Margaret McDonald: Glasgow Boys

Margaret McDonald joins us on Authors Live to discuss her phenomenal debut novel, Glasgow Boys. After receiving 60 rejections from agents, Glasgow Boys won The Carnegie Medal, the UKLA Book Award, and the Branford Boase Prize upon its release in 2024, and follows the tender tale of Finlay and Banjo as they navigate life after leaving the care system.

Margaret gives us an insight into how these two very different characters came to life, connected by shared experiences. We hear more about how the desire for connection sits at the centre of this story, how Margaret's experience of shielding during the pandemic played a key role in the writing of it, as well as delving into representations of care-experience, masculinity, and working-class characters in fiction.