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Glencairn Glass: Winner and runner-up announced for crime short story competition

A sinister story about a Scottish recipe for stovies and a grisly tale about the strange sheep of Greshornish have been chosen as the winning...
Douglas Jackson.

The Good Books, Douglas Jackson: ‘I was bereft by the end of The Alan Rickman Diaries’

The former journalist on being encouraged to persevere by the late John Le Carre and why he always recommends the Aubrey-Maturin Napoleonic naval adventures.  ...
Sue Lawrence

The Good Books, Sue Lawrence: ‘I read One Day in 2011 and itā€™s stayed with me ever since’

The leading food writer on being inspired by Maggie Oā€™Farrell, how One Day by David Nicholls has stayed with her for more than a decade,...
Martin Stewart.

The Good Books, Martin Stewart: ‘Being a pre-screen child meant devouring words and language’

The former English teacher and lecturer on the comfort of reading non-fiction and his childhood love of Roald Dahl.   The first book I remember...
Writer Alexander McCall Smith. Credit: Kirsty Anderson

Alexander McCall Smith honoured on King’s New Year list

Scottish Field columnist and author Alexander McCall Smith has been honoured as Knight BachelorĀ in His Majesty The Kingā€™s New Year Honours list. The acclaimed Scottish...
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Fordyce Maxwell book to raise money for prostate cancer charity

A collection of newspaper columns from esteemed journalist Fordyce Maxwell have been made into a book to raise money for prostate cancer. Fordyce died last...