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
Spark at 100
Ken Wilson looks at the Edinburgh author as the city prepares to celebrate her centenary
Joe Hagan
Sticky Fingers
A story of Rolling Stone magazine's tussle between music and mammon.
Jonathan Taplin
Move Fast and Break Things
New book asks why has the digital age not liberated creativity as it once promised?
Robin Le Mesurier
A Charmed Rock 'n' Roll Life
Unrevelatory rock memoir from scion of Dad's Army star
Michael Shand
Jimmy This, Jimmy That
Michael Shand's debut about an Edinburgh gang is a ride of a read.