Mma Ramotswe and Rra Burns
24 Jan '22
Mma Ramotswe and Rra Burns by Alexander McCall Smith – A Burns Night treat for readers everywhere The invitation was a matter of great...
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Celebrate Burns Night with an extract from Tam o’Shanter
24 Jan '22
Funny, scurrilous, chilling and gloriously inventive, Tam o’ Shanter is widely regarded as Robert Burns’ masterpiece, and one of his...
2022 Preview: Literary Fiction
21 Jan '22
2022 is shaping up to be an excellent year for literary fiction in the Birlinn and Polygon schedule, with exciting new titles from established names...
2022 Preview: Out of Doors
14 Jan '22
There has never been a keener appetite for writing about the great outdoors, and we have an exciting array of new nature and outdoor books and guides...
10th January 1969: George Harrison quits the Beatles in this extract from ‘And In The End’
07 Jan '22
The 10th January 1969 has gone down in history as a significant moment in the Beatles’ final acrimonious months as a band. On this day, George...
St Andrew’s Day Poem: ‘Canedolia’ by Edwin Morgan
30 Nov '21
Edwin Morgan(1920-2010), Scotland’s first modern Makar, was one of the country’s most playful and curious poets. His vast body of work...
Recipe of the week: Haggis Lasagne from The Macsween Haggis Bible
29 Nov '21
Celebrate St Andrew’s Day with Scotland’s national dish in our recipe of the week from The Macsween Haggis Bible. Jo Macsween brings her...
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,...
Crab and Pancetta Pasta Bake from The Tobermory Seafood Bible
25 Oct '21
Sally MacColl was born and brought up on the beautiful Hebridean island of Mull, where she is co-owner of the Tobermory Fish Company, a family-owned...
