Truestory

PART OF THE Festivals ISSUE

Catherine Simpson gives insight into writing Truestory’s incisive portrayal of autism

Catherine Simpson appears at Dunbar’s CoastWord Festival with author Shelley Day on May 21st to talk about Truestory.

‘Yes, I hear voices, all the time, and I love it’

‘Clearly Brechin was satisfied that the slap comprised the necessary wicked intent. It was time for …

Badlands by Deirdre Chapman

‘She is still walking but he has stopped. She turns to find that he is waiting for a response to som …
David Robinson Reviews: Upon a White Horse by Peter Ross

‘Ross is always lucid, almost reverent, about the whole process of archaeological discovery.’
Abdullah’s Bear Needs a Name! by Yasmin Hanif

‘”Why don’t you guess?” said Abba. “You’ll know in your heart when you’ve found the right one.”‘
Food, Whisky, Life by Ghillie BaŞan

‘Pastries filled with ground nuts, baked fruit or creamy, semolina mixtures, and bathed in honey or …
A Chaos of Light: New Writing Scotland

‘The attic lowed like a crystal haal, last I saa her – / dark-eyed and ready tae furgit me.’
The Fathers by John Niven

‘The pleasures of the unexamined life and all that. Dan had read somewhere that the lower classes – …