BOOKS

Travelling across Scotland is the wheel deal
Alan Brownās love of biking leads him on a solo adventure from one side of the Scottish Highlands to another in Overlander: Bikepacking Coast to...

Book club all ready to hold its very first event
A book club's first launch with a bestselling author is taking place later this month. Rachel Wood, founder of Rare Birds Book Club is to...

A life on the ocean wave for the Scottish pirates
Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century provides an interesting account of pirates ā a surprising number of whom were Scots in real life. They...

The former Queen of Scots with a famous brother
Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIIIās Sister is brilliantly researched novel which transports the reader back to the 15th century. At times, this allows...