Vegan Three Nut ‘Meatloaf’ from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
22 Nov '21
Whether you are starting to think ahead to Christmas dinner and the logistics of planning for different dietary requirements, or you simply fancy...
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COP26: Extract from Of Stone and Sky
12 Nov '21
Merryn Glover is an award-winning writer of fiction, drama and poetry. Her stories are widely anthologised and her plays broadcast on BBC Radio. She...
COP26: Weathering The Storm: Scottish Poets Discuss Climate Change Resilience and Adaption (with Roseanne Watt)
09 Nov '21
On Saturday, Shetlandic poet Roseanne Watt (Moder Dy, 2019) was joined by Pàdraig MacAoidh and Donald S. Murray, both from Lewis, to give readings...
COP26: Merryn Glover on living in harmony with nature
08 Nov '21
Set on a farming estate in the upper reaches of the River Spey, Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover follows several generations of a shepherding...
COP26: Marian Pallister on Argyll’s mining past and clean energy future
04 Nov '21
Marian Pallister is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books including Cruachan: The Hollow Mountain, The Crinan Canal and Not...
Caramelised Bananas with Glenmorangie, Cream and Toasted Oats from A Taste of the Highlands
01 Nov '21
On this culinary journey through the Highlands of Scotland, award-winning food writer Ghillie Basan meets a host of artisan food producers, farmers,...
COP26: What does the 1.5°C warming target mean?
01 Nov '21
Today marks the beginning of formal discussions between world leaders at the COP26 climate change conference being hosted in Glasgow. In...
As Cop26 opens in Glasgow, what are publishers doing to help the planet?
01 Nov '21
When caring for our planet we need grand vision but we also need small first steps. There is much talk amongst publishers of sustainability but what...
Updating the Dictionary: New Edition of Ian Crofton’s A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable
21 Oct '21
From ‘Aald Rock’ to ‘Zeenty-teenty’, author Ian Crofton has cast his eye across Scottish life, history, language and culture to produce a...
Growing up Black in a White World
14 Oct '21
Blood and Gold by Mara Menzies This is a book that you won’t be expecting. But it is a book that you need – indeed that we all need. It is a book...
Bookshop Day – A beautiful poem in support of your Local Bookshop – we agree with every word!
08 Oct '21
Take a walk down the High Street on Bookshop Day and get lost in your Local Bookshop Launched in 2016, Bookshop Day 2021 takes place on...
Sixty Years on and STILL in its Prime
07 Oct '21
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark – first published SIXTY YEARS ago this week. Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, set...
