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

Megan Kennedy’s immersive drawings capture the hypnotic power of nature

Alistair Braidwood admires this thrilling, thorough take on a golden age of Scottish music

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

A new documentary about a key character in the story of the Edinburgh Festival gets lost in plodding self-importance, writes Victor Eaves

An appreciation of a unique and inspirational writer, by Patrick Small

Oliver Kass chooses his favourite songs. By Hugo Fluendy

A short story by Anne Leigh Parrish

By Anne Leigh Parrish