BOOKS

READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE

FROM BRILLIANT BOOK REVIEWS TO
AMAZING AUTHORS

The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

Book review: The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

At first glance, the thought of a dictionary of whisky isntā€™t the most gripping. However, appearances can be deceptive, and thereā€™s plenty of humour throughout....
The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

Book review – The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

Whatā€™s the story? A truly harrowing account, Wilsonā€™s book sheds light on the untold Hebridean war experience, writes Stacey Wylie. The Drowned and the Saved...
The Tweed Dales: Journeys and Excavations

Book review – The Tweed Dales: Journeys and Excavations

Whatā€™s the story? In an interesting hybrid of historical writing, folklore and travel writing, Elspeth Turner and Donald Smith attempt to take their reader on...
Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap
By HĆ©lĆØne Witcher

Book review: Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap by HĆ©lĆØne Witcher

Whatā€™s the story? Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap is the story of HĆ©loĆÆse Russell-Fergusson, an eccentric free spirit and pioneer of Hebridean and unconventional clarsach, or...
Dr Subramanian Ramamoorthy

When Frankensteinā€™s Monster collides with a self-driving car

Man-made monsters and utopian visions of the future enhanced by thinking machines are coming together in the week ahead. The Big Bang arts, literature and...

Book review – Secret Peebles by Liz Hanson

For a town of 8376 people, Peebles has one heck of a history. Liz Hansonā€™s Secret Peebles brings it to life through a combination of...