Audio & Video
The origins of 'Lads'
Alan Bissett chats to presenter Nick Sheridan about how his book Lads came about.
- The origins of 'Lads'
- Introducing Wain
- Introducing The Black Flamingo
- The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
- The Black Flamingo
- How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
- Re-imagining Scottish folklore
- A novel in verse
- Fan fiction of your life!
- Books and confidence
- The poetry community
- Working with young writers
- Wishes
- Draw Goldy the Gecko
- Stories and puzzles
- Why comics matter
- Poet recommendations
- Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
- Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
- The story rollercoaster
- How did you plan the structure of the novel?
- Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
- The power of fantasy fiction