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, …
Julia is a mother, writer and teacher. She has been longlisted for The Mslexia Novel Prize, The Exeter Novel Prize, Penguin WriteNow and the Bath Novel Award. In 2021 she won the Blue Pencil First Novel Award. Having grown up in a house without televis …
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 …
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