Polly Atkin – Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better
A stunning exploration of chronic illness
Catherine Renton/4 August 2023
non fiction
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
Cameron McNeish
There's Always the Hills
The long-awaited autobiography of Cameron McNeish shines a light on the life of one of Scotland’s greatest hill walkers.
Dominic Dromgoole
Hamlet: Globe to Globe
The true story of a theatre troupe from the globe bringing Hamlet on a round-the-world tour.
Anne Cholawo
Island on the Edge: A Life on Soay
A writer moves to the Outer Hebrides and learns to live a quieter but also more challenging life.
Fiction & Feeling
Becoming Dangerous
Resisting oppression through daily rituals and modern witchcraft.
Russell Findlay
Acid Attack
A journalist looks at his history with Scottish criminals, starting with an acid attack
Jules Evans
The Art of Losing Control
Ecstasy is vital to life! Philosopher advocates losing control with humility.
Alastair McIntosh
Poacher's Pilgrimage
Exploring the Outer Hebrides to understand “god, war, and the faeries”
Richard Holloway
Waiting for the Last Bus
Richard Holloway’s uncompromising and penetrating treatise on life and death.
Mark Hichens
The Great Entertainers
Tedious trudge through the lives of 20th-century music hall stars.
Les Wilson
The Drowned and the Saved
This meticulously researched book brings to the reader a different focus to The Great War and the first major loss of US troops at sea.