To all of Faith or simply of Good Will… ACT NOW
20 Oct '20
Last week His Holiness Pope Francis gave a TED talk. It was of course in Italian and a transcript is never as good as the original but it made...
Lifestyle
How to Stay Positive and Survive another Lockdown (or Mini-lockdown… or Tightened Measures… or Circuit Breaker… or Firebreak… or Tier 1, 2 or 3 – or even 4…)
19 Oct '20
The nights are darker, the air is colder and it definitely feels like winter is upon us. On top of this we have tighter restrictions coming at us...
A Podcast for ALL Football Lovers
16 Oct '20
Daniel Gray and Alan McCredie joined forces this month for a hugely enjoyable podcast with Nutmeg magazine, in celebration of their new book,...
John Lennon at 80… Looking Back on a Highland Connection and the Start to a Solo Career
09 Oct '20
‘If you’re going to have a car crash, try to arrange for it to happen in the Highlands. The hospital there was just great.’ John Lennon, July...
What’s in the News as Autumn Kicks-In?
06 Oct '20
We’ve been busy in the second part of this crazy Covid summer and early Autumn. We’ve been busy, our authors have been busy and...
Ninian’s Gift – A Musical Delight from Alexander McCall Smith
25 Sep '20
Time to relax. Listen to the world premiere of Alexander McCall Smith's Ninian's Gift, a remarkable collaboration with composer Tom Cunningham....
Bloody Scotland is Under Way
18 Sep '20
Scotland’s Crime Writing festival, Bloody Scotland, has moved online and is under way. Popcorn, beer/coffee, screen – you are sorted. As with...
Let Tiny Tales Dance on Your Mind
01 Aug '20
Alexander McCall Smith and his great friend, the illustrator Iain McIntosh have together created something new, surprising, gloriously fun-filled...
Recommended Reading in the Time of Coronavirus
24 Jul '20
Our own Alexander McCall Smith is amongst 100 of the world’s favourite writers to reveal what they have been reading during quarantine. Taken...
Media highlights April-June 2020
29 Jun '20
Enjoy a taste of what you might have missed in the media while the world has been on lockdown. A newsletter with coverage highlights across the...
Cooking Up a Storm… in Lockdown
05 May '20
It is always a thrill when new books arrive from the printer. The boxes are delivered, the editors hover nervously, you run a knife along the tape…...
Home Schooling Headaches? Can we help?
21 Apr '20
Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions Michael Morpurgo Upper primary and early secondary: If history is a subject on...
