#chris mcqueer

[theedinburghreporter]

New BBC documentary features some noteworthy people from Edinburgh

Writer, Chris McQueer, is the man ‘on the money’ as a presenter for the very first time on his new programme, Noteworthy with Chris McQueer.

Chris is better known as the author of the cult classic Hings. Last night he presented his first TV documentary on the BBC Scotland channel, but you can still watch this programme on iPlayer by clicking here.

The rising star explores the lives of some…

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[reviewsphere]

BOOK REVIEW: Chris McQueer's HWFG

BOOK REVIEW: Chris McQueer's HWFG McQueer @ChrisMcQueer_ @404Ink @heathermmcd @laurafjones @SabotageReviews @laughandaguise

With bowls out the window, it’s booze and bingo for the foul-mouthed Big Angie who along with her Dolly by name dolly by nature pal have retired to Craig Tara caravan park to ogle the local crooner. But “baw deep” into their second week it all goes Pete Tong when a loyalist rock band by the name of Huns n Roses supplant the object of their affection who by the end of their holiday from hell turns…

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[lastyearsgirl]

worth going out for in february 2018;

February 2018 is my two-year anniversary as new music columnist at The Scots Magazine, Scotland’s oldest magazine. It’s one of my favourite things I’ve ever done: a chance to wax lyrical about the music that I love, and to do so to a whole new audience. Plus, you can now buy the magazine in Morrisons, which gives my mum a monthly opportunity to show off my name in print to whatever poor bastard…

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[thehungrylittlebookworm]

TBR Bingo @sublurbia - Hings 

Title: Hings

Author: Chris McQueer

Genre: Short Stories, Humor

Publisher: 404 Ink

Year of Publication: 2017

Why was this book on your TBR?

I’ve chatted with the women who run 404 Ink before, and I’m excited about their project and what they stand for.

I hadn’t heard of Chris McQueer, whose short stories have been gaining attention on Medium and Twitter, until 404 Ink published his debut, Hings. His followers and people in my little network of bookish Scots were buzzin about it. It’s been described as “Clever, funny irreverent…[and] Scottish as fuck.” I had to check it out.

How long had it been on your TBR?

About a month. I’d seen it all over Twitter, so when I got to nip back up to Scotland for a weekend, I made sure to pick up a copy.

Was it everything you’d hoped?

Honestly, I was a bit disappointed. I loved a few of the stories and liked others well enough, but there were also a substantial number of misses. (Of course, some hits and some misses are to be expected with short stories.)

It’s not that I didn’t like it, it’s just that I didn’t LOVE it as much as the rest of my community did. So far, its lowest rating on Goodreads is mine, and I didn’t even give it a bad rating. Which makes me feel like people are saying it’s amazing to jump on board the hype train more than anything else… I don’t know, I think the buzz raised my expectations too high and now I’m being a bit daft and bitter. It was still a fun read.

Rec it or forget it?

Rec it if you like writing in vernacular and are interested in contemporary, working class Scottish culture.

Favorite quote:

“Heid doon and just keep wheeling this smelly wee bastard along. Don’t stop. Nearly there. Right, I can see the bus stop. Aw fuck there’s somebody there. What if they can smell what’s in ma trolley? What if it’s somebody I know? This is gonnae be what kills me. No the angina, no a stroke, no even a bad fall. It’s gonnae be this - a deid bastarding lhasa fuckin apso.”

Star rating: 3/5

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