews, showcasing how passionate we are about the books we publish. In The Irish Unity Dividend, Ben Collins presents a... Read More