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Author talks about her latest book, Sparks of Bright Matter, folklore, nature and more

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In his third novel, out this month, the author tells the story of an art history professor whose life is marked by loss

In the world. music halls are basically places where the working classes used to go when they finished their working day, to be entertained by dancers, singers, novelty acts, contortionists, high—wire acts — you name it. you know, music halls were one of the places where you would see a pantomime. pantomime was the only sort of theatre that was like variety all in the one production. glasgow has a long—standing theatre tradition. a recent poll found it was one of the british cities with the most theatres outside london. and back when the panopticon opened in the 1850s, working class glas...

Classes used to go when they finished their working day, to be entertained by dancers, singers, novelty acts, contortionists, high—wire acts — you name it. you know, music halls were one of the places where you would see a pantomime. pantomime was the only sort of theatre that was like variety all in the one production. glasgow has a long—standing theatre tradition. a recent poll found it was one of the british cities with the most theatres outside london. and back when the panopticon opened in the 1850s, working class glaswegian theatres were already developing a bit of a reputation. st...