Extract from Scotland: Her Story – The Long Journey Towards Myself, Jo Clifford 28 Jun '22 Playwright and performer Jo Clifford was born in Stoke-on-Trent in the early 1950s, studied Spanish and Arabic at university, and earned a PhD in the... Read More
Poem of the Week: ‘The Callanish Stones’ by Nikki Robson 20 Jun '22 The Callanish Stones in Lewis are one of Scotland’s oldest manmade structures, and many people visit them at sunrise on the summer solstice in... Read More
Summer Solstice: Extract from Native by Patrick Laurie 20 Jun '22 Summer Solstice – the Longest Day Extract from Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape by Patrick Laurie Battering heat and a dry wind to take your... Read More
The Best Books to Take with you on your Summer Holiday 13 Jun '22 There’s hardly anything better than stretching out on a lounge chair on the beach, feeling the sun on your face, and losing yourself in the perfect... Read More
TAKING THE VERY BEST OF THE HIGHLANDS TO THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN 10 Jun '22 ‘A TASTE OF THE HIGHLANDS‘ BY GHILLIE BAŞAN, SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Just two weeks to go until the announcement of the winner... Read More
ALL TOGETHER NOW… Edinburgh International Book Festival is Back (let summer begin) 09 Jun '22 2022 Programme announced and live for ticket booking! All Together Now is the rallying call from the Edinburgh International Book Festival which... Read More
HOORAH for the MCILVANNEY PRIZE FOR CRIME FICTION! 08 Jun '22 TWO POLYGON BOOKS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR’S LONGLIST FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE 2022 Sponsored by The Glencairn Glass In Bloody Scotland’s 10th... Read More
Excerpt from Talking at the Gates: A Life of James Baldwin 07 Jun '22 “I never had a childhood,” James Baldwin told a French interviewer in 1974. To a journalist ten years earlier, he proclaimed, “I did not have... Read More
The Case of the Missing Pound Note: A Daniella Coulstoun Short Story 06 Jun '22 The following short story plunges readers into the gritty crime and blazing sun of the Daniella Coulstoun series, and offers a taster of what to... Read More
Picnic season is here: Black pudding sausage rolls from The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible 31 May '22 Most in Scotland are familiar with black pudding, but in The Stornoway Black Pudding Bible, author Seumas MacInnes challenges us to look beyond the... Read More
Ghillie Başan – SHORTLISTED for THE FOOD WRITERS’ GUILD AWARDS 17 May '22 We are delighted to report that A Taste of the Highlands by Ghillie Başan has been shortlisted for a prestigious Food Writers’ Guild Award,... Read More
MacGregor’s Mussels in Chunky Tomato Sauce from A Taste of the Highlands 17 May '22 Want to get creative in the kitchen this week? Try this recipe from Ghillie Basan’s acclaimed cookbook, A Taste of the Highlands!... Read More