#luath press

[cliffordthurlow]

BLACKSHIRTS MARCH ON CABLE STREET

Thurlow at the London Book Fair When the Blackshirts marched on Cable Street in the mainly Jewish quarter of East London on Sunday 4 October 1936, the people from the poor modest houses along the way built barricades to keep the invaders out. When the police tried to dismantle the wall of dustbins, hand carts and old furniture, the people of Cable Street raised their fists and fought back. Women…

BLACKSHIRTS MARCH ON CABLE STREET

[thegirlwiththelantern]

5 Luath Press Books I Want to Read

Luath Press is a Scottish publisher with a broad selection of titles in English, Scots and Gàidhlig. I’m not unfamiliar with their books but there have been dozens which have caught my attention so I’m presenting a small selection that especially appeals to me. A Rug of a Thousand Colours by Tessa Ransford, Iyad Hayatleh A Rug of a Thousand Colours is an exploratory project between a Palestinian…

[thegirlwiththelantern]

5 Poetry Collections I Want to Read

I’ve seen some excitement this year about quests instead of resolutions. When I had made it my goal to read more short stories, I did. It was also the same year as I aimed to read a nonfiction a month. Which I did not. But we can live in hope. Parramisha by Frances Roberts-Reilly | Cinnamon Press What’s written about us by non-Roma is a stereotypical image that’s both romantic and vilified. In…

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[theedinburghreporter]

You're invited to the Trainspotting on Location book launch

You’re invited to the Trainspotting on Location book launch

Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the original publication of Trainspotting, comes Tim Bell’s critical analysis and geographical account of Leith, Choose Life Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location which will be published on 3 August 2018 by Luath Press. 

You are invited to the official book launch which takes place on 2 August. Details below.

An experienced tour guide with his walking…

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[theedinburghreporter]

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 - ScotlandsFest 2018

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 – ScotlandsFest 2018

There is so much to tell you about that we have inserted the full programme below for the four day festival run by Luath Press, which involves many of their esteemed authors.

There are fifteen afternoon sessions of stimulating conversations, readings and debate all held at the Quaker Meeting House.

You can buy tickets for individual events and a week or a day pass too. Details here

In no order…

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[markagorman]

Recent reading. Scotland: A Graphic History.

Recent reading. Scotland: A Graphic History.

Not being much of a historian I find it difficult to contextualise the history of Scotland and the details of the relationship with England and the Union.

This is a wonderful antidote.  Jeff Fallow’s short, sweet but hugely compelling read tells you all you ever needed to know about Scottish history in under an hour.

And don’t worry, it’s not a political treatise.  It doesn’t promulgate…

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