Luath Press 2023 Rights Catalogue

Rights Guide
London Book Fair
Stand 2D90
18-20 April 2023
Luath Press
Committed to publishing well written books worth reading

2 Luath Press Limited
Publishing Scotland
Translation Fund
This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative
Scotland and provides grants to support publishers based outside the
UK with the payment of translation fees to translate Scottish writers.
Funding will be offered in the form of a grant in pounds Sterling (GBP)
and is for translation costs only.
Priority will be given to the translation of contemporary literature,
including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing for children and graphic
novels. Assessment criteria will also include the merit of the work to
be translated, financial need of the publisher, track record of publisher
and translator, and the proposed marketing plan.
An expert panel will meet twice a year to assess applications.
Submission dates are also twice annually.
For more information, see
www.publishingscotland.org
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Rights Available
World rights are available for all titles featured in this rights guide,
except where indicated.

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Non-Fiction
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Home Game
MEL YOUNG & PETER BARR
With foreword by VAL McDERMID
9781804250853
June 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
256pp
£9.99
WSJA Football
B/W photographs
This new edition is being published to tie in
with the release of the Netflix film – inspired
by the Homeless World Cup – The Beautiful
Game, starring Bill Nighy and Micheal Ward,
and directed by Thea Sharrock (Me Before You),
streaming later this year.
An inspirational account of the story behind the Homeless World Cup since its birth in
2003. The 2023 Homeless World Cup will be in Sacramento in July.
Home Game follows the global phenomenon, telling the stories of the players and some
of the tournaments biggest supporters. It provides an invaluable insight into one of the
world’s most urgent problems whilst showing how a non-profit organisation uses the
power of football to tackle it.
The Homeless World Cup...puts on the agenda that homelessness is a global issue.
We all love football and we all hate homelessness – it's a no brainer.
IRVINE WELSH, novelist and ambassador for the Homeless World Cup
All over the world, we've got to end homelessness. Everyone should have a home.
It's a right and not a privilege.
ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU, at the Homeless World Cup in cape town (2006)
MEL YOUNG is President and co-founder of the Homeless World Cup and is
recognised as one of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs.
PETER BARR is a Trustee of the Homeless World Cup Foundation. He is a
journalist with 40 years’ experience working in Hong Kong, Singapore and
Scotland.

4 Luath Press Limited Fiction
Electricity
ANGUS PETER CAMPBELL
9781804250501
April 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
368pp
£9.99
FBA Modern and contemporary fiction
“
I enjoyed this book immensely. It reads
beautifully, a novel which is as much an
act of reverence as a work of fiction.
– LOUIS DE BERNIÈRES
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This latest novel from award winning writer Angus Peter Campbell has already
garnered attention across the board. It will not only be popular with rural Scots, but
those who long for the simpler times they grew up in – times when we were more
physically connected.
At its core, Electricity is about community, and what it is to fully involve it in your
life. Electricity itself sparked across the Hebrides and changed the lives of its people
forever.
What’s evoked here is a powerful sense of what it was, and is, to grow up amid
family, neighbours and surroundings of a sort providing, for the most part, both
security and happiness.
– JAMES HUNTER
A book filled with the joy of being alive. This would be my desert island choice!
– FR COLLIN MACINNES
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ANGUS PETER CAMPBELL is an awardwinning novelist, poet, journalist,
broadcaster and actor. He was born and brought up on the islands of South
Uist and Seil. He attended Oban High School where his English teacher was
Iain Crichton Smith, then graduated with Honours in History and Politics from
the University of Edinburgh. His novel, Memory and Straw, won the Saltire
Society Ficiton Book of the Year 2017, and his second crime novel, Constabal
Murdo 2, won the Gaelic Literature Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2022.

Fiction
Archie has lived on a small island off the
Scottish coast his entire life. After decades
without a job and without a break from his
selfish wife, Archie packs his bag and leaves
to find the hole where the North Wind
originates, as the old stories claim. He meets
many strange and wonderful characters
along the way, including the beautiful deaf
Jewel, Yukon Joe and Sergio the expert
potato-peeler. Seeking to find his way in
the world, and driven by the ancient stories
he grew up with on the island, Archie faces
many dangers in his quest for knowledge.
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Memory and Straw
This is acclaimed Scots author ANGUS PETER
Angus Peter Campbell’s third novel.
CAMPBELL
It’s a gently winding family history 9781912147410
that traverses nearly 200 years
July 2017
and five generations of poverty,
Paperback
war, love, prosperity, religion and 198x129mm
folklore. Campbell explores the
256pp
struggle for personal identity and
£8.99
delves into what it really is that FBA Modern and
makes us human. contemporary fiction
Winner of the Fiction Book of the
Year Prize (Soltire Awards 2017)
The Girl on the Ferryboat
ANGUS PETER
CAMPBELL
9781910021187
June 2014
Paperback
198x129mm
192pp
£7.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary
fiction
Archie and
the North Wind
A vividly evoked Scottish tale of
chance encounters and of family
memories, regret, love and loss.
The Girl on the Ferryboat combines
myth, music and linguistics to
recount the memory of a hazy
summer’s day on the Isle of Mull.
ANGUS PETER
CAMPBELL
9781906817381
September 2010
Paperback
210x135mm
192pp
£8.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary
fiction

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6 Luath Press Limited Crime Fiction
Constabal Murdo
Book 1
AONGHAS PÀDRAIG
CAIMBEUL
9781912147496
October 2018
Paperback
210x135mm
168pp
£8.99
FFJ Crime and
mystery: cosy mystery
This is one of the first crime
novels in Gaelic from one of
Scotland’s most acclaimed
poets and novelists. This novel
is Hebridean through and
through, bringing wry humour
to the classic whodunit, while
also examining community
dynamics.
Campbell is a European writer: well read in European literature, he can
connect his home with a wider cultural context. He is a vitally important
NEW STATESMAN
Constabal Murdo 2
Following on from Constabal
Murdo, Murdo ann am
Marseille takes Murdo on
a mission to uncover who
the Big Boss is and who
his lackeys are, as they
smuggle narcotics onto the
islands. Jolted from peaceful
retirement with his partner,
Murdo makes his way from
Mallaig to Marseille to find
answers.
Murdo ann am Marseille
AONGHAS PÀDRAIG
CAIMBEUL
9781910022733
April 2022
Paperback
210x135mm
168pp
£8.99
FFJ Crome and
mystery:
cosy mystery
Constabal Murdo 2: Murdo ann am Marseille was the
Winner of Best Fiction at the 2022 Gaelic Book Awards

Fiction
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The Tongue
She Speaks
EMMA GRAE
9781804250242
October 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
304pp
£9.99
FA - Modern and
Contemporary Fiction
From the Winner of the 2022
Scots Book of the Year
Glasgow, 2007 and Emo culture is thriving. After being home schooled by her Mammy
for most of primary, fifteen-year-old Cathy O’Kelley wants to make the most of her
first day of high school. She has a dream of becoming a proper Scots writer. She just
needs to avoid getting on the wrong side of the neds. Again.
But her bully doesn’t wear a tracksuit. Mark’s a third year wannabe poet in an
oversized hoodie. When he learns of Cathy’s dream, he’s makes it his mission to tear it
down – and win her admiration.
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Will a chance encounter with a punk band at Glasgow’s seminal underage club save
her? Or will a different kind of bully push Cathy further into herself?
Wi her last nuvel, Grae is guan fae strenth tae strenth!
DR MICHAEL DEMPSTER, Director of the Scots Language Centre
A pleisure tae hear hou young anes the day haundle the Scots/English
dichotomy.
BILLY KAY, author of Scots: The Mither Tongue
EMMA GRAE is a Scottish author and journalist from Glasgow. She is
a passionate advocate of the Scots language and breaking the stigma
around mental illness. She has published fiction and poetry in the UK
and Ireland since 2014 in journals including The Honest Ulsterman, From
Glasgow to Saturn and The Open Mouse. Her debut novel, Be Guid tae
yer Mammy, was published by Unbound in August 2021.
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Fade Into You
CATRIONA CHILD
9781804250150
March 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
288pp
£10.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Fiction
Scotland's
answer
to Normal
People
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Set against a backdrop of T in the Park, this
bittersweet tale will delight music fans.
SCOTS MAGAZINE
They flickered in and out of sight, between the
passing cars, as if a strobe light was on them.
She watched them from the corner of her eye,
as they appeared and disappeared, like ghosts.
Childhood friendships are simple things, and
when ‘90s grunge girl Alex meets the twins next door her bond with Gavin and Banny
seems meant to be, held together by their shared language of music.
Yet as they grow and change, so too must their relationships with each other, and the
easy joys of outdoor swimming and Aunt Ruby’s tablet are slowly overshadowed by
all the things that never were and those that never should have been.
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A snapshot of the nineties/noughties spirit and a poignant exploration of how
childhood friendships and first loves echo through the years, Fade Into You presents a
tale of mixtapes, the millennium and the impossibility of moving on.
As shocking as it may be for some of us, the 1990s are now part of history.
Catriona Child’s ‘Fade Into You’ embraces this and promises to evoke heady
nostalgia in those who were there, and offer a step back in time for others.
ALISTAIR BRAIDWOOD ‘Ten Books for 2023’, SNACK MAGAZINE
CATRIONA CHILD was born in Dundee. She won the Sunday Herald Blog
competition in 2007, was shortlisted for the National Library of Scotland/
The Scotsman Crime short story competition in 2008, and has been
published in the Scottish Book Trust Family Legends anthology and in
Northwords Now. Her first novel, Trackman 2012, was described by The
Herald as having ‘all the makings of a cult hit’. She lives near Edinburgh
with her husband Allan and daughter Corrie.
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Fiction
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15 year old Sam and his pregnant
mother Jude have a secret. One
that requires chains and padlocks,
and turning the heating off to keep
it hidden. A secret that could attract
the attention of the whole world
and turn their private lives into front
page news all over again.
Us Vs the World
CATRIONA CHILD
9781910022481
November 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
256pp
£9.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Swim Until You
Can’t See Land
CATRIONA CHILD
9781912147021
January 2020
Paperback
198x129mm
240pp
£8.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Swim Until You Can’t See Land charts
the relationship between two
women, born sixty years apart, whose
chance encounter marks a watershed
for the younger woman.
Can a song change your life?
Can a song bring people, places and
moments in time alive again?
Davie Watts is the Trackman. He
knows what song to play to you and
he knows exactly when you need to
hear it. Davie seeks out strangers in
need and helps them using the power
of music.
Trackman
CATRIONA CHILD
9781908373434
February 2015
Paperback
198x129mm
300pp
£9.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary
fiction

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10 Luath Press Limited Fiction
The Road Dance
JOHN MACKAY
9781910022979
May 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
192pp
£8.99
Film Tie-In Edition
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
The Road Dance has been made into a
movie starring Mark Gatiss, Morven
Christie and Hermione Corfield. It
released in UK/IRE cinemas in May 2022
and is now available on Amazon Prime
and other streaming services. Winner of
the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Audience Award.
Life in the Scottish Hebrides can be harsh – the edge of the world, some call it. For the
beautiful Kirsty MacLeod, the love of Murdo and their dreams of America promise an
escape from the scrape of the land, the repression of the Church and the inevitability
of the path their lives would take.
But as the Great War looms Murdo is conscripted. The villagers hold a grand Road
Dance to send their young men off to battle. As the dancers swirl and sup, the wheels
of tragedy are set in motion.
Powerful, shocking, heartbreaking
DAILY MAIL
[MacKay] has captured time, place and atmosphere superbly...
SUNDAY HERALD
A gripping plot that subtly twists and turns, vivid characterisation, and a real sense of
time and tradition...
SCOTS MAGAZINE
JOHN MACKAY was born in Glasgow in 1965. His childhood summers
were spent at his grandmother’s home on the Isle of Lewis. His
novels draw heavily on the influences of that background. MacKay is
a journalist and newsreader for STV and presents the STV News at Six
and Scotland Tonight.

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Set in the Western Isles, the long
awaited 4th novel from John MacKay,
presenter of STV’s News at 6 and
Scotland Tonight, Home explores a
journey to reconnect a family over a
momentous century. The narrative
is driven by the search for a missing
grandson born of a father who never
returned after the war. Different
people, divergent lives and distinctive
stories. Bound together by the place
they called home.
Home
JOHN MACKAY
9781910022405
June 2021
Paperback
210x135mm
256pp
£9.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Heartland
JOHN MACKAY
9781910021903
September 2005
Paperback
198x129mm
156pp
£7.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary
fiction
A man tries to forge a new future
for himself by reconnecting with
his past. Iain Martin hopes that
by returning to his Hebridean
heartland and embarking on a
quest to reconstruct an ancient
family home, he might find a new
purpose. But as he begins work on
the old blackhouse, he uncovers a
secret from the past which forces
him to question everything.
A heartfelt story based in the
Hebrides. The summons to the
bedside of his dying aunt drags Cal
MacCarl away from the blur of city
life to the islands where time turns
slowly and tradition endures.
Cal finds that secrets are buried
deep and begins to understand
that Aunt Mary was not the woman
he knew and he might not be the
person he thought he was.
Last of the Line
JOHN MACKAY
9781910021910
June 2007
Paperback
198x129mm
180pp
£7.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction

12 Luath Press Limited Fiction
My Margaret,
Your Toshie
KEITH ADAMSON
9781910022818
May 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
192pp
£8.99
DNBF Biography: Arts
and Entertainment
An extraordinary achievement, and,
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very refreshingly, the story is told from
to dark to light.
RICHARD EMERSON, art historian
War has broken out and architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is in self-imposed exile
from his native Glasgow, painting wild flowers in watercolour in a sleepy Suffolk
village.
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As a man from ‘foreign parts’, however, he falls prey to the suspicions of apprehensive
villagers, even finding himself accused of spying. With tensions running high, it is his
wife Margaret who comes to the rescue by engineering their escape to Chelsea. There
they find themselves in a burgeoning artistic scene where old friends encourage them
to seek out a completely new life in a rather different part of the world.
Will this be the turning point? Can Margaret’s continuing love and support be just the
leverage Charles needs to re-invent himself as an artist?
Beautifully written with great economy, and a wealth of well researched
KARA WILSON, actress
It would appeal as much to someone with little prior knowledge of Mackintosh's
life, as to those who are well versed in the subject.
PETER TROWLES, former curator, Glasgow School of Art
KEITH ADAMSON is a retired architectural technician. He worked for
50 years in the construction industry in Glasgow. After featuring in
various short story anthologies, Margaret & Toshie is Adamson’s first
published novel.
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Fiction
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The Trials of Mary
Johnsdaughter
CHRISTINE DE LUCA
9781910022566
April 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
272pp
£9.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Almost all Shetlanders in 1773 lived a hand to
mouth existence, even in good years. But,
for the inhabitants of the crofting-fishing
township of Waas, the unexpected arrival
in October of a shipload of poor Caithness
emigrants bound for North America is about
to change their lives dramatically.
In this authentic, if fictionalised, retelling of events, we are transported to that place and
that time. We see it through the life of a young Waas lass, Mary Johnsdaughter.
There are parallels that will appeal to readers about today’s migrations – people washed
up on poor shores, at the mercy of strangers whose tongue is unfamiliar. And lives –
especially those of women – dominated by small powerful elites. This book is perfect for
people looking for a historical fiction told in De Luca’s poetic style with her Shetlandic
heritage at the core.
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A compelling story of resilience and hope that will linger long after the
book is closed.
JENNI DAICHES, historian, poet and novelist
CHRISTINE DE LUCA lives in Edinburgh. She writes in English
and Shetlandic, her mother tongue. She was appointed
Edinburgh’s Makar (poet laureate) for 2014-2017. Besides several
children’s stories and one novel, she has had seven poetry
collections and five bi-lingual volumes published (French, Italian,
Icelandic, Norwegian and English) – several prize-winning.

14 Luath Press Limited Fiction
The Time That Never Was
Book 1
The first in The Swidgers
9781910022610
series. This YA crossover
April 2022
novel focuses on teenager,
Paperback
William Arthur, and his timebending
powers that do more
256pp
198x129mm
than just stop accidents.
£8.99
Together with the mysterious YFC Children’s / Teenage
Granny, he embarks on a fiction: Action and adventure
perilous journey of discovery,
stories
hilarity, danger and intrigue.
The Time They Saved Tomorrow
Book 2
9781910022627
February 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
£8.99
YFC Children’s / Teenage
fiction: Action and adventure
stories
The second instalment of
The Swidgers series, this
novel follows protagonist
and ‘Swidger’ William Arthur
and his trusted mentor and
companion Granny as they
take on adversaries and
uncover the mysteries of
time and space.
The Time of Yesterday’s Return
The third instalment of The
Swidgers series, this novel
follows protagonist and
‘Swidger’ William Arthur
and his trusted mentor and
companion Granny as they
take on adversaries and
uncover the mysteries of
time and space.
Book 3
9781910022634
February 2024
Paperback
198x129mm
£8.99
YFC Children’s / Teenage
fiction: Action and
adventure stories
STEVE NALLON is one of Britain’s most versatile and prolific writers
and performers working in all aspects of the media from film and
television to radio and theatre. He was a founding member of the ITV
series Spitting Image, voicing iconic characters like Margaret Thatcher,
Alan Bennett & the Queen Mother. He has appeared on two editions of
Pointless Celebrities.

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The Reluctant
Rebel
A Jacobite Novel
BARBARA HENDERSON
9781804250082
May 2022
Paperback
198 x 129mm
192pp
£7.99
YFT Children’s /
Teenage Fiction:
Historical Fiction
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Brave and Beautiful
ELIZABETH WEIN on Fir for Luck
Based on the well documented Jacobite uprising, this action-packed adventure
follows 13-year-old Archie MacDonald as he finds himself called upon to aid Charles
Edward Stuart in his quest for safety.
An interesting take on historical events, it is a tale of bravery, loss and community,
as well as the inner turmoil surrounding conflict. Filling a gap in the market, The
Reluctant Rebel is a fictional account of the Jacobites for children, combining Scottish
history and thrilling adventure. Just in time for the 300th anniversary of Flora
MacDonald’s birth.
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Adorned with flourishes of Gaelic and key dates and events, the story serves to
engage young people with Scottish history and culture. Exciting, accessible and
unique, it has something for everyone.
Vivid, exhilarating, and heartwarming; a dramatic
and colourful tale of life on the run.
JOHN F. FULTON on Punch
BARBARA HENDERSON currently resides in Inverness, dividing her time
between writing, and teaching drama. Primarily a children’s novelist, she
is interested in Scottish history and has several published books with
Cranachan Publishing. Her novels are widely studied in Scottish schools
and she regularly travels around the country for workshops and events.
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Fiction 16 Luath Press Limited
Domenica
a girl from Monte Cassino
SERAFINA CROLLA
9781910022443
April 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
192pp
£8.99
FBA Modern and
contemporary fiction
Fiction
A dramatic coming of age story. When Domenica
is given the opportunity to marry her childhood
sweetheart, she holds back, the time never feels
right. Her family has always come first.
Domenica boldly uses her determination to fight
for a better life for her family, pushing aside her own
wedding for the survival of her siblings. Will her family
survive? Will she ever marry? .
The Wee Italian Girl
SERAFINA CROLLA
9781910022467
April 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
160pp
£7.99
BC Creative Memoir
A little girl tells the story of her last year at home high up
in the Apennines of Italy as she, alongside her parents,
head for the factory floors and restaurant kitchens of
1950s Edinburgh.
The Wee Italian Girl will resonate with many Scots Italians
who wish to really understand their heritage beyond the
picturesque villages and majestic mountains.
SERAFINA CROLLA is a wife, mother and grandmother who lives
between Edinburgh and Val’ Comino in the province of Frosinone in Italy.
The Wee Italian Girl is a fictionalised creative memoir of her early life.

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Barnhill
NORMAN BISSELL
9781913025519
October 2020
Paperback
198x129mm
256pp
£8.99
FBA Modern &
contemporary fiction
Shortlisted for Best
fiction of 2019
THE MORNING STAR
“
opinionated
This novel gives fresh insight into the man behind the famous pen-name, providing a
deep and vivid retelling of the dramatic last years of Orwell’s life. George Orwell left
post-war London for Barnhill, a remote farmhouse on the Isle of Jura, to write what
became Nineteen Eighty-Four. Barnhill tells the dramatic story of this crucial period
of Orwell’s life. Deeply researched, it reveals the private man behind the celebrated
public figure – his turbulent love life, his devotion to his baby son and his declining
health as he struggled to deliver his dystopian warning to the world.
Bissell fills out and explores more deeply Orwell’s character and his
relationships with those around him. It’s a very believable portrayal,
digging beneath the surface of a man who could be awkward,
and intransigent in an attempt to see what made him tick..
ALASTAIR MABBOT, THE HERALD ON SUNDAY
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NORMAN BISSELL became principal teacher of history at Braidhurst High
School in Motherwell after obtaining an MA (Honours) degree in Philosophy
and History from the University of Glasgow. His work has been widely
published in newspapers, books and journals, and he has spoken at many
festivals and cultural events. In 2014 he received a Creative Scotland artist’s
bursary for research and professional development to write this novel which
he completed in summer 2017.

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18 Luath Press Limited Non-Fiction
Already, Too Late
a boyhood memoir
CARL MacDOUGALL
9781804250556
April 2023
Paperback
234x156mm
352pp
£16.99
BM Memoirs
Carl is a hero of mine... a great
storyteller.
BILLY CONNOLLY
In Already, Too Late, Carl MacDougall, one of
Scotland’s most accomplished and celebrated
literary writers, presents a memoir of
extraordinary vividness and honesty.
Living in rural Kingskettle, Fife, during the late 1940s, Carl MacDougall’s childhood was
an idyllic but isolated existence. After the war, Carl’s father returns to his life. The two
begin to slowly build a relationship. However, tragedy soon strikes when Carl’s father
never returns from his work on the railway.
The family are forced to relocate from their nature-filled landscape to Springfield in
the industrial east end of Glasgow. They are struggling to make ends meet, Glasgow is
brutal and tragedy becomes part of their everyday lives.
...the sheet accomplishment of the storytelling and the lively variety of writing styles
make it a compelling read.
DAILY MAIL on Someone Always Robs the Poor
A towering figure...has lost none of his distinctive style or ability to shock.
THE SCOTSMAN on Someone Always Robs the Poor
Brutal but brilliant.
THE HERALD on Someone Always Robs the Poor
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CARL MACDOUGALL is one of Scotland’s most celebrated writers. His
work includes three prize-winning novels (Stone Over Water, Secker &
Warburg 1989; The Lights Below, Secker and Warburg, 1993; The Casanova
Papers, Secker & Warburg, 1996), four pamphlets and four collections of
short stories and two works of non-fiction. He has edited four anthologies,
including the bestselling The Devil and the Giro (Canongate, 1989). He has
also written and presented two major television series on Scottish literature
and language.

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Magnaccioni
My Food... My Italy
If you liked
ANNE PIA
Stanley Tucci’s 9781804250907
September 2023
Taste
Paperback
you’ll love this!
198x129mm
256pp
£9.99
WB Cookery/food and drink/
food writing
In Magnaccioni, Anne Pia wants to make you
feel tempted, greedy. She celebrates her
heritage, the way of life, food, wine, music
and dialect of southern Italy.
Writing as a passionate food aficionada, she shares family recipes and food she has
enjoyed in Italy based on la cucina povera, la cucina di terra – the use of fresh produce and
simple ingredients to create sumptuous, joyful feasts. This book is a glorious and bold celebration
of a very special culture and a fundamental way of looking at life and food which
Anne is proud to call her own.
Wine and music are essential in the mix that is southern Italian life. Anne guides you
through her own pairings to her food so that you may join her in becoming joyful
magnaccioni!
Bold and honest, raw at times but ultimately celebratory.
ANN MARIE DI MABRO, on Language of my Choosing
No one can question Pia’s lust for life.
JANETTE AYACHI on Keeping Away the Spiders
DR ANNE PIA, author of Language of My Choosing, Transitory and Keeping Away The
Spiders, is the grandchild of Italian immigrants and was raised surrounded by the
culture, traditions and dialect of southern Italy. Anne graduated from Edinburgh
University with a joint Honours degree in French and Italian, and a later gained a
PhD from Edinburgh University in 2008.Anne’s creative memoir Language of My
Choosing was shortlisted for the Saltire Award for Best New Book of 2017. It was
later translated into Italian and in 2018, Anne was awarded the Premio Flaiano
Italianistica: La Cultura Italiana nel Mondo. Anne is listed in the Scottish Poetry
Library Catalogue of Scottish Poets and is a regular contributor to poetry and
literary gatherings in Edinburgh and more widely in Scotland.

Non-Fiction 20 Luath Press Limited Non-Fiction
The 15 Minute City
Global Change Through Local Living
NATALIE WHITTLE
9781910022474
December 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
144pp
£7.99
Rights sold: Italy
(Erickson)
We don’t want to
recreate a village. We
want to create better
urban organisation.
PROFESSOR CARLOS MORENO,
Sorbonne, Paris
The 15 Minute City explores how having
everything to live comfortably within a 15
to 20 minute radius would improve the
health and wellbeing of residents and the
environment. An especially relevant topic
in our post-pandemic world.
In this book, former Financial Times journalist
Natalie Whittle examines the urban planning
movement that has gained traction with
government policy makers and global media, the 15 minute city and the 20 minute
neighbourhood – the concept that amenities such as housing, offices, schools,
hospitals and cultural venues should be available within a 15 or 20 minute walking
or cycling radius in an accessible, easy to understand way. Natalie looks at examples
including Paris, Glasgow and Melbourne to assess how the principles have been
implemented while also asking whether the 15-minute framework is one that helps to
address inequalities.
We will take steps that support the idea of 20 minute neighbourhoods –
where people can meet their needs within a 20 minute walk from their
house – enabling people to live better, healthier lives and supporting our
net zero ambitions.
PROTECTING SCOTLAND, RENEWING SCOTLAND – THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
NATALIE WHITTLE has worked for the Financial Times for 13 years.
She currently serves as their Executive Editor in the Life & Arts
section and the Development Editor for FT Weekend. She is also
involved with the Outwith Agency, a creative copy and content
agency and bookshop which provides writing spaces for writers in
Glasgow.
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Why Men Win At
Work
... and how we can make
inequality history
GILL WHITTY-COLLINS
Recently selected
9781910022498
in Forbes 10 Must
August 2021
Read Books About
Paperback
Women In The
198x129mm
Workplace.
240pp
£9.99
JBFA Social Discrimination & Equal
Treatment
Rights Sold: Brazil (Autentica),
France (Larousse)
Why are men still winning at work? If women
have equal leadership ability why are they so
under-represented at the top in the workplace
and society? Why are we still living in a man’s world? And why do we accept it?
In this provocative book, Gill Whitty-Collins looks beyond the facts and figures on gender
bias and uncovers the invisible discrimination that continues to sabotage us in the
workplace and limits our shared success. Addressing both men and women and pulling no
punches, she sets out the psychology of gender diversity from the perspective of real personal
experience and shares her powerful insights on how to tackle the gender equality
issue.
#MeToo has provided a huge distraction and has, frankly, given men who
are not guilty of the hideous ‘bottom of the pyramid’ stuff an opportunity
to feel complacent... we lose men from the conversation – because
most men don’t do these things, don’t understand them, find them irrelevant
and feel they can therefore disengage themselves from the whole
GILL WHITTY-COLLINS was born near Liverpool and after attending the
local comprehensive high school went to study at Cambridge University.
After graduating, she joined Procter & Gamble, where she led global brands
such as Always, Pantene and Olay and swiftly moved up the ladder to
Marketing Director, General Manager and finally Vice President. Her story
and vision will inspire you to join the force to make gender inequality history
in the workplace and our society.

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“
ANTHONY
Basic Income
A Short Guide
ANNIE MILLER
9781804250921
August 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
80pp
£4.99
JPA Political science and theory
A beautifully concise yet competent
and comprehensive introduction to
basic income.
PAINTER, on A Basic Income
With the cost-of-living crisis at the forefront of everyone’s minds, Annie Miller, co-founder
of the Basic Income Research Group in 1984, presents the case for Universal Basic Income.
In her new books she argues that our current cost of living crisis, as a result of the pandemic,
‘has presented the strongest case yet for basic income schemes across the world’.
“
Basic Income: A Short Guide is an informative and comprehensive guide to an increasingly
important economic idea this is of interest to anyone concerned about the future of
welfare. The book has been rigorously researched and will thus appeal to academics and
policy makers as well, and its concise nature makes it a useful and handy tool for those too
busy to research further.
In this vital contribution to the debate about how we ground our welfare
system more squarely on social justice, Annie Miller has done Scotland and
the UK a service… To be highly recommended.
PHILIPPE VAN PARIJS, BIEN's International Advisory Board on A Basic Income
ANNIE MILLER has dedicated much of her time and re-search to Basic
Income (also known as Citizen’s Income), becoming an expert in the field.
She has presented papers on the issue at eight of the Basic Income Earth
Network’s (BIEN) biannual congresses, including ones in Barcelona, Munich
and Montreal. She also co-founded in 1984 the Basic Income Research
Group, now the Citizen’s Income Trust (CIT), of which she0 has been Chair
since 2001. Miller was a keynote speaker at a round-table discussion in the
Scottish Parliament on BI.

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Activism for Life is part invitation,
part instruction manual for anyone
interested in the future of life on
earth. From Greenham Common
to Extinction Rebellion, Activism
for Life takes us on a whistle-stop
tour of the last 45 years of nonviolent
direct action in the UK and
abroad, all through the eyes of one
determined woman.
Activism for Life
ANGIE ZELTER
9781910022399
March 2021
Paperback
234x156mm
252pp
£12.99
JP Politics and
government
ANGIE ZELTER is a political activist who has been arrested more than
100 times. She is the founder of the international campaign groups
Trident Ploughshares and the International Woman’s Peace Service.
Zelter is well-known for her hard work and non-violent action. She is the
author and editor of several books on campaigning, environment and
international law. One of the ‘Trident Three’, Zelter was awarded the
Right Livelihood Award, often referred to as the Alternative Nobel Prize.
Bought & Sold
Scotland, Jamaica and Slavery
KATE PHILLIPS
9781910022559
April 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
328pp
£11.99
NHTS Slavery and
abolition of slavery
Bought & Sold: Scotland, Jamaica and
Slavery, takes the reader on a journey
to try and understand the relationship
between Scotland and Jamaica across
the 18th and 19th centuries.
This book places the better known
history of Scotland’s role in abolition
into the context of the black
community’s struggle for their freedom.
It is written for a general readership.
KATE PHILLIPS is a retired international development worker previously
based in the University of Glasgow. During a varied working life she
prepared women to stand in democratic elections in Iraq, supported
African women to take part in the World Women’s Conference in Beijing,
get elected to and steer rights legislation through their parliaments. She
researched the situation of girls indentured to factories in the Pearl River
Delta in China, strengthened opposition movements in Iran, and trained
trade unionists from many, many countries including Trinidad and Jamaica.

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Non-Fiction
The Nine Maidens
Priestesses of the Ancient World
STUART McHARDY
9781804250914
August 2023
Paperback
198x129mm
256pp
£9.99
QRS Ancient religions and mythologies
This extensively revised and retitled book
explores different stories of nine women
that exist across much of our world.
From the mothers of the Norse God
Heimdall, Morgan and her sisters on Avalon,
to the ninesisters at the heart of the myth
of the Gikuyu of Kenya, these women stand
out in history and mythology. The painting
of nine women dancing around a priapic male in a Catalonian cave painting over fifteen
thousand years old suggests these groups may have been one of the oldest cultural
institutions humanity has known.
Triggered by a local story still told in his native Dundee, Stuart McHardy has traced
what seems to be memories of groups of nine women across much of Europe and
as far as Siberia, Korea, India and Africa. Whether as Pictish saints, Muses, Valkyries,
Druidesses or witches, the tales of these groups of nine women transcend a vast range
of cultural and linguistic boundaries.
(Stuart McHardy’s ) findings are set to shake established Arthurian thinking,
which points to the West Country or possibly Wales as his likely resting
place.
THE SCOTSMAN, on The Quest for Arthur
“
STUART McHARDY is a writer, historical scholar, poet, musician,
folklorist and renowned lecturer about Scottish history and culture, at
home as well as abroad. His unique understanding of tradition comes
from a thorough immersion in the storytelling arts and history alike.
Former President of the Pictish Arts Society and the Director of the
Scots Language Resource Centre, McHardy has occupied lead positions
with organisations working towards the aim of rediscovering Scottish
national identity.
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Agnes Finnie
The Witch of Potterrow Port
Agnes Finnie’s story is much more
MARY W CRAIG
nuanced and more interesting than that 9781804250198
of the stereotypical poor defenceless
February 2023
woman persecuted by the Kirk. Through
Paperback
Agnes’ story, the everyday lives of
198x129mm
ordinary people struggling to survive are
272pp
revealed. Scotland became increasingly
£9.99
seen as a land under threat from the
NHTX Violence,
Devil and his handmaidens: witches. The intolerence and
women and men who were accused of persecution in
witchcraft were real people with real
history
lives. This is just one of their stories.
Borders Witch Hunt
17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders
MARY W CRAIG
9781804250099
October 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
272pp
£9.99
NHTX Violence,
intolerence and
persecution in history
8pp B/W Section
The years between 1600 and 1700
were a period of war, famine, plague
and religious upheaval in Scotland.
A time when ordinary women, and
men, of the Scottish Borders who fell
under the suspicion of the Kirk would
face interrogation and torture.
Mary Craig explores this tremulous
period of Scottish history and
examines the causes and effects of
the 17th century witchcraft trials and
executions in the Scottish Borders.
She takes an interesting and holistic view of this turbulent time in
Scottish history. A fascinating read.
KENNY SMITH
MARY W. CRAIG is a writer and historian living in Scotland. She is a
former Carnegie scholar and a graduate of the University of Glasgow.
She is a working historian and writer and specialises in central European
history. She has written articles for several journals and gives history
talks and lectures across the country.

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Our Fathers
Fought Franco
WILLY MALEY, LISA CROFT,
JENNIE RENTON & TAM
WATTERS
9781804250402
February 2023
Paperback
234x156mm
200pp
£12.99
NHWR3 Civil wars
BW Photographs
An extraordinary example, and an
unforgettable essential book.
“ANGUS REID, THE MORNING STAR
A resonant piece of working class history, this book is a living link to four
extraordinary stories. Why did these young men put their lives on the line and go to
Spain to fight with the International Brigades? How did they all end up in the same
prison cell? And what is their legacy today?
This is the first book to focus on a small group of men who, from different startingpoints,
ended up on the same battleground at Jarama, and then in the same prisons
after capture by Franco’s forces.
Such openness connects us readers to the vulnerabilities of a family, life in all
its complexity and difficulty. This is a virtue of all four accounts in Our Fathers
Fought Franco.
ALAN RIACH, THE NATIONAL
“
WILLY MALEY is Professor of Renaissance Studies at the University
of Glasgow, Fellow of the English Association (FEA), and founder,
with Philip Hobsbaum, of Glasgow’s Creative Writing programme.
His father James Maley was a veteran of the Spanish Civil War.
LISA CROFT is the grand-daughter of Archibald Williams.
JENNIE RENTON is the daughter of Donald Renton.
TAM WATTERS is the son of George Watters.

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Homage to
Caladonia
DANIEL GRAY
9781913025366
January 2023
Paperback
234x156mm
192pp
£9.99
New Edition
NHWR3 Civil wars
A new updated edition of Homage to
Caledonia, the first book of its kind, Daniel
Gray examines Scotland’s role in the conflict,
detailing exactly why Scottish involvement
was so profound.
The Spanish civil war was a call to arms for
2,300 British volunteers, of which over 500
were from Scotland. The first book of its kind,
Homage to Caledonia examines Scotland's role in the conflict, detailing exactly why
Scottish involvement was so profound.
Homage to Caledonia offers a very human take on events in Spain: for every tale
of abject distress in a time of war, there is a tale of a Scottish volunteer urinating
in his general's boots, knocking back a dram with Errol Flynn or appalling Spanish
comrades with his pipe playing. For the first time, read the fascinating story of
Caledonia's role in this seminal conflict.
Daniel Gray has done a marvellous job in bringing together the stories of
Scots volunteers - in [this] many-voiced, multi-layered book.
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
“
DANIEL GRAY’s first solo work, Homage to Caledonia: Scotland and the
Spanish Civil War, was turned into a two-part television documentary for
STV. Gray has researched Scotland’s role in the Spanish Civil War since
2006, and lectured throughout Scotland on the topic. He has also written
on the topic for Discover magazine and The Scotsman. Hissecond book,
Stramash: Tackling Scotland’s Towns and Teams also received widespread
acclaim. He has made several TV appearances on the People’s History
Show on STV. An

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Crime Fiction
Blood City
Book 1
DOUGLAS SKELTON
9781910021248
September 2014
Paperback
198x129mm
232pp
£7.99
FF Crime & Mystery Fiction
Davie McCall has a troubled past. Under
the guidance of Glasgow’s Godfather, Joe
the Tailor, he hopes to rid himself of the
demons that fuelled his father’s murderous
rage. But, Davie must learn the hard way
that you cannot change what you are. Set
in Glasgow’s underworld, this is a tale of
violence, corruption and betrayal, tested
loyalties and broken friendships.
Crow Bait
Book 2
DOUGLAS SKELTON
9781910021828
September 2014
Paperback
198x129mm
224pp
£7.99
FF Crime & Mystery Fiction
It’s 1990, there are new kings in the West of Scotland
underworld, and Glasgow is awash with drugs.
Davie can handle himself. But now his father is back in
town and after blood and there are people in his way.
And Davie is one of them.
DOUGLAS SKELTON is an established true crime author, penning various fiction
and non-fiction books including Thunder Bay, The Dead Don’t Boogie and Dark
Heart. He has appeared on documentaries and news programmes as an expert
on Glasgow crime. His 2005 book Indian Peter was adapted for a BBC Scotland
radio documentary. Thunder Bay has recently been published in German and
Danish.

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Open Wounds
Book 4
DOUGLAS SKELTON
9781910745335
April 2016
Paperback
198x129mm
232pp
£9.99
FF Crime & Mystery
Fiction
Davie is tired. Tired of violence, tired of the
Life. He’s always managed to stay detached
from the brutal nature of his line of work, but
recently he has caught himself enjoying it.
Old friends clash and secrets are unearthed
as McCall investigates a brutal crime. The final
instalment in the Davie McCall series.
Devil’s Knock
Book 3
DOUGLAS SKELTON
9781910021811
June 2015
Paperback
198x129mm
224pp
£9.99
FF Crime & Mystery Fiction
When Dickie Himes is killed, it sparks a chain
of events that Davie knows can only lead
to widespread gang war on the streets of
mid-’90s Glasgow. When justice is so easily
bought or corrupted, Davie needs to take
matters into his own hands. When he finds
a target on his back, will he be able to
suppress the darkness inside him…Or will
the devil’s knock be too tempting?

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A Killing in Van
Diemen’s Land
Book 5
DOUGLAS WATT
9781913025458
March 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
216pp
£8.99
FFH Historical Crime & Mysteries
Crime Fiction
Edinburgh, 1690. The body of a wealthy merchant
is discovered in his home in the city centre. Was
his killing the result of a robbery gone wrong?
The vicious mode of his death seems to suggest
otherwise. Scotland is in upheaval as political
and religious tensions boil, and there is mystery
concealed behind the walls of Van Diemen’s
Land. Investigative lawyer John MacKenzie and
his assistant Scougall investigate.
The Unnatural Death of a
Jacobite
Book 4
9781912147618
April 2019
Paperback
198x129mm
224pp
£8.99
It’s 1689 and the body of a young lawyer has been
discovered near Craigleith Quarry, Edinburgh.
MacKenzie and Scougall search for the truth.
DOUGLAS WATT was born in Edinburgh and brought up there and in
Aberdeen. He was educated at Edinburgh University where he gained an MA
and PhD in Scottish History. He is also the author of The Price of Scotland,
a prize-winning history of Scotland’s Darien Disaster. He lives in East Lothian
with his wife Julie.

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Death of a Chief
Book 1
9781913025274
March 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
196pp
£8.99
Scotland, 1686. Mystery surrounds the murder of Sir
Lachlan MacLean, an impoverished Highland laird
with many enemies. Lawyer John MacKenzie and
scribe Davie Scougall turn investigator to try to track
down the murderer.
Testament of a Witch
Book 2
9781913025281
March 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
248pp
£8.99
1687. The nation is gripped by fear of witches. In
Edinburgh, a young woman is accused of witchcraft,
tortured with pins and sleep deprivation. MacKenzie
and Scougall investigate her suspicious death.
Pilgrim of Slaughter
Book 3
9781913025298
March 2021
Paperback
198x129mm
264pp
£8.99
Scotland in 1688 – a nation bitterly divided by religion
and politics. When a nobleman is assassinated by
a Catholic fanatic, MacKenzie and Scougall must
investigate the killing, but they find themselves on
opposing sides of the political divide.

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The Kilted
Coaches
How to stick to the damn plan
STEPHEN CLARKE AND RAB
SHIELDS
9781910022887
October 2021
Hardback
210x148mm
160pp
£14.99
VSPM Assertiveness, motivation, self-
I never exercise without them
JOANNA LUMLEY
The Kilted Coaches have amassed a wealth of knowledge on all things health and
fitness over their 15 years of personal coaching. In this book they share how to get
into a motivational mindset and look after your mind and your body in a fiercely funny
way. This book takes inspiration from some of their highly viewed YouTube videos and
puts a new spin on their wisdom in a fun way, filled with witty, Scottish banter and
gorgeous photography.
They currently have an audience of 455,000 on Facebook, 76,700 subscribers on
YouTube (their videos have been viewed around 6.5 million times), 69,000 followers
on Instagram, 6,900 on Twitter, and 700 on TikTok. Their Kilted Coaches app has a
4.5/5 rating on Google Play.
“
It’s not always been plain sailing. We’ve changed tactics and strategy
a few times, we’ve hit hurdles, we’ve felt mentally and emotionally
challenged and we’ve even ground to a halt once or twice. But one thing
always remained. Our vision. We knew the health and fitness industry was
missing something and we could feel in our hearts that we could make a
difference. In essence we stuck to the damn plan.
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leading independent book publisher with
over 800 books in print including modern
fiction, history, politics, travel guides,
poetry and much more.
Luath Press was established by Tom
and Rene Atkinson in Barr (near Girvan
in Ayrshire) in 1981. Tom had recently
returned to Scotland and, finding there
were no good descriptive guides to the
popular parts of Scotland, set about
writing and publishing the Luath Guides
series. Other books by other writers
followed including a number of popular
titles that have remained in print for
many years, such as Mountain Days and
Bothy Nights, Bare Feet and Tackety Boots
and more.
Following Tom’s retirement, Gavin
and Audrey MacDougall took over the
running of the company and moved it
from Barr to Edinburgh.
Since 1997, Luath has built on the sound
core of well established books first
published by Tom and Rene, and created
various new series (On the Trail Of..., Walk
With Luath, The Quest For, Let’s Explore,
Luath Storyteller, Viewpoints, Wild Lives)
and launched various new writers and
poets (Darren McGarvey, Alison Irvine,
Daniel Gray, Rab Wilson, Mark Thomson
and many more).
We are now situated in offices on
Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, and we
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