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The Good Word: SWH!’s 10 Best Books Of 2020…
There are plenty of ‘Books Of The Year’ lists around this time competing for your time and attention, but we like to think that Scots...
Dec 3, 20208 min read


Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write! 2020…
*This year’s Aye Write! has been postponed. For full details go to https://www.ayewrite.com/Pages/default.aspx* From today (12th – 29th)...
Mar 12, 20206 min read


Love & Regret – A Review Of Ajay Close’s What We Did In The Dark…
If you are familiar with the writer Catherine Carswell there is a good chance it is for her work as the biographer of D.H. Lawrence, the...
Feb 15, 20204 min read


Principle Players: A Review Of J. David Simons’ A Woman Of Integrity…
Running two narratives throughout a novel can be risky. They have to be distinct and equally engaging or readers will rush through one to...
Jun 2, 20174 min read


The Ties That Bind: A Review Of Ajay Close’s The Daughter Of Lady Macbeth
It’s a fear of many children that they are going to grow up to be “just like your mother/father”. This is often stated as a simple...
Mar 9, 20174 min read
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