by Caroline Copeland

A short story by JD Allan

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

By Angela Yausheva

Which one novel would you recommend to represent your country’s literature? The next stop on our tour is Turkey, where Ayla Douglas champions Sabahattin Ali’s modern classic Madonna in a Fur Coat

A poem by Stuart A. Paterson

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

Lilly Markaki on why Hilton Als’s White Girls still matters

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

Music videos have long sought to harness the power of animation. Nathanael Smith chooses five of the best.

Have pro-independence arguments been marginalised in the run-up to the referendum?
Iain MacWhirter examines charges of media bias – and why more editorial and
political diversity is needed.

This collection of  joyously eclectic dancefloor fillers celebrates a much-loved club, writes Neil Cooper

By Alexander S. Jenkins

A poem by Dorothy Alexander