Old Sins Cast a Long Shadow – Extract from A RATTLE OF BONES by Douglas Skelton
21 Jul '21
A Rattle of Bones is book three in the Rebecca Connolly Thrillers series – set against the stunning backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, it is...
National Picnic Month: Stash a Bottle of Elderflower Cordial in your Hamper
20 Jul '21
The Scottish Wild Food Bible by Claire Macdonald is a pocket-sized book containing a mighty selection of recipes that use the huge variety of produce...
Poem of the Week: Summer by Alexander McCall Smith
20 Jul '21
This poem captures the calm of a perfect summer day – how the sky and sea are so still that time seems to have permanently stopped. This...
The Squirrels’ Return: Extract from A Scurry of Squirrels by Polly Pullar
19 Jul '21
This month we published A Scurry of Squirrels, the new book by Polly Pullar which tells of her work in wildlife rehabilitation, and her lifelong...
Cool Down on Ice Cream Day
15 Jul '21
The heat is on… so we are delighted to report that July is officially ice cream month and it would appear that 18 July is National Ice Cream...
Seven Hills – Alexander McCall Smith joins forces with St Mary’s Music School
14 Jul '21
Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith is joining forces with St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh to spearhead a major two-year music, literary...
Poem of the Week: Beachcomber by George Mackay Brown
13 Jul '21
Alexander McCall Smith selected George Mackay Brown‘s poem ‘Beachcomber’ for his anthology of Scottish poems, A Gathering. He...
Summer berry slump with dumplings, yogurt and granola from The Scottish Brunch Bible
12 Jul '21
Make the most of soft fruit season with our recipe of the week from The Scottish Brunch Bible by Ghillie Basan! The Summer berry slump with...
The Gift of Golf – Extract from MONARCH OF THE GREEN by Stephen Proctor
07 Jul '21
Young Tom Morris, born on 20 April 1851, was golf’s first superstar. Almost single-handedly he changed the way the game was played, and...
Salmon with lemon, parsley, chilli and garlic spaghetti from The Scottish Salmon Bible
05 Jul '21
Scottish salmon is the UK’s biggest food export and is savoured the world over. With huge nutritional benefits and highly versatile to cook, it...
It Happened Today in History – The Stone of Destiny
03 Jul '21
On 3 July 1996, twenty-five years ago today, John Major stood up in the The House of Commons and announced that the Stone of Scone (the Stone of...
Celebrate the launch of A Scurry of Squirrels by Polly Pullar
01 Jul '21
Today is publication day for A Scurry of Squirrels: Nurturing the Wild by Polly Pullar! Polly has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. As...
