Flight Patterns by Lorna J. Waite: An Appreciation by Janette Ayachi
‘I’ve recently heard poetry archives described as ‘fugitive, ephemeral’, but here the wish of collec …
The Scottish Colourists: Art & Life by Alice Strang
‘Together the quartet embodied a new spirit in Scottish art and they are celebrated as Scotland’s le …
David Robinson Reviews: Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson
‘As I suggested at the start, there’s a whole heap of plot in Our Noble Selves – spies, murders, and …
‘They had spoken perhaps ten sentences each and it had already begun. Moira’s resentments, her preju …
Ayont the Thistle by Jim Mackintosh, Alan Riach and James Robertson
‘Nane ae this then but – ma hert daen its hing/ an yon wee smile ae yours in the saft smir ae the ga …
David Robinson Reviews: This Door of the Seas
‘He sees what he wants to. And it makes a kind of sense too – especially to colonists from Scotland, …
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh to a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father. She was subsequently adopted by a white couple from Glasgow and grew up there. Her adoptive parents, with whom she remains very close, were Communists and often took the child …
Since 2003, IBT has published over 100 books or booklets on the history and culture (in English and Gaelic) of Scottish islands. In an earlier period we were publishing over 10 books pa. Our website shows the publications currently in print. Our most r …
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