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Three authors in the running for the Kelpies Prize

A haunted lighthouse, a lost wizard and Bonnie Prince Charlie all feature in this year’s prize for new Scottish fiction for children. They are all in...

King Henry’s Sister Margaret: Scotland’s Tudor Queen

In King Henry’s Sister Margaret: Scotland’s Tudor Queen, a biography of Margaret Tudor, Mary McGrigor breathes new life into the story of one of the...

The Restless Wave: My Two Lives With John Bellany

Helen Bellany, twice married to the late John Bellany, is beautifully candid about her life with the renowned Scottish artist in The Restless Wave: My...

The Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries: The Vanishing Dragon

Sherlock Holmes has undergone something of a revival over recent times. In addition to two popular films starring Robert Downey Junior as the Great Detective,...

A Painter’s Scotland: Favourite Places, Favourite Paintings

A full-time painter for almost two decades, Charles Simpson’s native pull is expressed in his artwork and candid writing, which comes to the fore in...

Children’s pup idols are coming to Edinburgh

Ask any young child what their favourite TV show is, and the chances are high that it's Paw Patrol. Next week, it will be all...


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