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Finishing touches for this year’s giant lanterns

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s award-winning Giant Lanterns will be lighting up Edinburgh Zoo this Friday (15 November). Finishing touches and light tests are...

Finding the greater truth in a fascinating book

Jellyfish is a sparkling and powerful collection of writing. Janice Galloway takes on David Lodge’s assertion – ‘Literature is mostly about having sex and not...

Pianodrome is amphitheatre made from pianos

The world’s first amphitheatre made entirely out of upcycled pianos is to be resident at Edinburgh’s historic Leith Theatre this month. It will present a...

Free tickets being given away for Scottish tourist spots

Historic Environment Scotland have thousands of free tickets to give away to some of the country’s best-loved historic abbeys, palaces, castles and cathedrals. It comes...

Writing fellowship is now open for applications

Marking Robert Louis Stevenson Day today (13 November), Scottish Book Trust is delighted to announce that the Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship for professional writers is...

Lifting the lid on the very best of Tartan Noir

What is Tartan Noir? Which authors belong to this global crime fiction phenomenon? Which books should you read first, next, again, or not at all?...


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