Book: Silent Riders of the SeaAuthor: John Gerard FaganPublisher: Cyberbirdy Publishing (2024) Consider if this is a man Who works in the mud Who does not know peace Who fights for a scrap of bread Who dies because of a yes or a no. Primo Levi This long narrative poem – the story of […]
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Dark Islands @ Bloody Scotland Into Books author, George Paterson (The Girl, The Crow, The Writer And The Fighter & Westerwick), will feature on this year’s Bloody Scotland programme of events alongside two other fantastic writers, Liz Webb and Claire McGowan. Bloody Scotland in Stirling is a fantastic event. If you are an avid reader
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Well, we are now in full summer swing though perhaps that depends if the rain is tipping it down as you read this (we sincerely hope it isn’t). Whatever your plans, if you are staying at home or going abroad to Fife, over here at Into Creative we’ve got a couple of book suggestions for
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Book: Dashboard Elvis Is DeadAuthor: David F RossPublisher: Orenda Books Book Trailer… Review by George Paterson @gfpaterson Following the success of his fifth novel, the Saltire Society shortlisted, ‘There’s Only One Danny Garvey’, Ayrshire based architect turned author David F. Ross returns with his own comeback special and most ambitious book to date; Dashboard Elvis
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Book: Brown SauceAuthor: Pauline LaganPublisher: Razur Cuts Books Falkirk might not be the centre of the universe but its cultural backdrop has, and is, certainly punching and making an impact. At the town’s Callendar House, there is a music exhibition (Scenes) on now, looking back on the area’s bands such as The Cocteau Twins, Arab
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Alternatives to Valium – Alastair McKay Any book which starts with an anecdote describing Brigitte Bardot filming on a beach in East Lothian, where I currently live, is always going to get a top score from me. The book is filled full of joyous little memories such as this and it’s their vividness which
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Book: Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground (1977-1984)Authors: Douglas MacIntyre and Grant McPhee with Neil CooperPublisher: White Rabbit Books It many ways it was inevitable that this book would see the light of day after the success of the music documentaries Big Gold Dream and Teenage Superstars which Grant McPhee was behind and the
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Books: RelativismAuthor: Mary Ford NealPublisher: Taproot Press This is a book of relations, in the sense of both relationships and relatives. Mary Ford Neal records and at times celebrates family life and domesticity, without shying away from how confining these can be. But it’s also a book of intellectual roaming, the work of a mind
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Book: A Working Class State of Mind Author: Colin BurnettPublisher: Pierpoint Press (2021) Colin Burnett is a Midlothian based short-story writer, who has an inherent belief in the importance of Scottish culture, language and history. In this striking debut collection, he combines this passion with his education in sociology, to lead us into the depths
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Books: Dante’s TrilogyAuthor: Alasdair GrayPublisher: Canongate William Blake, an English writer and artist of genius, illustrated Dante’s Divine Comedy but didn’t translate it. Alasdair Gray, a Scottish writer and artist of genius, seemed to be going a step further, both illustrating and translating this medieval masterpiece. But three book covers and a handful of illustrations
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