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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...
Skye: A Photographic Communion

Book review – Skye: A Photographic Communion

Allan Wright's book Skye: A Photographic Communion captures the nature and topography of the island in more than 100 images, from majestic landscapes to magical...
The Island in Imagination and Experience by Barry Smith

Book review – The Island in Imagination and Experience

From Treasure Island to Robin Island, islands have long proved irresistible to mankindā€™s imagination. In this book, self-confessed island obsessive Barry Smith explores how islands...


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