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Ep. 269 - Callum McSorley on Mixing Noir and Humour

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeCallum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow.His debut novel, Squeaky Clean, was published by Pushkin Vertigo in 2023 and won the prestigious McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year.Its sequel, Paperboy, was released in 2025 an ...  Show more

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Adventures in Publishing-land: Nobel AI Scandal, Silicon Serpents & The Children's Literacy Crisis

Watch as a full video episode on YouTubeThis week, we're expanding on our discussion from the last episode about the depressing HarperCollins report on children's reading habits. Author and teacher Cailean Steed joins us to break down the underlying data and explain exactly how h ...  Show more

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