BOOKS
A fascinating study of an important Scots figure
Mary Queen of Scotsā Secretary: William Maitland is a long overdue account of a man left out of the history books. William Maitland was a...
The Highland Battles chronicles Scottish wars
Chris Peers is an expert at bringing medieval warfare to life and The Highland Battles is no exception. He delves into the rarely studied wars...
A fascinating focus on the fantastic funghi
Whoād have thought mushrooms could be poetic? Fungi-obsessed Whiteley takes us on a lyrical, fascinating exploration of this weird organism which she says has a...
Weaving fact and fiction for St Andrews Castle siege
For his debut novel, The Castilians, author V E H Masters cleverly weaves fact with fiction in a detailed story of the siege of St...