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Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off

Paul Sng’s documentary finds the Trainspotting author as funny, sharp and unrepentant as ever – from boyhood in Leith to globetrotting fame and a hallucinogenic trip in Canada

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Irvine Welsh: Edinburgh Festival is great but I’m more excited about Hibs

Reality is Not Enough, a documentary about the Trainspotting author and his take on consciousness, will close the International Film Festival.

Evening Standard

Zadie Smith, Michael Rosen, Irvine Welsh and Jeanette Winterson sign letter calling for Israel boycott

More than 200 writers request cessation of all trade until people of Gaza given adequate food, water and aid

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

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Men in Love by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting boys grow up

Three decades on from the author’s breakthrough debut, why are we still trapped in the Trainspotting moment?

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Nicola Sturgeon and Irvine Welsh feature in Edinburgh book festival line-up

Maggie O’Farrell, Alexander McCall Smith, Julian Clary, Viggo Mortensen, Sam Heughan and Dame Vanessa Redgrave are also included.

Evening Standard

Stars Viggo Mortensen and Sam Heughan join Edinburgh Book Festival line-up

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

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Edinburgh Film Festival to conclude with Irvine Welsh documentary premiere

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

The National (Scotland)

Irvine Welsh documentary to close Edinburgh International Film Festival

Reality Is Not Enough is said to be a thrilling and revealing exploration of Trainspotting author Welsh.

Evening Standard

Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid

The Guardian - UK

“In uncertain times, dominated by the ascendancy of soul-dead oligarchs, their corrosive technology and looting economics, the great positive constant for humanity remains our infinite capacity for love.”: Irvine Welsh is releasing a disco album

Men In Love is a “sonic companion” to his new sequel to Trainspotting

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London festival makes rallying cry for cinema: 'Indie film isn't dead!'

The Cine International Film Festival culminated at the weekend with an awards ceremony and the buzz of indie spirit

Evening Standard

Do we really need more male novelists?

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?

The Guardian - UK

TV bosses asked for 'changes' to Scottish accents for English audiences

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

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The best new books coming in 2025 — from Irvine Welsh to Florence Knapp

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…

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Warning to avoid Edinburgh's city centre for Hogmanay branded 'outrageous and absurd'

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

The Guardian - UK

Choose debt. Choose midday naps… How Trainspotting went from heroin to chai tea

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

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Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting

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

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The National (Scotland)

Scotland voting against independence was a 'disaster', says Irvine Welsh

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…

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?; A Storm Foretold; Paris Olympics; Slip – review

America’s response to global conflict is a painful watch; Trump adviser Roger Stone beggars belief. Plus, the orgasmic comedy drama that may help when the Olympics are over

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: who will win the race for the White House?

Matt Frei looks at how Kamala Harris has shaken up the US election. Plus: Irvine Welsh’s Crime returns. Here’s what to watch this evening

The National (Scotland)

Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting, Labour and arguing on Twitter

‘I THINK we’re all vengeful,” says Irvine Welsh as we meet in a café in Edinburgh’s Canongate. Fuelled up on caffeine, he is ready to…

The Independent UK

Trainspotting’s Irvine Welsh weighs in on trans debate and JK Rowling

Scottish author reportedly ‘loathes’ the treatment of Harry Potter author Rowling after her controversial comments about trans rights

The Guardian - UK

Irvine Welsh: ‘If reading gives you comfort, you’re not doing it right’

The Scottish author on having his mind changed by Orwell, how Trainspotting was influenced by Ulysses, and his wariness of novels created with AI

Louder

"Irvine Welsh who wrote Trainspotting said it was the best thing he'd seen in years." Watch the trailer for Kneecap's self-titled biopic, the loudest, funniest, most provocative movie you'll see in 2024

Kneecap's riotously funny biopic is hitting cinemas in August: the band tell Louder why making it was a gamble that paid off

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