CONTENTS
9 - 23 June
Cover story: The books issue
The buzz around Scottish books has never been stronger. With its status as the UNESCO City of Literature established, Edinburgh will soon welcome the world’s dignitaries for the Man Booker International Prize celebration before playing host to the Harry Potter midnight mass. Meanwhile, Glasgow’s literary status is thriving through online innovations such as Glasgow Seeker, and the university’s creative writing course continues to churn out the stars of tomorrow. In this issue, we hail the best of Scottish writing with Alasdair Gray and Laura Hird, get some kids to advise JK Rowling, talk to Nick Hornby about suicide, profile the Man Booker International winner and round up the best of the summer’s publications. Coverage starts on page 16.
I O O 0 Also in this issue " 14 Reginald D Hunter Twice nominated for the Perrier. this
comedy firebrand is back in town. Brian Donaldson catches up with him and they get thrown out of a club.
27 Mega gigs With the likes of big time unit-shifters U2. Coldplay and Elton John playing in the central belt over the next few weeks. James Smart analyses their relative successes.
104 Degree shows Militaiy defence systems. confusing nudes and handstitched perverts: it could only be the final shows from Scotland's best art students. Ruth Hedges and Dave Pollock report.
I 2 Win two bottles of Blandy’s Alvada for the Letter of the Issue
I 13 2 for 1 meals at Suruchi and Suruchi Too
I 13 Win one of 24 bottles of Talisker whisky
I 13 Win a trip to the WKD Maxed-Up weekend
I 25 Win a trip to Boston
I 56 Vote for your favourite Scottish book of all time and win big prizes I 75 Win Weezer tickets
Agenda
2 LETTERS
4 15 DAYS TO LIVE 7 NEWS
8 RADAR
1O RAVE
12 THE LEECH
: What'SOn
29 AROUND TOWN 33 BOOKS
36 CLUBS
44 COMEDY
46 FILM 51 DVD
65 GAY 66 KIDS
67 MUSIC 70 RECORDS
95 THEATRE 103 TV 104V|SUAL ART
' Life&5tyle
111 BUY SOME THIS FORTNIGHT
113 TRAVEL
115 EAT & DRINK 117 PLAY
118 CLASSIFIED
RearView
128 ANSWER MACHINE: BARRY CRYER
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