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Clanlands is an astonishingly gripping travelogue

Sometimes you just have to admit when you are wrong, and this is one of those (rare) occasions. I started this book with a heavy...

Gorge yourself on a celebration of all things cheese

As a turophile ā€“ the official term for a lover of cheese ā€“ The Philosophy of Cheese was a glorious read. Cheese guru Patrick Rance...

Vikings, huge crustaceans and a helpful seagull

The basis of A Large Measure of Snow is that in December 1967, with all roads to the town of Kinloch cut off by snow,...

The fascinating story of one Scottish river’s song

If Rivers Could Sing, a delightful little book, is subtitled ā€˜A year in the life of the River Devon as it passes through the counties...

The autobiography of a true Scottish rugby great

Ken Scotland, a fullback for Heriotā€™s, Cambridge University, Scotland and the British & Irish Lions in the fifties and sixties, was one of the finest...
Edith Simon

Glasgow Womenā€™s Library announces fifth literary festival

Glasgow Womenā€™s Library has announced its 2021 Open the Door programme, the literary festival that puts women to the fore. Inspired by Glasgowā€™s long history...