Reveal – The Drouth

7th October 2026

Deirdre Chapman’s BADLANDS: reviewed by Owen Dudley Edwards

Deirdre Chapman has been a force on the Scottish literary scene for more than a half century and apparently has no intention of retiring from it. In his review of her new novel Badlands, Owen Dudley Edwards not only praises it highly, but reveals some of the secrets of Chapman's long lasting influence on that literary scene.

10th September 2026

Published by Johnny Rodger

THIS IS WHAT ART CAN DO: Justin Carter in Bellahouston by Johnny Rodger

Justin Carter’s recent show ‘between objects and things’ at the Studio Pavilion Gallery in Bellahouston Park, reviewed by Johnny Rodger

10th September 2026

Published by Johnny Rodger

FOOTBALL AND FOOTFALL: the Conflicting Right to the City by Wattana Songpetchmongkol

Everyone knows that for the respective communities who support the two big football teams in Glasgow, there is more than just football at stake. The issue is, of course, avoided in polite society, but down on the street it's not so easy to pretend it doesn't exist. This is a new Glaswegian's view from Wattana Songpetchmongkol.