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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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.... Read More
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... Read More
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 –... Read More
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... Read More