World book trip:

Which novel would you recommend to someone who had never read a word written in your country? The first stop on our tour is Scotland, where Alan Warner highlights James Kelman’s astonishing Kieron Smith, boy

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Bring in the fire:

By Angela Yausheva

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Anne Leigh Parrish:

Celebrating the beauty of Washington State

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Growing pains:

By Angela Yausheva

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No vacancies:

Part One. By Heather Pearson

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Highway of tears:

By Margaret Poynor-Clark

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How I write:

By Amy Jardine

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Lilly Markaki on Agamben’s timely warnings about state power and perpetual war

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Laszlo Nemes’ directorial debut is a poignant, intense story of enduring human spirit amongst the endless darkness of a Nazi concentration camp, writes Robert Gallacher

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Product Talks:

Product is organising a series of events with some of Scotland’s finest speakers, writers and artists, which will be available to listen to online. The first of these featured Robin McAlpine  

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Samantha Jones’ second single is a peerless piece of gutsy ’60s melodrama, writes Neil Cooper

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