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Book review – Ghost by Helen Grant

What’s the story? Ghost is the tale of Augusta McAndrew, a girl living on a remote Scottish estate with her elderly grandmother Rose. Read More

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New Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships

Four authors have been honoured by the Scottish Book Trust. Read More

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Review: A History of Scotland’s Landscapes

What's the story? Seeking to decode Scotland’s city and rural landscapes, Fiona Watson and Piers Dixon show us how to ‘read’ the environment ... Read More

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Scots writer Maggie Ritchie shortlisted for prize

A Scots writer has been shortlisted for the prestigious Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2018. Read More

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Book review – Maggie’s Mittens is a charming story

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Queen of Crime will join their silver celebrations

Scotland's Queen of Crime is to join the birthday celebrations for the Friends of Innerpeffray Library. Read More

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Read all about it as Wigtown marks 20 years as book town

Scotland's national book town is celebrating its 20th anniversary this week. Read More

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Great storytelling is just out of this world

What's the story? Three classic Doctor Who stories from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s have been given the audiobook treatment. Read More

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Boswell Festival of biography was fully booked

This year's all-star guests at the Boswell Book Festival have given it a resounding thumbs up. Read More

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Talk will discuss reintroduction of lynx to Scotland

A discussion about the potential of reintroducing the lynx to Scotland is taking place next month. Read More

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Scotland ready to host international book figures

Scotland is set to host senior publishing figures from the US, South Korea and Europe who are on a trade mission. Read More

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Book review: RHS Genealogy for Gardeners

What's the story? We’re finally starting to see signs of summer, and the gardens are in full bloom at last! If you’re a budding garde... Read More

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Book review: A Time of Love and Tartan

What’s the story? Changes are afoot in Scotland Street, where small things can be of great consequence. Read More

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Book review – The Great Drams of Scotland

What’s the story? Behind each and every dram there is a unique, colourful and tasty tale to be told. Read More

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Book review – The Ghost of Helen Addison

What’s the story? Leo Moran isn’t your average private detective. Read More

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Book review: Rousay Remembered by Tom Lennie

What’s the story? Tom Lennie shares the stories his mother, Phebe Marwick once told him of her childhood, growing up in the Wasbister district of... Read More

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Book review: Outlander’s Scotland by Phoebe Taplin

What's the Story? One of the biggest television success stories of the last few years has been Outlander. Read More

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Book review: Road Without Signposts by Barbara Morris

What’s the Story? Road without Signposts is a sequel to One Missed Step. Read More

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Men and woman wanted to take part in new fashion book

A Scottish fashion writer and stylist is looking for men and women to feature in her new book The Fashion Annual. Read More

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Gogglebox’s Giles and Mary to discuss their book

Two of the stars from Channel 4's Gogglebox are to speak at this weekend's Boswell Book Festival. Read More

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Big names for this year’s Borders Book Festival

Top TV chefs The Hairy Bikers will ride into Melrose this summer. Read More

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Review: The Willow Tea Rooms Recipe Book

Story The Willow Tea Rooms begins with the success story of Glaswegian Anne Mulhern MBE, the owner and founder of the eminent Glasgow institution. Read More

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Enjoy a dram good time at Boswell Book Festival

Whisky and book enthusiasts are set to come together to spend an afternoon sampling some of Scotland’s ‘long lost’ malts. Read More

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Book review: The Book of Bere

What's the story? Liz Ashworth shares the story of bere, an ancient type of barley native to Orkney. Read More

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Remembering the woman who changed hospice care

Care for the terminally ill is something that people take for granted, but an academic is to speak about the woman who shaped things to the way we kno... Read More

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Six finalists are in the running for £25,000 prize

Six books have been revealed as being on the shortlist for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. Read More

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Celebrating the contents of the Royal Collection

Biographies come in all shapes and forms, all of which will be celebrated in Ayrshire next month. Read More

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Spanning the Gaps by Anne-Mary Paterson

What’s the story? Anyone who drives through the Highlands can't fail to notice the many railway bridges as they pass by. Read More

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Scottish writers turn back time to their childhoods

What’s the story? Acclaimed best-selling romantic comedy novelist Jenny Colgan, from Prestwick, and award-winning TV writer/producer Steven Moffa... Read More

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Whisky – The Connoisseur’s Journal

What’s the Story? The Whisky Journal provides readers with a well organised and attractive way to record information from tasting notes to ages. Read More