ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Year of Stories: Winter Features
‘During the winter, Publishing Scotland’s #YS2022 themes were LANGUAGE and CELEBRATION.’
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David Robinson Reviews: Among You Taking Notes
‘At such moments, we see ourselves in her so clearly. ‘It is always a bore,’ she writes, ‘being ahe …
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Silver Unicorns and Golden Birds
‘So, the farmer carried the scarecrow and put him beside the tree. And the scarecrow was happy to be …
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‘Poetry will never stand still. There are challenging times ahead. Get in the boat, compañeros.’
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Year of Stories: September Features
‘During September, Publishing Scotland’s #YS2022 theme was REFRESH.’
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‘The incessant downpour, constantly slapping our backs, felt like a massage, more distraction from r …
FEATURED AUTHOR:
Val McDermid
Crime novelist Val McDermid grew up in Kirkcaldy, and spent a lot of her childhood with her grandparents in East Wemyss. At High School she was placed in an experimental high-IQ stream, taught separately from the other children; the Prime Minister Gord …
FEATURED PUBLISHER:
Luath Press
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 …