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Plane crash victims died before flight in crime novel

Denzil Meyrick’s Tartan Noir becomes more credible with each release, and he has really hit his stride with this one. Each character contributes a unique...
John Baxter, Jane Masters and Lea Barrie at New Lanark

New Lanark launches celebratory conference

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to speak at a three-day conference in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Owen. New...

Alternative past with Scotland under Nazi occupation

Few can write as evocatively of our country’s past as Alistair Moffat. Stepping away from his usual historical tomes, he reimagines WWII through this extraordinary...
Alycia Pirmohamed

Push The Boat Out is Scotland’s newest poetry event

Scotland’s newest and most boundary-bending poetry festival, launches its inaugural programme today, Wednesday 8 September in Edinburgh. Taking place from October 15–17 within the creative...

A hugely important book for the countryside

Three quarters of the world’s stock of heather uplands is to be found in the UK, much of it in Scotland, and it has become...
Ruth Galloway in Guid Reads

Book shop’s fundraiser to stay open raises £48,000+

A Scottish bookshop which faced closure last week is on the brink of a bright future after the support of hundreds of people, including Scots...


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