Which novel would you recommend to someone who had never read a word written in your country? The first stop on our tour is Scotland, where Alan Warner highlights James Kelman’s astonishing Kieron Smith, boy

By Angela Yausheva

A poem by Stuart A. Paterson

Romance media is awash with cringe-making cultural stereotypes, writes Bomi Park

A short story by Graham Lironi

By Gerry Stewart 

Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert documents the old tradition of the Common Riding festivals in the Scottish Borders.

Sceptical of the form, Sara Lally is won over by three of 2018’s most intriguing graphic novels

We publish original art and invite writers to submit stories inspired by the work

Lilly Markaki chooses ten films which inspire viewers to take action

Lucy Parker’s moving exhibition chronicles the experience of blacklisted construction workers, writes Neil Cooper

In the third part of his sleevenotes to the new Boots for Dancing compilation, Neil Cooper looks at the band’s timely embrace of funk

By Hannah Sutherland

By Stuart A. Paterson