ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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‘The fact that what is it with this constant monologue in my head, the fact that why am I telling myself all this stuff.’
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The Best of Crime Fiction 2019...
‘The trick was confidence. You can get away with anything if you act like you know what you’re doing.’
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Alistair Braidwood Reviews: Th...
‘Shipped to Italy to help liberate the country from German occupation, and make sure that Mussolini and his acolytes remain out of power, Fr …
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‘He failed to notice the figure leaning on the wall just outside the bar who pulled the collar of his heavy jacket tight around his neck, th …
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The Bookshop on the Shore: A Q...
‘Nina ran a mobile bookshop in the Highlands of Scotland. This was about to become temporarily tricky given that she had also fallen in love …
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‘”I thought you were interesting, that’s all. That is—” There was a liberating, thrilling quality about telling the truth. Careful, she thou …
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David Robinson Reviews: Books ...
‘We set out only to come back again, and every departure involves a return until we make the pilgrimage that awaits each and every one of us …
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A Proper Person to be Detained...
‘I’ve always been fascinated by the possibility of giving voices to those who have been ignored throughout history, especially the women.’
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The Best in Young Adult Fictio...
‘Sometimes oor Sonny’s no the brightest. He’s lucky he’s got me tae keep him right. I tap my temple and Sonny does the same. It’s oor wee co …
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‘The little seal looked at the great waves as they crashed on the rocks. The big sea is far too big for me, he thought.’
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Alice Piotrowska Reviews: The ...
‘The tensions between them grow just as the thunderstorm brews on the horizon, and we’re all waiting for it to come and clear the air – whic …
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‘Singapore is a city of glass and light but it isn’t friendly to us. The Ma’ams stare us down like lions and work their maids too hard.’
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‘A ripple of fear travels the length of my spine as I try to assess just how scared I should be of this man who has me here at his mercy. So …
ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Happy Birthday Edinburgh University Press!
‘2018 was a milestone year for us – we published 200 new books for the first time and reached £3 mil …
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Vagabond Voices: Why Do We Need Translated Literature?
‘Literatures are at their best when they have an ear for what other literatures are doing.’
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‘Positioning queerness in time is a creative act.’
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‘No, it was nothing physical, it was the helplessness, the knowledge they could do what they liked w …
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Alistair Braidwood Reviews: Nina X by Ewan Morrison
Nina X has no idea what the outside world is like. Nina X has a lot to learn.
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‘The energy is rather explosive,’ he explained. ‘I can’t keep it here in case it gets hot. It could …
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Donald S. Murray
Donald S. Murray was a teacher of English for 30 years. Since leaving that profession, he has written full-time. His non-fiction work includes ‘The Guga Hunters’, ‘Italian Chapel, Orkney’, (Birlinn) and ‘Herring Tales’ (Bloomsbury). The latter was wide …
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Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gave him the chance to speak to the woman who was to be his wife and the abiding love of his life. Burns called one …