The Great Tapestry of Scotland on BBC 4’s The Museums That Make Us
07 Apr '22
Neil MacGregor, renowned presenter and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, is now visiting the UK’s most significant museums and...
Alexander McCall Smith
Highlights from Winter Words Festival 2022
22 Feb '22
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s annual literary festival, Winter Words 2022, returned this February to kick off Scotland’s Year of Stories with an...
An Evening of Music at the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh. Book tickets soon.
01 Feb '22
Pop the date in your diary: Sunday 10 April 2022 THE TUMBLING LASSIE and DANDIE DINMONT: A double-bill of short operettas by Tom Cunningham and...
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...
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...
Visit Scotland FIVE STAR AWARD for The Great Tapestry of Scotland
08 Dec '21
A new gallery housing The Great Tapestry of Scotland opened in late August of this year. Three months on and it has won one of the country’s...
Poem of the week: ‘Only One Home’ by Alexander McCall Smith for the WWF
08 Nov '21
Our poem of the week was written exclusively for the World Wildlife fund by Alexander McCall Smith. ‘Only One Home’ is featured as part...
Bookshop Day – A beautiful poem in support of your Local Bookshop – we agree with every word!
08 Oct '21
Take a walk down the High Street on Bookshop Day and get lost in your Local Bookshop Launched in 2016, Bookshop Day 2021 takes place on...
One Author, One Week, THREE MAJOR AWARDS
08 Oct '21
Over the last week, our beloved author Alexander McCall Smith has received not one, not two but THREE major awards for his writing and wider work....
Alexander McCall Smith honoured by City of Edinburgh
29 Sep '21
Last night, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Frank Ross, presented the Edinburgh Award to Alexander McCall Smith at a ceremony held at the City...
Notes from the Basement, 21 September 2021
21 Sep '21
A last hoorah before the colder days of winter… Tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox and, as if in anticipation, last night the full Harvest Moon –...
A New Chapter for The Edinburgh International Book Festival
24 Aug '21
This year, The Edinburgh International Book Festival are staging a hybrid programme of over 250 events from their new home at the University of...
