Vampires, vampire slayers, and a bloodthirsty underground resistance converge in a campy YA fantasy about being a queer teen in a world that wishes they did not exist. The librarian and critically acclaimed author of Out of Salem puts a pulpy spin on vampire fiction, and bites back at anti-trans moral panic.| sevenstories.com
Peter Gelderloos How Nonviolence Protects the State 2007 2nd Edition| The Anarchist Library
RJ Hunter’s and Gray Crosbie’s long-form shows in progress promise to be heartbreaking and hilarious by turns. Gray’s Plant Slut follows a newly single trans man who starts to take pleasure into his own hands by stealing houseplant cuttings from otherwise unsatisfactory hook-ups. RJ’s Meat Loaf Shot My Dad, meanwhile, explores grief and our power to maintain memories of those we have lost in the way that we want to remember them.| 2025 Push The Boat Out Festival
Colin Bramwell’s Fower Pessoas, shortlisted for the Scots Book o the Year Award 2025, has recently been making waves for its bold translation of Fernando Pessoa into vernacular Scots. The book joins a vibrant history of translation into Scotland’s languages – with Edwin Morgan’s work a particular touchstone – but it’s a history that’s often forgotten. What possibilities emerge when we remember that living literary languages aren’t just written in, but necessarily translated be...| 2025 Push The Boat Out Festival
Belonging - Natural histories of place, identity and home by Amanda Thomson - paperback (9781838854744) published by Canongate. Reflections on family, history, identity, place and nature, from acclaimed writer and artist Amanda Thomson| canongate.co.uk
