David Robinson Writes

‘Gallus, shoogly, thrawn, thirled, scunner, besom, sleekit, sonsie, flyting have all staked an inviolable claim on my vocabulary.’

A Scots Dictionary of Nature

‘There are so many words that are onomatopoeic – you can almost guess their meaning even if you don’t know the word: a glousterie day is fil …

‘Hawns’ A Story ta...

‘Ahm gonnae tell you a story.’

A Year of Scottish Poems

‘We hear the voice of our passionate, proud and provocative country most truly in its poetry.’

Tonguit

A sing o a Scotland whit’ll chant hits hairt oot dounstairs o the Royal Oak, whit’ll pouk hits timmer clarsach hairtstrangs, whit like glamo …

Diary o’ a Wimpy Wean

‘But dae I get ony thanks for stickin up for the lassies aw this time? Dae I chocolate.’

Runaway

‘Och, Mikey.’ She opened her arms, a tentative smile on her lips. ‘Ye canna be too sure. No these days.’

Scottish Folk Songs

‘O come all ye at hame wi’ freedom, Never heed whit the hoodies croak for doom’

A Kist O’ Skinklan Thing...

‘On any showing, the scale and quality of this movement is a phenomenon rarely paralleled in literary history.’

Jock’s Jocks: Voices fro...

‘I jined up wi ma pal Fred Duncan efter the leaflets cam oot fae Kitchener needin a hunner thoosan men. We biket wi a lot mair fae Millbrex …

A Sprinkling is Enough: Fir fo...

‘For many years, this was the reason why I stayed away from historical fiction altogether – I simply didn’t believe I could do it justice.’