Interview: Chris McQueer

By Émer O'Toole Chris McQueer's career has taken off rapidly since submitting a story to publisher 404 Ink's literary magazine last year. The 25-year-old, from Springboig in Glasgow, discusses his debut short story collection, sending a copy to Limmy and how Twitter has destroyed his attention span. After leaving school at 16, and doing many jobs including being an unsuccessful Subway sandwich artist, Chris started writing Hings 18 months ago when he …

Most anticipated books coming out this summer

By Émer O'Toole The best books coming out this summer include novels from debut writers Chris McQueer and Rachel Khong, as well as more established authors like John Boyne. Hings, Chris McQueer New Scottish publisher 404 Ink’s first book, Nasty Women, an essay collection “written by and about 21st century women” was a success when …