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