Novels to Sizzle with this Summer
28 Jun '21
Are you wondering what to pack for your staycation? In no particular order, here is our pick of some of the best novels for your...
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Meadowsweet and Heather Honey Ice Cream from The Ninth Wave Cookbook by Carla Lamont
22 Jun '21
Summer is finally upon us! Our recipe of the week is Meadowsweet and Heather Honey Ice Cream from The Ninth Wave cookbook by Carla Lamont, which...
‘The Midsummer Music’ from An Orkney Tapestry by George Mackay Brown
21 Jun '21
An Orkney Tapestry by George Mackay Brown is a unique look at Orkney through the eye of a poet, and is now back in print for the first time in over...
Banana and Cinnamon Fritters from the Scottish Brunch Bible
08 Jun '21
There is surely nothing more luxurious than a delicious brunch on a sunny weekend morning. Why not try the banana and cinnamon fritters for a sweet...
Miracles in the Sky: Extract from A Sky Full of Kites by Tom Bowser
02 Jun '21
Red kites were once Britain’s most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s they’d been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries...
A Bank Holiday Treat: Listen to Ian Crofton introduce Fringed with Mud and Pearls
31 May '21
Escape to the islands this sunny Bank Holiday Monday with a podcast introduction to Fringed with Mud and Pearls: An English Island Odyssey by Ian...
‘This sceptred isle’: Extract from Fringed with Mud and Pearls
11 May '21
In the newly published Fringed with Mud and Pearls, Ian Crofton embarks on a personal odyssey to a number of the islands encircling England,...
Spring Comes, Even This Year
19 Mar '21
This weekend we mark the Spring Equinox and International Day of Happiness on Saturday (20 March), and World Poetry Day on Sunday (21 March). It...
2021 Previews: Alexander McCall Smith
16 Feb '21
What’s coming from the master storyteller this year? Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific authors and his books are in...
A Valentine’s Day Gift from Alexander McCall Smith
12 Feb '21
Alexander McCall Smith woke up one morning – about a week ago – with a new poem fixed firmly in his mind. It had revealed itself to the...
Mary Wilson: Founder of The Supremes and Motown trailblazer
09 Feb '21
Mary Wilson, who co-founded The Supremes and was a pioneer in the world of Motown, has sadly died at the age of 76. In Detroit 67, Stuart Cosgrove...
Recipe of the Week: Millionaire’s Shortbread from Scottish Baking
02 Feb '21
After a dreich and seemingly endless January, we all really deserve an indulgent treat, and the Millionaire’s Shortbread from Sue...
