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McIlvanney Prize 2022 longlist revealed

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THE longlist for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 has been unveiled to mark book festival Bloody Scotland's 10th anniversary. Ten books are competing for the Ā£1,000...

Queen’s birthday honours for Rankin and curlers

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THE Queen's birthday honours list includes a knighthoods for author Ian Rankin and shortbread maker James Walker, as well as awards for our Olympic-winning women's...
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site 1 kilometre east of Cruden Bay. The core of the castle is a 16th-century tower house, built by the 9th Earl of Erroll. Bram Stoker once stayed in the Castle, using it as inspiration for his story, Dracula.

Dracula and his Scottish links are revealed

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DRACULA and his links to Scotland are being marked tonight. Bram Stoker's novel is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Stoker began writing Dracula while...
FREE PICTURE: 50th Book Sale for Christian Aid, Edinburgh, 12/05/2022: Book fans delight as Christian Aid book sale on Edinburghā€™s George Street returns for its 50th sale: Scotlandā€™s biggest charity book sale opens its doors for the 50th time this Saturday. In the last decade alone, the book sale at St Andrewā€™s and St Georgeā€™s West Church on George Street, Edinburgh, has raised over a million pounds for international development charity Christian Aid. Pictured on the steps of the St Andrewā€™s and St Georgeā€™s West Church is Glasgow-based writer Bernard MacLaverty, author of five novels and six short-story books, and the patron of this yearā€™s 50th sale. Bernard has revealed that he has attended the sale since the mid-1970s and much enjoys buying books. The sale opens this Saturday 14th May (2022) and runs again from Monday 16th to Friday 20th May - see:: https://www.stagw.org.uk/ More information in the accompanying Press Release and from Christian Aid Scotland media officer Jo Dallas - 07778 109 541 - jdallas@christian-aid.org And more info about Christian Aid Week and events taking place can be found at: www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved-locally/scotland/christian-aid-week-in-scotland Photography for Christian Aid Scotland from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.

John Sentamu opens Christian Aid 50th book sale

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CHRISTIAN Aid welcomed former archbishop of York John Sentamu to Edinburgh on Saturday to open its 50th book sale. Scotlandā€™s biggest charity book sale is...

Edinburgh International Book Festival flits to new home

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THE Edinburgh International Book Festival won't return to its traditional home in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens, but is instead moving into the former Edinburgh...

Birlinn founder Hugh Andrew receives Shackleton medal

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PUBLISHING house Birlinn founder Hugh Andrew has been presented with the Shackleton medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Andrew received the award for his...
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