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...
Alexander McCall Smith
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...
Opening Date Set for Great Tapestry of Scotland
18 Aug '21
An Opening Date has been set for The Great Tapestry of Scotland in its new Scottish Borders home.
Poem of the Week: ‘Arthur’s Seat and Geology’ by Alexander McCall Smith
10 Aug '21
Alexander McCall Smith’s 2020 poetry collection In a Time of Distance contains a sequence of seven poems, each about one of Edinburgh’s...
Scotland Street is back! Turn to The Scotsman for your daily fix.
09 Aug '21
Scotland Street is back in the Scotsman newspaper – in print and online. Don't miss an episode of Love in the Time of Bertie.
