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The Catchers by Xan Brooks Shortlisted for the ...
Salt Publishing is delighted to announce that The Catchers, the acclaimed second novel by Xan Brooks, has been shortlisted for the prestigious RSL Ondaatje Prize 2025.
The Catchers by Xan Brooks Shortlisted for the ...
Salt Publishing is delighted to announce that The Catchers, the acclaimed second novel by Xan Brooks, has been shortlisted for the prestigious RSL Ondaatje Prize 2025.
The Short Story Now
At Salt, we’ve long believed the short story is one of the most vital, dynamic, and exhilarating forms of writing.
The Short Story Now
At Salt, we’ve long believed the short story is one of the most vital, dynamic, and exhilarating forms of writing.
Myths, midlife and the end of immortality
When I started writing the poems that formed The Odyssey Complex and Other Poems, my fourth collection, I was in my mid-40s.
Myths, midlife and the end of immortality
When I started writing the poems that formed The Odyssey Complex and Other Poems, my fourth collection, I was in my mid-40s.
Xan Brooks longlisted for £25,000 Walter Scott ...
Xan Brooks’s widely-reviewed second novel, The Catchers, has been nominated for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. It is the second time Brooks has been selected for the...
Xan Brooks longlisted for £25,000 Walter Scott ...
Xan Brooks’s widely-reviewed second novel, The Catchers, has been nominated for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2025. It is the second time Brooks has been selected for the...
White Space for the poet Adrian Mitchell
Early mentors in writing can be forever. Mine is Adrian Mitchell.
White Space for the poet Adrian Mitchell
Early mentors in writing can be forever. Mine is Adrian Mitchell.
Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, thanks...
I first read James Kelman’s stories in the mid-nineties and, while I hugely admired Kelman from an early stage, I found his work hard going.
Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, thanks...
I first read James Kelman’s stories in the mid-nineties and, while I hugely admired Kelman from an early stage, I found his work hard going.