Getting rid of the "imperialist baggage" of the UK state through Scottish independence will present new cultural and political opportunities, accordin...

Does he consider himself a Film writer or a novelist? "I'm just a storyteller really I don't really see the importance in the difference in the medium. I like books, I love them. "

To celebrate Halloween, we've put our heads together to compile a list of the 50 most terrifying fictional characters ever (metaphorically - no one ha...

The differences between the sexes is well-trodden ground for book publishers. Self-help sections are lined with hundreds of variations on Men Are F...

As Irvine Welsh delves into the history of his most famous characters to release Skagboys, the prequel to his global bestseller Trainspotting, we've d...

This is a big week for Scottish author Irvine Welsh. The prequel to his debut novel Trainspotting is about to hit the shelves in the form of Skagb...

Irvine Welsh's Skagboys is the concluding part (we assume) of his most epic and well-known tale - that of the heroin addicted, psychopathic Edinburgh ...

Last week, we asked you which novel's ending you'd change. Your answers were a mixture of classic novels and modern fiction, but what united all re...

As we picked the 15 new books we're most looking forward to getting our hands on in 2012, it occurred to us that this year may well be the year of th...