A short story by Philip Wilson

Brian Wilson’s achievement was in capturing the untutored brilliance of his sonic imagination on record, writes John Cavanagh

A short story by JD Allan

A story by Shane Johnstone

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

A strangely beguiling collection by kennardphillipps, aka London artists Peter Kennard and Cat Phillipps.

Author Mick Kitson tells Sibylla Archdale Khalid how he conjured Sal, one of the most compelling literary characters of 2018

We publish original art and invite writers to submit stories inspired by the work

Stanley Kubrick didn’t cram all his conspiracy theories into The Shining, writes Victor Eaves

Against international evidence about its negative effect, the Scottish government has introduced testing throughout the education system, beginning at Primary 1. Sue Palmer sets ministers their own test

Band of Holy Joy: A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes. Reviewed by Neil Cooper

The Sugar Hotel. A short story by Amy Jardine

By Ben Mitchell