Polly Atkin – Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better
A stunning exploration of chronic illness
Catherine Renton/4 August 2023
books
Fern Brady - Strong Female Character
Bold and brave memoir from stand-up Brady pulls no punches
Renato Cisneros - You Shall Leave Your Land
An absorbing exploration of one family's clandestine roots and inherited lies
Whaling Days launch
Citadel Arts collate the memories of a lost industry for posterity
Matt Haig
How to Stop Time
Tom Hazard has been alive for centuries and so knows better than most that we should appreciate every moment.
Lidia Yuknavitch
The Book of Joan
Beautiful, melancholy, and deliberate writing that examines humanity at its dying moments and its struggle for redemption.
Alan Parks
Bloody January
Sex, drugs, and gruesome violence in 1973 Glasgow are all in store for readers of the newest voice in Scottish crime fiction.
Margareta Magnusson
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
A simple, easy-to-read guide to sorting heirlooms from junk before you die.
Monstrous Regiment
The Bi-ble
New feminist publisher's anthology of personal essays makes a shrewd, entertaining, and educational response to bi-erasure.
Ali Smith
Winter
We should all be prescribed an Ali Smith a week these days.
Granite Noir 2018 launch
Jan Simpson reports back from the launch of Aberdeen's crime fiction festival.
Sandra Ireland and Ross Sayers
We speak to Sandra Ireland and Ross Sayers, both shortlisted for the Saltire Society's First Book of the Year Award.
Helen Sedgwick
The Growing Season
Helen Sedgwick asks questions about technology, gender, and childbirth in her latest novel.