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THE programme for the Edinburgh International Book Festival has been revealed, with speakers including former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, author…

A DOCUMENTARY about acclaimed Scots author Irvine Welsh is set to have its world premiere at the closing night of a popular film festival.

There may not be obvious successors to the likes of Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie among today’s hotshot young writers. But is a new publisher dedicated to ‘overlooked’ male voices necessary?

TV bosses put pressure on directors working on Scottish programmes to watch the “language” of actors so English audiences can understand, an…

Irvine Welsh, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Philippe Sands and Naomi Watts are some of the big-name authors with books out this year. But it’s not just well known writers. There’s a legion of brilliant new titles, from thrilling fiction to deep-thinking psychoanalysis and even a book by the woman who made…

AN ANNOUNCEMENT by Edinburgh Hogmanay organisers urging people to avoid the city centre after calling off the main outdoor events amid a yellow…

Given the struggles of gen Z, expect the sequel to Irvine Welsh’s book to be a very different beast

Men in Love will pick up the stories of the original crew immediately after the close of the 1993 classic as they become serious in their quest for romance

IRVINE Welsh has said it was a “disaster” Scotland didn’t vote for independence, adding he doesn’t think “there is much of a future” for…