“Let me be honest. I have had major superhero fatigue for a few years now,” says Richard Mooney, the Scottish creator and writer of indie superhero comic, Daughter of Titan. He’s not the only one, with several superhero movies a year being flushed out by Marvel and DC along with countless television series on streaming … More Daughter of Titan: “Thelma and Louise meets RoboCop…”
At the end of 2018 I wrote an article for The Glasgow Review of Books where I selected three of my favourite reads of the year – GRB ask this of all contributors and they published my short story There’s a Joab Oan back in September (which you can still read here.) Picking just three … More Reads of the Year 2018
Since I visited Japan three years ago, I’ve been obsessed with ramen – the famous soupy noodle dish found everywhere in the country with many regional variations. Ramen shops are ubiquitous in Japan’s cities – the little restaurants are crowded underground in railway stations and shopping malls. You make your selection from the machine outside … More Ramen Recipes and Japanese Fiction
Buongiorno! Last week I came home from my summer holidays in Italy, and I thought I’d shared a few thoughts about the books I read while I was sunbathing in Sorrento – plus share some of my snaps, which are mostly of random animals I saw, and the occasional UNESCO World Heritage landmark. … More Holiday Reading in Rome and Sorrento
In Edinburgh there lives an awesome sci-fi magazine called Shoreline of Infinity. I sometimes write book reviews for it. Every month SoI hosts a free reading event, called Event Horizon. Now, you’ve heard of peanut butter and chocolate, and you’ve heard of peanut butter and jam, let me introduce you to another of the world’s … More Event Horizon w/ Aether & Ichor, 10th May
New York City, the year 2142. Melting polar ice caps have caused mass floods around the globe, leaving Manhattan swimming in the drink. But Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 is no post-apocalypse piece, here the city that never sleeps is as vibrant as ever, living under its new moniker, ‘The Super-Venice’. My review of … More Review: New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
Issue 10 of Shoreline of Infinity is now out, featuring some great sci-fi short stories, flash fictions, and a book review of Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 by yours truly. Shoreline of Infinity is an Edinburgh-based sci-fi magazine. You can get the new issue, and back issues, here. Below is a snippet of what … More Shoreline of Infinity 10
[In September, Scots crime writer Christopher Brookmyre spoke to Louise Welsh at Glasgow Uni as part of their Creative Conversations series. This article was originally written following that talk on 19/09/17] ‘“A” is for Alibi, “B” is for Burglar… she must be dreading that day when she has to write a book about xylophones,’ says … More Creative Conversations with Christopher Brookmyre
I recently had the pleasure of seeing Booker nominated Scots author Graeme Macrae Burnet discuss his latest novel – The Accident on the A35 – at Woodlands Workspace, a new hub for arts and events in Glasgow’s west end. You can read my account of the night over at Aether & Ichor. ‘Booker-prize nominated author … More Graeme Macrae Burnet at Woodlands Workspace
Last week, as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival On Tour, I had the pleasure of seeing sci-fi/horror heavyweights Joe Hill and MR Carey in discussion about their latest novels and the apocalypse at East Kilbride Arts Centre. Highlights included a bizarre singalong with Joe Hill and his sons, who formed a makeshift band and … More Apocalypse Now with MR Carey and Joe Hill
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