Agnes Owens Foreword by Megan Nolan “A hidden treasure of Scottish literature, read this and then read all her other works.” —Douglas Stuart A mordant, cautionary tale about a working-clas...

October 9, 2026 – A selection of some of our favorite passages from September and October new releases.

Remembering My Sister, Irene: A Written Piece for the Agnes Owens Centenary In this centenary year for my mother,  the Scottish Author Agnes Owens, people often ask me: "Was your mother a feminist? D...

Ten years after the Second World War, Betty craves freedom from domestic responsibility.

Join us at the Byres Road Book Festival for a special launch evening, presented in collaboration with the Agnes Owens Archive.

When Agnes Owens published her first novel, Gentlemen of the West (1984), at the age of fifty-eight, it was welcomed with enthusiasm by some of her fellow

Ten years after the Second World War, Betty craves freedom from domestic responsibility.

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast we spoke to John Crosbie, the son of one of Ali's favourite writers, Agnes Owens whose centenary is being marked in a number of ways, including a handsome set o...

The Scottish author’s darkly comic novels – written between shifts as a typist and cleaner – are being rediscovered 100 years after her birth

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Agnes Owens is finally getting her due 100 years after her birth. Her reissued debut, Gentlemen of the West, packs in violence, revenge and a comic twist

AGNES Owens famously rejected the notion of herself as a feminist author. What she meant by that, I think, is that - while her depiction of poverty…

With the release of Agnes Owens’ ‘A Working Mother’ today, introduced by novelist Kirstin Innes, we’re looking back to our recent Scots issue and our conversation with Kirsten & artist Hayley-Jane...

A Working Mother is a perfectly crafted novel that will enthral, entertain and surprise in equal measure. Our unreliable narrator, Betty – arch, witty, clever – is married with children and feels trap...

'I can guarantee that you won’t have read anyone else like her.'

As he releases Weller at the BBC Volume 2, Paul Weller talks to Kirsty Wark.

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As well as reissues of classic novels by Agnes Owens and Neil Gunn, next month also has several treats in store for fans of Tartan Noir, writes Vikki Reilly

YEARS of perseverance have succeeded in the reissue of works by Agnes Owens, one of Scotland’s most original but unrecognised authors.