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Malachy Tallack

Malachy Tallack
Malachy Tallack is from Shetland, but now lives in Glasgow. His first book, Sixty Degrees North, was a BBC Book of the Week in 2015. As a singer-songwriter he has released four albums and an EP, and performed in venues across the UK. He is contributing editor of the online magazine The Island Review.


A Brief History of Phantom Islands

Why Did Oceangoing Explorers Make Up So Much Stuff?
November 20, 2017  By Malachy Tallack
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