BOOKS

Wigtown Book Festival launches major national essay prize
Wigtown Book Festival has announced the launch of a new national essay prize for Scotland in association with the BBC. The Ā£1500 Anne Brown Essay...

A gripping Scottish time travel read for children
Over the past few years, Rennie McOwan has been crafting a series of adventures for children. The Clan series, which features the adventures of Gavin,...

On the buses for a fascinating time in transport
We see buses on our streets every day, but there's a fascinating story about the industry as we know it today. On 26 October 1986...

A hugely amusing collection of tales from a Scottish vet
As a child, on long car journeys, my dad would often play talking book versions of the works of James Herriot. From an early age,...