Walter Scott

Nov 29, 2024 | thenorthwestern.com | Walter Scott |Oshkosh Northwestern

Every encounter with conflict offers an opportunity to love, respect and encourage one another. 'Tis the season, and most of us still have gift shopping to do, even after Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I have a suggestion for the perfect gift that will be appreciated by all. The good news is the price has not been affected by inflation, and a good supply should be available.

Sep 28, 2024 | dailybusinessgroup.co.uk | Terry Murden |Walter Scott

Fund manager Walter Scott & Partners increased its bonus pot in a year that saw assets under management rise, but bottom line profits fall. The Edinburgh firm, which has a headcount of 174, including four directors, marked its 40th anniversary by posting a standstill turnover of £290.6m for the year to the end of December (2022: £290m). Pre-tax profit fell by 9% to £191.7m from £210.2m in the previous 12 months after incentive deferrals led to an £11.6m or 13% rise in incentive deferrals.

Aug 17, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Michel Faber |Harry Giles |Nan Shepherd |Walter Scott

“It’s a brilliant reflection of our preconceptions about bodies, and what we think other forms of life may be capable of or how important we think they are, in terms of whether or not they look like us. The novel is written from the point of view of an alien who has a particular job to do, which involves rounding up humans (while trying to fly under the radar and go unnoticed), and then processing them for a particular use back on her home planet.” Read more...

Jul 15, 2024 | inkl.com | Walter Scott

The Wendy Award: ‘What has happened to the Wendyverse?’ Photograph: Walter Scott My enjoyment of Walter Scott’s brilliant Wendy books, in which a millennial arts graduate with a self-destructive streak as wide as the Yukon River pings like a pinball around various Canadian cities, is at this point almost indecent. Truly, I could not enjoy them more if I tried.

Jun 28, 2024 | frieze.com | Esmé Hogeveen |Walter Scott

The Wendy Award (2024)is the fourth installment in Walter Scott’s cult graphic novel series, which chronicles the exploits of his alter ego, the titular Wendy. In the three previous books, readers have followed Wendy coming up in the Montreal art scene, participating in national residencies and completing an MFA, while continuously careening between deep self-doubt and fleeting conviction.