Pond master:

Audio version of a new short story by Lisa Jones

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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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Epochal:

A poem by Stuart A. Paterson

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Skin deep:

Romance media is awash with cringe-making cultural stereotypes, writes Bomi Park

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Car crash:

A short story by Graham Lironi

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On film:

By Gerry Stewart 

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Art
Wild Devotion:

Jade Starmore, a photographer and textile designer from the Hebrides, creates wearable art inspired by the Scottish landscape

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Books
Tracks of my tears:

Simon Frith salutes a brilliant piece of music writing which returns the song to centre stage

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Collaborations
Coastal Aerial View by Alison McGill, Oil and wax on board
The pipeline:

A short story by Frank Rennie, inspired by Alison McGill’s painting ‘Coastal Aerial View’.

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Film
Sheila take a bow:

Aidan Moffat’s foray into traditional music began mischievously but ended up being very moving, writes Alistair Braidwood

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Ideas
Chimes of freedom:

Glasgow hosts a hard-hitting multi- discipline arts project examining issues of state power and violence this weekend, writes Neil Cooper

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Music
More Viking than you:

Haftor Medbøe and friends have created a fearsomely fine album, writes Neil Cooper

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New Writing
Letter to the editor:

By Phil Wilson

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Poetry
Some things I ought to throw away:

A poem by Eileen Farrelly

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