Irvine Welsh says working with trans sensitivity reader was 'brilliant
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Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh has described his experience of working with a trans sensitivity reader on his 2022 novel as “brilliant".
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Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh on his new novel The Long Knives
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