Panforte di Siena from The 44 Scotland Street Cookbook
10 Dec '23
Panforte di Siena is a delicious Italian dessert packed with spices, fruit and nuts. Perfect for the festive season! Find the recipe for this and...
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Liz Lochhead wins the Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award
08 Dec '23
The Saltire Society hosted the annual Scotland’s National Book Awards last night in Glasgow, where it was announced that Liz Lochhead has won...
Books in the news – perfect Christmas gifts
20 Nov '23
As we build up to Christmas, our books are in the news for gift giving and more… The Scotsman published its annual Books of the Year supplement...
Birlinn Launches New App Scotland by-the-Book
18 Sep '23
Officially launching on 15 September 2023, Scotland by-the-Book is a brand-new free app which brings books on history, geology, mapping, cooking,...
Polygon Acquires Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat
05 Sep '23
Polygon has acquired World rights for Jenny Lecoat’s second novel, Beyond Summerland, in a deal brokered by Lisa Highton of Jenny Brown Associates....
A Country of Eternal Light by Paul Dalgarno Chosen as Waterstones’ Scottish Book of the Month
03 Aug '23
Paul Dalgarno was born and raised in Aberdeen, and now he has returned to Scotland to promote his hugely successful novel, A Country of Eternal...
Poem of the Week: ‘Bowerbird’ from Anamnesis by Iona Lee
01 Aug '23
Our poem of the week is ‘Bowerbird’ from Iona Lee’s debut poetry collection, Anamnesis, which is officially published on Thursday...
Hoylake: The Royal Liverpool Golf Club
21 Jul '23
The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is one the UK’s longest established clubs. Over the years it has hosted some of the greatest matches the the...
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with Honey Cheesecake Ice Cream
12 Jul '23
Recipe from A Taste of Scotland’s Islands by Sue Lawrence This is a luscious ice-cream that has overtones of cheesecake, as it is cream cheese...
Lottie Dod… Little Wonder
07 Jul '23
Need something to read while rain interrupts play? We have the answer! Lottie Dod was Wimbledon’s youngest ever singles champion when she...
This week’s destination of choice? Scourie Bay
28 Jun '23
This extract is from Blue Scotland: The Ultimate Guide to Exploring Scotland’s Wild Waters by Mollie Hughes. On the far north-west coast of...
Our destination of choice this weekend… Loch Morar (as long as your name is not McDonald)
13 Jun '23
This extract is from Blue Scotland: The Ultimate Guide to Exploring Scotland’s Wild Waters by Mollie Hughes. Nestled in the mountains, close to...
