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A pacy thriller that will keep you gripped

In this first book of a new series, Alan Murray combines the seemingly disparate events of a devastating Luftwaffe strike on 1940s Clydebank with a...

From table tennis to rabbit farming to ultramarathon

If I were to tell you a story about a man who was a professional table tennis player but gave it all up and moved...

Venues show city as a year-round cultural hotspot

The first-ever collaborative marketing campaign between Edinburgh’s arts venues will showcase the city as a must-see cultural destination all year round. With the help of...

Centre of child literature and stories nears opening

Scotland's new National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling is welcoming new members of staff aboard ahead of preview activities in May and fully opening...
Jane McCarry as Isa in Still Game (Photo: BBC/Alan Peebles)

Campaign bids to get all of Scotland talking

Val McDermid, patron of Scottish Book Trust and award-winning crime writer, has today launched the search for real-life stories from the people of Scotland. The...

An insight into the lives of our working dogs

Given his 40 years of experience as a gamekeeper in Scotland, John Cowan is ideally placed to provide an informative account of the strengths and...