Scottish writer Irvine Welsh is best known for his slang-laced tales of existential debauchery in the damp, booze-soaked climes of his native Edinburgh (the most famous of those being Trainspotting).

The 73 color photos here seem artless: the working-class English subjects look like slobs; the house is a mess and overrun with rowdy kids. Yet even stuffy readers will have a great time at this ...

“Trainspotting” is back, and its menacing allure is clearer than ever. Scottish author Irvine Welsh has revisited the characters featured in his controversial 1993 debut, “Trainspotting.” “Skagboys” ...

This week, Irvine Welsh spoke about his latest addition to the Trainspotting canon on two podcasts while Kit de Waal revisited her 2016 novel. When asked why he keeps returning to the characters of ...

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Irvine Welsh, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Philippe Sands and Naomi Watts are some of the big-name authors with books out this year. But it’s not just well known writers. There’s a legion of brilliant ...

Today in books and publishing: An excerpt from Michael Chabon's latest novel; pricey e-books hit the top of the charts; the myth of Gen-Y illiteracy; Irvine Welsh accuses the Man Booker Prize of ...

Irvine Welsh was born in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. When *Trainspotting* was published in 1993 Irvine Welsh shot to fame. Since Danny Boyle's film adaptation of *Trainspotting* was released in ...

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