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The Good Books, Foday Mannah: ‘I always recommend Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart, it’s a stunning novel’

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Foday Mannah on reading as a child, the author who has inspired him, what he's reading now.    The first book I remember reading: Children...
Caspar Lench in '324a' Ballet Nights Glasgow. Photo by Rimbaud Patron.

Review: Ballet Nights, Glasgow

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The critically acclaimed Ballet Nights smash hit live dance show makes its long-awaited Scottish debut in July at Glasgow Theatre Royal, finds Lisa Simonis.  ...
Richard Rankin as John Rebus. Credit: Mark Mainz/Eleventh Hour Films

Detective John Rebus back on our screens as season two confirmed

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Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens after the BBC confirmed a second season of the hit TV drama with Richard Rankin. The...
Val McDermid. Credit: Charlotte Graham

Scottish author Val McDermid awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh

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Scottish author Val McDermid has been awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh. Originally from Kirkcaldy, Val is one of the UK’s most accomplished...
1st prize Mick McGraw with his winning work

Mountain rescue volunteer wins £10,000 for landslide picture at Rest and Be Thankful

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A mountain rescue volunteer has won a £10,000 prize for his incredible image of a landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful. Mick McGraw won...
David Goodman

The Good Books, David Goodman: ‘It’s a shameful thing to admit for an English Literature graduate, but I couldn’t get through Ulysses’

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David Goodman on not being able to get through Ulysses, how Iain Banks inspired him, and the books of his childhood.    The first book...
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