Novels, poems & polemics penned at home & abroad
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Vagabonds
Vagabond titles are literary works in original English. Novelists do not always resemble vagabonds literally (although many do), but like vagabonds, they are itinerant always in their minds and often geographically too. They move quickly across a landscape, recording it, examining it and often misunderstanding it, because it is not the job of the novelist to utter the final truth on anything, but rather to go in search of small truths while leaving some work for their creative partners: the readers.
A WOMAN’S WAR AGAINST PROGRESS
Pages: 390
ISBN: 978-1-913212-35-3
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 28 mm
Publication: 2 October 2023
GISELLE AND MR MEMPHIS
by Jerry Simcock
Pages: 262
ISBN: 978-1-913212-26-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 19 mm
Publication: 19 September 2022
UTOPIA
Pages: 177 pp
ISBN: 978-1-913212-25-4
Dimensions: 198 × 130 × 13 mm
Publication: 1 November 2019
BLESSED ASSURANCE
by Stewart Ennis
Pages: 340 pp (approx)
ISBN: 978-1-908251-92-3
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 18 November 2019
VISITING TIME
by Various Authors
Pages: 153
ISBN: 978-1-913212-00-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: Fall 2019
THE REACH OF A ROOT
by Laura Tansley and Micaela Maftei
Pages: 174
ISBN: 978-1-908251-93-0
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 26 September 2019
THREE KINDS OF KISSING
by Helen Lamb
Pages: 186
ISBN: 978-1-908251-91-6
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 10 October 2018
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DOUBTING THOMAS
by Heather Richardson
Pages: 310
ISBN: 978-1-908251-87-9
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 26 October 2017
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CINICO
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 194
ISBN: 978-1-908251-98-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 14 mm
Publication: 18 September 2017
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YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CRY
by Gary Duncan
Pages: 152
ISBN: 978-1-908251-80-0
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 26 May 2017
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THE SPIT, THE SOUND AND THE NEST
by Kathrine Sowerby
Pages: 164
ISBN: 978-1-908251-79-4
Dimensions: 210 x 140
Publication: 22 May 2017
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THINGS WRITTEN RANDOMLY IN DOUBT
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 336
ISBN: 978-1-908251-27-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 19 May 2014
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BORROWED TIME
by Jenni Daiches
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-1-908251-69-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 16 mm
Publication: 12 October 2016
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LIES OF THE LAND
by Chris Dolan
Pages: 290
ISBN: 978-1-908251-68-8
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 21 mm
Publication: 30 May 2016
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MOON COUNTRY
by Peter Arnott
Pages: 340
ISBN: 978-1-908251-47-3
Dimensions: 210 x 140
Publication: 18 September 2015
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SPRING MANOEUVRES
by Peter Gilmour
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-908251-43-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140
Publication: 29 May 2015
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POTTER'S FIELD
by Chris Dolan
Pages 296
ISBN: 978-1-908251-32-9
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 22 September 2014
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SHEEP AND GOATS
by Lewis Gordon
Pages: 188
ISBN: 978-1-908251-33-6
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 22 September 2014
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IN PRAISE OF THE GARRULOUS
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 208
ISBN: 978-1-908251-24-4
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 23 September 2013
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REDLEGS
by Chris Dolan
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-1-908251-0-77
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 14 mm
Publication: 15 July 2012
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ESSAYS ON LIFE
by Thomas Mitchell
Pages: 116
ISBN: 978-1-908251-29-9
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 19 May 2014
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SURVIVING
by Allan Massie
Pages: 174
ISBN: 978-1-908251-11-4
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 28 January 2013
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THUMBNAILS
by Gregory Norminton
Pages: 136
ISBN: 978-1-908251-15-2
Dimensions: 198 by 130 mm
Publication: 15 April 2013
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THE SINS OF THE FATHER
by Allan Massie
Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-1-908251-02-2
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 24 mm
Publication: 20 February 2012
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KLAUS
by Allan Massie
Pages: 124
ISBN: 978-1-908251-28-2
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 19 May 2014
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ON THE HEROISM OF MORTALS
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-908251-08-4
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 13 mm
Publication: 9 January 2013
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CAN THE GODS CRY
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 256
ISBN: 978-1-908251-00-8
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 12 mm
Publication: 25 March 2011
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THE BERLUSCONI BONUS
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 208
ISBN: 978-0-956056-09-2
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 10 mm
Publication: 13 August 2010
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Changelings
Changelings is a series devoted solely to translated titles. A Changeling is not the original child or creation; it has the same appearance, but speaks a different language. And the act of substitution involves a certain magic, a degree of pushing and shoving.
KARIN
by A.H. Tammsaare
translated from Estonian by Matthew Hyde
Pages: 490
ISBN: 978-1-913212-45-2
Dimensions: 210 × 140 × 35 mm
Publication: 1 June 2026
WHEN THE STORM FELL SILENT
by A.H. Tammsaare
translated from Estonian by Matthew Hyde
Pages: 308
ISBN: 978-1-913212-36-0
Dimensions: 210 × 140 × 22 mm
Publication: 6 October 2025
THE MALAVOGLIAS
by Giovanni Verga
translated from Italian by Allan Cameron
Pages: 316
ISBN: 978-1-913212-39-1
Dimensions: 210 × 140 × 33 mm
Publication: 22 September 2025
CIRCULATION
by Magnus Florin
translated from Swedish by Harry Watson
Pages: 122
ISBN: 978-1-913212-38-4
Dimensions: 198 × 130 × 9 mm
Publication: 16 September 2024
GOLD
by Andrejs Upīts
translated from Latvian by Uldis Balodis
Pages: 460
ISBN: 978-1-913212-37-7
Dimensions: 210 × 140 × 33 mm
Publication: 16 September 2024
INDREK: VOLUME 2 OF THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE PENTALOGY
by A.H. Tammsaare
translated from Estonian by Chris Moseley and Matthew Hyde
Pages: 480
ISBN: 978-1-913212-33-9
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 34 mm
Publication: 19 September 2022
FEAR IN THE WORLD
translated from Italian by Allan Cameron
Pages: 295
ISBN: 978-1-908251-99-2
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
VARGAMÄE: VOLUME 1 OF THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE PENTALOGY
by A.H. Tammsaare
translated from Estonian by Inna Feldbach and Alan Peter Trei
Pages: 570 (approx)
ISBN: 978-1-908251-90-9
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 45 mm
Publication: 14 May 2019
SIBLINGS
translated from Swedish by Harry Watson
Pages: 98
ISBN: 978-1-913212-30-8
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 7.5 mm
Publication: 8 March 2021
NAKEDNESS
by Zigmunds Skujiņš
translated from Latvian by Uldis Balodis
Pages: 202
ISBN: 978-1-908251-85-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 15 mm
Publication: 15 May 2019
HANUMAN’S TRAVELS
by Andrei Ivanov
translated from Estonian by Matthew Hyde
Pages: 426
ISBN: 978-1-908251-97-8
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 8 October 2018
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I LOVED A GERMAN
by A.H. Tammsaare
translated from Estonian by Chris Moseley
Pages: 226
ISBN: 978-1-908251-83-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 16 August 2018
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MEMOIRS OF A LIFE CUT SHORT
by Ričardas Gavelis
translated from Lithuanian by Jayde Will
Pages: 262
ISBN: 978-1-908251-81-7
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 19 mm
Publication: 12 April 2018
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WHITE SHROUD
by Antanas Škėma
translated from Lithuanian by Karla Gruodis
Pages: 180 (approx.)
ISBN: 978-1-908251-84-8
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 1 March 2018
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18
by Pauls Bankovskis
translated from Latvian by Ieva Lešinska
Pages: 186
ISBN: 978-1-908251-78-7
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 26 September 2017
THE DEATH OF THE PERFECT SENTENCE*
by Rein Raud
translated from Estonian by Matthew Hyde
*Longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award (2018)
Pages: 194
ISBN: 978-1-908251-70-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 12 mm
Publication: 21 June 2017
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THE ANONYMOUS NOVEL: SENSING THE FUTURE TORMENTS
by Alessandro Barbero
translated from Italian by Allan Cameron
Pages: 560
ISBN: 978-1-908251-62-6
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 34 mm
Publication: 9 March 2016
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A HAPPY LITTLE ISLAND
by Lars Sund
translated from Finland Swedish by Peter Graves
Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-1-908251-65-7
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 18 mm
Publication: 20 April 2016
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THE SAVIOUR OF LASNAMÄE
by Mari Saat
translated from Estonian by Susan Wilson
Pages: 142
ISBN: 978-1-908251-53-4
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 2 November 2015
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THE GARDEN
by Magnus Florin
translated from Swedish by Harry Watson
Pages: 100
ISBN: 978-1-908251-26-8
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 8 mm
Publication: 19 May 2014
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OF JEWISH RACE
by Renzo Modiano
translated from Italian by Mirna Cicioni & Susan Walker
Pages: 134
ISBN: 978-1-908251-13-8
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 27 May 2013
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STILLNESS OF THE SEA
by Nicol Ljubić
translated from German by Anna Paterson
Pages: 192
ISBN: 978-1-908251-01-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 12 mm
Publication: 23 May 2011
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THE NOCTURNAL LIBRARY
by Ermanno Cavazzoni
translated from Italian by Allan Cameron
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-0-956056-05-4
Dimensions: 210 x 138 x 11 mm
Publication: 28 March 2013
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FREUDIAN SLIPS: THE CASUALTIES OF PSYCHOANALYSIS FROM THE WOLF MAN TO MARILYN MONROE
by Luciano Mecacci
translated from Italian by Allan Cameron
Pages: 218
ISBN: 978-0-956056-01-6
Dimensions: 206 x 130 x 12 mm
Publication: 8 April 2009
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Rants
Chambers Dictionary defines "rant" as "an empty declamation" (which we will avoid), "bombast", "a tirade" (most certainly), and in Scots "a noisy frolic" (why not, as there is no reason why loud and passionate political argument should not be mixed with humour and merriment). That great tradition of pamphleteering in the English-speaking world is one that we should be proud of, and one we seek to revive.
Over a decade has passed since the Scottish referendum on independence, and the issue has faded into the background in spite of a chain of electoral mandates for renewed pressure for a second referendum. Today the issue has been overtaken by austerity at home and dramatic events abroad, but veteran campaigner Jim Sillars has written this call for a renewed campaign and a plea for optimism.
Now in his eighty-eighth year, Sillars has plenty of campaigning experience behind him and says that this will be the last one. His support for Scottish independence goes back to the seventies when he founded the Scottish Labour Party, establishing the connection between the left and independence.
With this move he hopes to kick off a process and a debate that reach out not only to those who have always maintained their enthusiasm for independence but also to those how have been distracted by other political and social developments and those who have never supported independence in the past. Independence, Sillars argues, is not about dislike of the English, but the wellbeing Scots in the context of a dramatically declining UK economy.
BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE 2019
by Paul Kavanagh
Pages: 358
ISBN: 978-1-908251-89-3
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 26 mm
Publication: 30 April 2019
BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE 2016
by Paul Kavanagh
Pages: 172
ISBN: 978-1-908251-72-5
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 31 October 2016
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BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE (2015)
by Paul Kavanagh
Pages: 156
ISBN: 978-1-908251-59-6
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 23 November 2015
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IN PLACE OF FAILURE: MAKING IT YES NEXT TIME ... SOON
by Jim Sillars
Pages: 164
ISBN: 978-1-908251-51-0
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 18 September 2015
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HUMAN RIGHTS IN A BIG YELLOW TAXI
by Peter Kerr
Pages: 136
ISBN: 978-1-908251-17-6
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 16 September 2013
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IN PLACE OF FEAR II
by Jim Sillars
Pages: 108
ISBN: 978-1-908251-30-5
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 22 January 2014
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THE LOST ART OF LOSING
by Gregory Norminton
Pages: 96
ISBN: 978-1-908251-06-0
Dimensions: 146 x 104 x 7 mm
Publication: 20 April 2012
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BEYOND THE PALE
by Renzo Llorente
Pages: 112
ISBN: 978-0-956056-08-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 6 mm
Publication date: 28 September 2010
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Poetry
The planning and editing of this series is wholly the work of Vagabond Voices' poetry editor, Colin Waters, spokesperson for the Scottish Poetry Library as well as a long-experienced literary journalist. Waters produces two to three poetry titles for Vagabond each year, some of which are collections by single established poets and others which feature the works of three or more up-and-coming poets, usually connected by similar themes.
THINGS CAN ONLY GET WORSE
A collection of poetry for the era of neoliberal misery and the fog of perpetual war
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 112
ISBN: 978-1-913212-44-5
Dimensions: 210 x 140 × 8.5 mm
Publication: 15 June 2026
Things That Fruit in Darkness
by Sharon Black
Pages: 114
ISBN: 978-1-913212-43-8
Dimensions: 210 x 140 × 85mm
Publication: 8 June 2026
GLASGOSCOPY
by Vicki Husband
Pages: 92
ISBN: 978-1-913212-41-4
Dimensions: 210 x 140 × 7 mm
Publication: 06 October 2025
THE LAST WOMAN BORN ON THE ISLAND
by Sharon Black
Pages: 104
ISBN: 978-1-913212-34-6
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 19 September 2022
THE SWEETNESS OF DEMONS
by Anne Pia
Pages: 70
ISBN: 978-1-913212-32-2
Dimensions: 210 x 140x 5.5 mm
Publication: 29 March 2021
MITHER TONGUE
by Jidi Majia
translated from Chinese by Stuart Paterson, Sheena Blackhall, Christine De Luca and Denis Mair
Pages: 186
ISBN: 978-1-913212-31-5
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 05 April 2021
I’M A PRETTY CIRCLER
by Iain Morrison
Pages: 70
ISBN: 978-1-908251-88-6
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 6 mm
Publication: 2 November 2018
HOUSE HOWEVER
by Kathrine Sowerby
Pages: 82
ISBN: 978-1-908251-95-4
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 6.5 mm
Publication: 25 June 2018
NIGHT EXPOSURES
by Gerry Loose
Pages: 110
ISBN: 978-1-908251-94-7
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 8
Publication: 2 July 2018
A BARREL OF DRIED LEAVES
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 76
ISBN: 978-1-908251-64-0
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 6 mm
Publication: 19 October 2016
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THIS FAR BACK EVERYTHING SHIMMERS
by Vicki Husband
Pages: 74
ISBN: 978-1-908251-67-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 6 mm
Publication: 31 May 2016
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SETTLE
by Theresa Muñoz
Pages: 74
ISBN: 978-1-908251-63-3
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 6 mm
Publication: 28 March 2016
OUR REAL RED SELVES
by Harry Giles, Marion McCready and J.L. Williams
edited by Colin Waters
Pages: 120
ISBN: 978-1-908251-46-6
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 9 mm
Publication: 29 May 2015
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BE THE FIRST TO LIKE THIS: NEW SCOTTISH POETRY
edited by Colin Waters
Pages: 224
ISBN: 978-1-908251-35-0
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 22 September 2014
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FAULT LINE
by Gerry Loose
Pages: 112
ISBN: 978-1-908251-34-3
Dimensions: 198 x 130 mm
Publication: 22 September 2014
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PRESBYOPIA
by Allan Cameron
Pages: 112
ISBN: 978-0-956056-0-30
Dimensions: 206 x 130 x 7 mm
Publication: 22 September 2009
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Contemplations
Contemplations are non-fiction works in original English. All of our books invite critical analysis and close reading, but books in our Contemplations series are particularly curated to engage the reader in important questions.
THE STATE OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT
by Paul Stewart, Tommy McKearney, Gearóid Ó Machail, Patricia Campbell & Brian Garvey
Pages: 208
ISBN: 978-1-908251-96-1
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 15.5 mm
Publication: 12 October 2018
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AGAINST MISERABILISM: WRITINGS 1968 – 1992
by David Widgery
eds. Juliet Ash, Nigel Fountain & David Renton
Pages: 320
ISBN: 978-1-908251-86-2
Dimensions: 210 x 140 mm
Publication: 26 October 2017
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Playwrights
This imprint is dedicated to plays. We generally publish two plays per book, and have thus far featured Scottish playwrights exclusively.
TWO PLAYS: THE PITILESS STORM & THE CAUSE OF THUNDER
by Chris Dolan
Pages: 100
ISBN: 978-1-908251-77-0
Dimensions: 198 x 130
Publication: 23 January 2017
TWO PLAYS: FACE & SHALL ROGER CASEMENT HANG?
by Peter Arnott
Pages: 146
ISBN: 978-1-908251-66-4
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 11 mm
Publication: 25 April 2016
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BADLANDS
by Deirdre Chapman
Pages: 266
ISBN: 978-1-913212-40-7
Dimensions: 210 × 140 × 19 mm
Publication: 06 October 2025