BOOKS

Romance, politics intrigue and crime in Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Yuletide 1743, and Redcoat officer Robert Catto would rather be anywhere else on earth than Scotland. Seconded back from the wars in Europe to...

When vampires came to the Scottish Highlands
I have always been a fan of the vampire genre, but this is a first for me: a tale of blood sucking horror set in...

Whisky fan sums up his year in a new book
Whisky enthusiast Ash Parmar has summed up his year of drams in a new book. The whisky connoisseur, founder, CEO of Eight PM, and entrepreneur...

Capital letters for Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith reveals how crucial a role Edinburgh has played in his life as an author. I had an unusual childhood. I grew up...