BOOKS

Glasgow’s Bookface ‘Sip & Swap’ welcomes Alan Parks
WRITER Alan Parks, the winner of last year's McIlvanney Prize at the Bloody Scotland book festival, will be the guest at this month's Bookface "Sip...

Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Rob Roy’ manuscript to go on show
AUTHOR Sir Walter Scott's manuscript for his novel Rob Roy will go on display at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh from March. The...

Leighton Library emptied ahead of refit
ALL the books have been removed from Leighton Library in Dunblane ahead of a major restoration project. Around 4,500 books are stored at Scotland's oldest...

Scotland’s National Book Awards finalists named
THE shortlist for Scotlandās National Book Awards has been unveiled by The Saltire Society. Authors will compete across six categories - fiction, non-fiction, research, history,...