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Life of the historic Hammer of the Scots

David Santiusteā€™s The Hammer of the Scots sheds a light on controversial historical figure Edward I, known as Scottorum Malleus - the Hammer of the...
Ian Rankin's annotations can be seen on his archived manuscripts.

Ian Rankin donates archives to National Library of Scotland

The UKā€™s biggest-selling crime novelist Ian Rankin has donated his literary archive to the National Library of Scotland. Often cited as the ā€˜godfather of tartan...

The hilarious exploits of life on a college campus

The Deanā€™s Diaries follows the activities, on and off campus, of the Dean of the ancient and illustrious St Andrewā€™s College. Curious errors in the...

A celebration of game with over 100 recipes

Access to good quality game is not just a luxury reserved for people living in the Scottish countryside, argues Claire MacDonald in this cookbook. This...

Gripping novel begins with a body on a beach

From the writer of theĀ  The Lewis Trilogy and The China Thrillers, comes Peter Mayā€™s crime novel Coffin Road. A gripping page turner, Coffin Road...

A guide to the bad ones of 17th century Argyll

Ane Compact of Villany explores the gangs of early Jacobites, thieves, housebreakers and highwaymen who ran a protection racket in Argyll during the 1680s to...