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A fascinating focus on the fantastic funghi

Who’d have thought mushrooms could be poetic? Fungi-obsessed Whiteley takes us on a lyrical, fascinating exploration of this weird organism which she says has a...

Weaving fact and fiction for St Andrews Castle siege

For his debut novel, The Castilians, author V E H Masters cleverly weaves fact with fiction in a detailed story of the siege of St...
JackieRoss

Doric Books all ready to launch its next releases

An Aberdeenshire illustrator and storyteller have joined forces to create a publishing house that will print stories for all ages in Doric. North East artist...

A celebration of Scotland at the Olympics

Not only does this marvellous book, Scotland’s Track and Field Olympians tell us stories of the lives, successes and significance of Scots athletes, but it...

A fascinating read – whether you like a dram or not

Don’t worry – The Language of Whisky is not a book which takes an oaky sip of Scotland’s finest and turns it into a seven-verse...
A tribute to Hugh MacDiarmid

A rose garden tribute to Scotland’s great poets

In a corner of a park in Glasgow, there lies an unassuming tribute to some of Scotland's greatest poets. The Scottish Poetry Rose Garden was...


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