BOOKS

Picture perfect book that’s all write
Over thirty years on, photographer Angela Catlin has updated her first collection of striking black and white portraitsĀ of Scotlandās finest writers, each accompanied by...

The island with a whisky for every palate
Whisky has been distilled on the windswept Hebridean island of Islay since the 18th century. The Queen of the Hebrides currently has eight distilleries producing...

Who is Nan Shepherd, the woman on the Ā£5 note?
Two important days occurred this month: World Book Day and International Womenās Day. As I left my desk in the office to answer the horn...

TV stars among the guests at Boswell Book Festival
The 9th Boswell Book Festival, the worldās only book festival dedicated to biographies and memoirs held in honour of James Boswell, will run from 10-12...