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Freight Books was an independent publisher based in Glasgow. It published books for an English speaking readership, [1] including award-winning literary fiction, poetry, illustrated non-fiction and humour. [2] Freight Books was named Scotland's Publisher of the Year 2015 [3] by the Saltire Society. [4]
The airport novel represents a literary genre that is defined not so much by its plot or cast of stock characters, but by the social function it serves.Designed to meet the demands of a very specific market, airport novels are superficially engaging while not being necessarily profound, usually written to be more entertaining than philosophically challenging.
John Kilian Houston Brunner (24 September 1934 – 25 August 1995) was a British author of science fiction novels and stories. His 1968 novel Stand on Zanzibar, about an overpopulated world, won the 1969 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel and the BSFA Award the same year.
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Helen Clark MacInnes was born on October 7, 1907, in Glasgow to Donald MacInnes and Jessica McDiarmid, and had a traditional Scots Presbyterian upbringing. MacInnes graduated from the University of Glasgow in Scotland in 1928 with an MA in French and German.
Amid a terrifying political moment, escapism can be dangerous. But as we celebrate ten years of the Southern Reach trilogy, N.K. Jemisin reminds us that stories can help deconstruct colonial power.
Airport is a novel by British-Canadian writer Arthur Hailey. Published by Doubleday in 1968, the story concerns a large metropolitan airport and its operations during a severe winter storm. Plot
O'Hagan was born in Glasgow City Centre in 1968, [1] [2] of Irish Catholic descent, and grew up in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire. [3] His mother was a school cleaner, his father worked as a joiner in Paisley, and he had four elder brothers. [1]