Glasgow Review of Books

'IT IS NOT EASY TO LOSE HOPE': Hassan Blasim on 'Sololand' & More - Glasgow Review of Books Hassan Blasim's "Sololand" is a collection of novellas exploring the complexities of exile through three protagonists affected by Iraq's recent conflicts. Blasim delves into shared history, identity, ...

NEW TODAY! @bramegieben.bsky.social en.bsky.social
interviews ground-breaking author, filmmaker and IFFP winner Hassan Blasim about his new book, 'Sololand'
@commapress.bsky.social, decolonisation, identity and much more . . . #booksky 💙📚

Check out the full interview here - wp.me/p3nrhP-lqN

"I’ll MAK YON SINGLE INCH O SCOATLAN SHINE": On 'Esther' by David Kinloch. - Glasgow Review of Books Esther Inglis, a Franco-Scottish calligrapher, was once celebrated for her exquisite manuscripts before fading from literary history due to male-centric narratives. Recent academic interest, particula...

NEW TODAY! - Ahead of tonight's launch event @byleaveswelive.bsky.social, @paulmalgrati.bsky.social reviews 'Esther', a new poetic play by David Kinloch and another milestone in the recent Esther Inglis Revival. Read the full review here - wp.me/p3nrhP-jwo

Mother, daughter, survivor, saint - Glasgow 850

As part of the Glasgow 850 celebrations, Glasgow Life invites poets to enter the St Teneu Poetry Competition. Submit poems (in English, Scots, or Gaelic) that are a response to the themes raised by Teneu's story. A prize of £500 will awarded to the winner in each category. Deadline: 1 June 2025.

NEW TODAY - @ewanmorrison.bsky.social
talks new novel ‘For Emma’, surveillance, AI & more in an interview with @bramegieben.bsky.social
beamed back from tomorrow’s techno-future mindscape #booksky #foremma #leamingtonbooks

Read the full interview here - glasgowreviewofbooks.com/2025/03/25/t...

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To mark the publication of her latest novel, our great friend @jamesangtay.bsky.social met up with @heatherparry.bsky.social to discuss all things #carrioncrow #booksky

Full interview (& all our FREE content) on our site now - glasgowreviewofbooks.com/2025/02/26/n...

Altan - Glasgow Review of Books

Lèirmheasan, aistean, eadar-theangachaidhean agus agallamhan uile a nochd ann Lèirmheas Leabhraichean Ghlaschu: glasgowreviewofbooks.com/altan/

Tha Seachdain na Gàidhlig 2025 @sngaidhlig.bsky.social a' tòiseachadh an-diugh & sinn a' foillseachadh ‘A’ Sireadh nan Lepcha’ le Abrona Aden, ann an eadar-theangachadh gu Gàidhlig le Caoimhin MacNèill. tinyurl.com/3x2c5xm7 #Ceanglaicheangunchrìoch eadar na Gàidheil & na Lepchas.

Lèirmheas ùr: '100 Bliadhna de Bhàird a’ Chomuinn Ghàidhealaich' (CLÀR), deasaichte le @gillebride.bsky.social Mac ’IlleMhaoil, co-chruinneachadh a tha 'a’ fosgladh dhuinn sheallaidhean ùra air litreachas na Gàidhlig eadar 1923 agus 2023.' 👉 Lèirmheas slàn: tinyurl.com/yc55jnh7

Just two days before #BurnsNight25 - the GRB is delighted to feature this interview and new poems by author, poet and renowned Burns scholar @paulmalgrati.bsky.social - with thanks (as always) to @poncarova.bsky.social for sharing this fantastic piece.

To counter Trump and Tate and all their toxic appeal, we need to understand how shame shapes their narratives. My essay this week for @glasgowrevbooks.bsky.social 🤡🌎

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FEMINISM SHOWS THE WAY: On Shame, Masculinity & Spoiling For A Fight - Glasgow Review of Books By Bram E. Gieben

NEW TODAY! @bramegieben.bsky.social reviews Tahsin & Shea's 'Clown World' @quercusbooks.bsky.social & the Plural Series publication, 'Shame and Masculinity'. His conclusion - "*more* feminist liberation and not less is the answer". Full article (& the rest of our FREE content) here: wp.me/p3nrhP-ejM

NEW TODAY: "Is this your first experience of the apocalypse?" - Peter Adkins looks back at work on climate change performed at this year's @edfests @edintfest @edfringe
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FROM MONDAY: in support of Scotland's Climate Week, a series of articles on the theme of preserving our environment in the face of climate catastrophe #LetsDoNetZero Click - netzeronation.scot - for more info on what you can do to avert climate disaster.