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Book examines returning wild lynx to Scotland

A new publication is looking at pros and cons of reintroducing lynx to Scotland. Published by Scotland: The Big Picture, it looks at what thing...

Book review: Japanese Whisky by Brian Ashcraft

Whatā€™s the story? Japanese whisky has been around for less than a century, and this book by Brian Ashcraft, with Idzuhiko Ueda and Yuji Kawasaki,...
Man of Iron, by Julian Glover

The life of Thomas Telford to be marked at festival

Thomas Telford is one of the most influential Scots of the last couple of hundred years - and yet he's largely anonymous in the land...

Rockpools and Daffodils by George Mackay Brown

Whatā€™s the story? Rockpools and Daffodils is a collection of diary entries by the celebrated Scots poet George Mackay Brown, written weekly for The Orcadian...

Book review: Flodden by Gary Mill

Whatā€™s the story? Flodden is a fantastic mixture of Scottish history and thoughtfully constructed fiction. The novel focuses on the epic battle between Scotland and...

Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship with Muriel Spark

  Whatā€™s the Story? Alan Taylor, who has been a journalist for over 30years in Scotland, struck up a close friendship with Muriel Spark the...