The Herald 2017 Books of the Year1985, Edinburgh. Thatcher's policies are biting deep – fat cats and street-kids, lovers, losers and the rest struggle to survive. Hume sets up a business catering for the rich and their ever-growing appetites. But by the new millennium, these appetites have become too demanding . . .Powerful, challenging and very funny, Billionaires' Banquet is an immorality tale for the 21st century.

Morris Magellan wakes one morning to find himself stuck in a corporate job and living the suburban dream with a wife and two children, except this dream feels like a nightmare. Out of his depth and starting to drift from reality, we meet Morris at the precipice. Bit by bit he is losing his struggle with addiction – he just doesn't know it yet. His only solace and escape from suburban family life and corporate duties is music and alcohol. His life is soundtracked with symphonies and concert...

Following on from the runaway success of The Magicians of Edinburgh, renowned poet and novelist Ron Butlin conjures up Scotland's past, present and future in this new collection. From Skara Brae and the Roman invasion to the independence referendum and beyond, the former Edinburgh Makar explores what Scotland means to itself and to the outside world.With his customary wit and insight, he takes a good hard look at some of its magicians – from James Hutton to Professor Peter...

Longlisted: International Dublin Literary Award 2016Having been thrown out onto the Edinburgh streets by her family, Maggie knows she must fight to survive. Many years later, the struggles she had to endure can be kept a secret no longer.Set mostly in post-war Britain and inspired by a real-life story, Ghost Moon is narrated with humour and compassion. A life-affirming read.

Morris es un exitoso ejecutivo treintañero, con una esposa que lo ama y dos preciosos hijos. A la vez, es un alcohólico esmerado, cuyo estado anímico oscila entre la elocuencia barata de las ideas ahogadas en alcohol y la depresión más asfixiante de los momentos en que percibe su propia realidad. Ron Butlin nos sacude en esta novela con uno de los retratos del alcoholismo más potentes jamás mostrados, haciéndonos ver con los ojos del protagonista y participando de sus conversaciones consig...

Morris es un exitoso ejecutivo treintañero, con una esposa que lo ama y dos preciosos hijos. A la vez es un alcohólico esmerado, cuyo estado anímico oscila entre la elocuencia barata de las ideas ahogadas en alcohol y la depresión más asfixiante de los momentos en que percibe su propia realidad. Ron Butlin nos sacude en esta novela con uno de los retratos del alcoholismo más potentes jamás mostrados, haciéndonos ver con los ojos del protagonista y participando de sus conversaciones consigo...

Morris és un reeixit executiu de trenta anys, amb una dona que l'estima i dos preciosos fills. Alhora és un alcohòlic acurat, l'estat anímic del qual oscil·la entre l'eloqüència barata de les idees ofegades en alcohol i la depressió més asfixiant dels moments en què percep la seva pròpia realitat. Ron Butlin ens sacseja en aquesta novel·la amb un dels retrats de l'alcoholisme més potents mai mostrats, fent-nos veure amb els ulls del protagonista i participant de les converses amb si mateix...

Steve has had enough - enough of cyber-bullies, enough of adults messing up the world. Sharp-witted Fran and her brother worry-wart Dan feel exactly the same. And so, along with his dog Nessie, Steve and the FranDan twins leave town in the dead of night to start on the biggest adventure of their lives ...But if things were bad before, they soon get worse. Much, much worse. Some seriously bad men show up. Why have Steve and Dan been overpowered and led away as prisoners? Why are they kept t...