Alexander McCall Smith honoured on King’s New Year list

Scottish Field columnist and author Alexander McCall Smith has been honoured as Knight Bachelor in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours list. The acclaimed Scottish writer was recognised his service to literature, academia and charity. Perhaps best-known for his series of novels set in Botswana, The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Alexander is the author of more…

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Fordyce Maxwell book to raise money for prostate cancer charity

A collection of newspaper columns from esteemed journalist Fordyce Maxwell have been made into a book to raise money for prostate cancer. Fordyce died last year, aged 77, but now a collection of 50 of his finest Scotsman articles has been published by his family to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. When Trees Were…

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Fordyce Maxwell book to raise money for prostate cancer charity

A collection of newspaper columns from esteemed journalist Fordyce Maxwell have been made into a book to raise money for prostate cancer. Fordyce died last year, aged 77, but now a collection of 50 of his finest Scotsman articles has been published by his family to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK. When Trees Were…

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Harry Potter book found in Highland bookshop sells for £55k

A first edition of Harry Potter, which was bought for a tenner in 1997, has sold for an eye-watering £55,104 at auction. The hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first book in JK Rowling’s stories about a boy wizard, was picked up by a woman who found the book during a…

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