Graeme Thomson For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest, music journalist and writer Graeme Thomson to talk about his new book In Another World: The Four Seasons Of Talk Talk which is out now, published with New Modern. Graeme explains why he wanted to write about Talk Talk, the structure of the book, why he focuses on four featured albums, and what they mean to him, and the challenges in writing a book about a band who refuse to, or simply can't, t

Agnes Owens © Colin McPherson For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast we spoke to John Crosbie, the son of one of Ali's favourite writers, Agnes Owens whose centenary is being marked in a number of ways, including a handsome set of new editions of her work. Four are available now (see below) with another three coming later in the year - all published on the Polygon Books imprint of Birlinn. John Crosbie John starts by talking about Agnes and who she was as a writer, how she c

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Colin Burnett to talk about his new novel Family Man, which is also The Third Book of Aldo, and it's published with Tippermuir Books. Colin talks about all things Aldo, including the first two books A Working Class State of Mind and Who's Aldo?, before telling us where the man finds himself at the beginning of this book, and gives an overview of the plot, carefully avoiding spoilers. The two then discuss Aldo's 'famil

Scots Whay Hae! has once again joined forces with our good friends at Into Creative to present you with another Scots Whay Hae! & Into Creative x Conversations, filmed in Glasgow's legendary bookshop Caledonia Books, which is situated on Great Western Road (and is well worth a visit). This episode is with writer, actor, and playwright Linda Duncan McLaughlin to discuss her debut novel Original Sins (right - published by Into Books), which has rightly been described as a psych

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Martin MacIntyre to talk about his novel A Summer Like No Other which is published by Luath Press. Martin begins with a reading before he gives an overview to the novel, which is a translation from the original Gaelic version, Samhradh '78. The two then discuss the central characters, the key role the Gaelic language plays in terms of character and plot, (even in this translated adaptation), the use of footnotes, the

Andrew Meehan - 📸 credit Concept & Graft For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with previous guest, writer Andrew Meehan to talk about his new novel Hey Man, which is published with Muswell Press. Andrew gives the first of two readings before he gives an overview of the book, why he is drawn to the theme of friendship in all its forms, gives a brief outline of his central characters Ian and Tommy, and explains the novel's three-part structure. The two then