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...
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Poem of the Week: ‘The Sun on Princes Street’ by Alexander McCall Smith
26 Jul '23
Our poem of the week is ‘The Sun on Princes Street’, taken from the new collection of poetry by Alexander McCall Smith, I Think of You....
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...
Celebrate British Sandwich Week with French Toast Bacon Butties and Honey Gooseberries
24 May '23
Recipe from The Scottish Brunch Bible by Ghillie Basan Added to our reputation for deep-frying everything, we Scots are also known for our butties...
Poem of the Week: ‘Good Art’ by Jenni Fagan
21 Mar '23
As we celebrate World Poetry Day, enjoy a poem about the power of art in ‘Good Art’ by Jenni Fagan. This poem is taken from her newest...
Mother’s Day Brunch recipe: Hot Scones and Mimosa
15 Mar '23
Celebrate Mother’s Day with two delicious recipes from The Scottish Brunch Bible by Ghillie Basan, hot scones with grilled plums and a...
Poem of the Week: Persephone’s Crossings I by Alycia Pirmohamed
07 Mar '23
Persephone's Crossings I. I am born into this story of selves, one that leaves the fruit to rust, the other that cuts the sweet – this memory is...
Celebrate Pancake Day with Fluffy Ricotta Pancakes with Roasted Rose Rhubarb, Yoghurt and Granola
15 Feb '23
Recipe from The Scottish Brunch Bible by Ghillie Basan Drop scones and pancakes are always an easy choice for brunch and you can play around with the...
Recipe of the Week: Chicken with Dalwhinnie, wild mushrooms and thyme
14 Feb '23
Chicken with Dalwhinnie, wild mushrooms and thyme – from A Taste of the Highlands by Ghillie Basan The Cairngorms region of the Highlands is...
Stocking Filler Gift Ideas for the Book Lover in Your Life
07 Dec '22
Although we may be biased, we think books make perfect stocking fillers, and we have selected here some of the best small-format books for every type...
Cloutie Dumplings from A Taste of Scotland’s Islands
22 Nov '22
This week’s recipe is for Cloutie Dumplings from Sue Lawrence’s Scottish culinary odyssey, A Taste of Scotland’s Islands: Wherever...
“By candlelight it was all different”: Extract from Bitterhall by Helen McClory
24 Oct '22
Bitterhall by Helen McClory is a haunting gothic novel that is breathtakingly ambitious in scope, questioning the notion of objective reality and...
