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The Portobello Bookshop launches books by post

A SUBSCRIPTION service for book lovers has been unveiled by The Portobello Bookshop in Edinburgh. "Porty by Post" provides a fiction or non-fiction book each...

Lady Glenconner at Royal Scots Club lunch

THE Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh is preparing to host Lady Glenconner for its next literary lunch. Lady Glenconner, 90, was maid of honour at...

Search begins for Scots language champion

A PUBLIC vote gets underway tomorrow to find this year's Scots language champion. Arts organisation Hands Up For Trad is publishing a list of nominees...
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FRINGE REVIEW: Lynn Ferguson’s Storyland

Lynn Ferguson's Storyland - Gilded Balloon at the Museum It’s totally fascinating, yet utterly mind-boggling. Of the 8 billion people in this world, no two...

Voxblock plays audiobooks without a screen

AN EDINBURGH couple has today launched Voxblock, a device for playing audiobooks without a screen. Rebecca Lundgren and Tom Williams were inspired to create the...
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Connect Festival makes a triumphant return

Morag Bootland visits the Connect music festival on the outskirts of Edinburgh. I'M late to the party, but it’s better late than never. Connect Festival...