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Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
The author explains why he set his new novel in California.
  1. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
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    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  2. Squashing Words
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    Squashing Words
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  3. Books I’ve Written
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    Books I’ve Written
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  4. Making a Leopard Monster
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    Making a Leopard Monster
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  5. Superpowers
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    Superpowers
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  6. Steve’s Monsters
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    Steve’s Monsters
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  7. Making a Monster
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    Making a Monster
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  8. Alien Stink Song
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    Alien Stink Song
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  9. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
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    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  10. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
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    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  11. Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
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    Edinburgh Dazzle ship: Timelapse
  12. "Socks that agreed with him"
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    "Socks that agreed with him"
  13. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
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    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
  14. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
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    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  15. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
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    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  16. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
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    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
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