Tag: Luath Press

With the Fringe and Festival in full swing in the city centre, it was perhaps symbolic that Richard Demarco's book launch took place on the very edge of the city, at the Boardwalk Beach...

We are living in anxious times.From major issues like Brexit and climate change to personal worries about relationships, money, health and isolation, few of us sleep well at nights. And this, says Jemma...

In 1946 George Orwell (Eric Blair) went with his young son Robin, Robin’s nanny Susan Watson and Susan’s boyfriend to live on the Isle of Jura.Although his stays there were intermittent and he...

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the original publication of Trainspotting, comes Tim Bell’s critical analysis and geographical account of Leith, Choose Life Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location which will be published on 3...

There is so much to tell you about that we have inserted the full programme below for the four day festival run by Luath Press, which involves many of their esteemed authors.There are fifteen...

Political journalists Alex Bell and Dominic Hinde hit the ground running at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with fighting talk and a political platform discussing where Scotland goes from here. Chaired by political author and journalist David...

Gerry Hassan knows he's going to vote on 18th September 2014; he's even 99% sure which way.  Most of the audience at Blackwell's on Wednesday night seemed to feel much the same.  many people...

As few can have failed to notice, in less than 5 months we'll have the opportunity to say yes or no to Scottish independence.  Debate is hotting up, and now Tradfest, the city's festival...