The rise of tartan noir was a key part of Glasgow’s cultural revival. But Scottish crime writing betrays a fatal smugness, says Kenneth Wright

By Gerry Stewart 

By Angela Yausheva

By Phil Wilson

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

Emilie Anderson is a Glasgow-based artist

Shirley Jackson’s subversive horror story The Lottery remains as pertinent today as when it first appeared seventy years ago, writes Sibylla Kalid

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

The movies of his childhood gave actor Jamie Robson an enduring passion for film

A manuscript of original lyrics to Don McLean’s epic American Pie was recently auctioned in New York. Simon Warner explores the backdrop to the song’s conception and the hidden meanings behind its much-coveted words

Neil Cooper gets lost on a sonic safari of bizarre out takes and playful hidden meanings

Free mentoring for new and early career writers

A poem by Fiona Ritchie Walker