Posts Tagged ‘author’
Win a chance to discover Edinburgh’s literary heritage
A new competition has been launched offering a pair of literature lovers a once-in-a-lifetime prize – the chance to explore Edinburgh’s literary heritage accompanied by one of the city’s most famous writers, multiple award-winning author Ian Rankin OBE. The competition prize package also includes return travel to Edinburgh, two nights’ accommodation at YOTEL Edinburgh, a…
Read MoreThe Scottish Field Whisky Challenge 2021
The Scottish Field Whisky Challenge is celebrating its 21st Anniversary this year, and it certainly hasn’t disappointed. With Covid-19 putting a stop to any real celebrations last year along with physical tastings, it was with a great deal of excitement that we hosted the Readers’ and Grand Final tastings at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society…
Read MoreA Winter of Warmth awaits at The Balmoral
The Balmoral in Edinburgh has unveiled a new programme of experiences for guests to celebrate the very best of Scotland as a new season begins. As the nights get darker, The Balmoral, a Rocco Forte Hotel, has announced the Winter of Warmth is offering guests respite from the bustling city streets, with exclusive whisky clubs,…
Read MoreThe fascinating rise of a Scots statesman
The eventful life and career of Sir John Malcolm, a distinguished combatant, statesman and man of letters who spent most of his life in India, has been a story little told in his native Scotland. An ambitious and bold man who left his impoverished beginnings as one of 17 children of a tenant farmer in…
Read MoreHayley Mills to speak at the latest literary lunch
The Royal Scots Club are delighted to announce their next Literary Lunch featuring Hayley Mills. The daughter of Sir John Mills will be discussing her new book Forever Young, a memoir of the first 21 years of her fascinating life. Hayley, who won an Oscar for her role in Pollyanna, went on to make such…
Read MoreScottish history brought to life by Denise Mina
A tale of Scottish Tudor history told through a modern perspective, the multi-award-winning author captures our imaginations once more. Reviving the rule of Mary, Queen of Scots and her husband’s plot to murder her private secretary David Rizzio while she watches, this is a masterful reflection on one of Scottish history’s darkest periods. Quick paced…
Read MoreA perfect travel guide companion for the Highlands
Travelling the length and breadth of the ‘classic’ Scottish Highlands, from the Trossachs and central Highlands through the Great Glen and onto the Cairngorms, Paul Murton regales his audience with tales that exude charm and character. Far from the basic travel information that could be found with a quick internet search, Murton’s book is incredibly…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 10
In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…
Read MoreBig Scottish Book Club host Damian Barr joins our podcast
The 26th Scottish Field podcast is out today – and we’re joined by author Damian Barr, the host of the Big Scottish Book Club. The December issue of Scottish Field will be appearing in shops any day now, and one of the features in it on Dr David Livingstone, the famous Scots explorer. This month…
Read MoreTry wild swimming to mark this Halloween
Over the past 12 months, wild swimming has enjoyed a near 300% surge in popularity as waves of new swimmers take the plunge. This Sunday, October 31, novice and experienced swimmers alike are being invited to give their costumes a creepy makeover and dress up for a spooktacular dip at Portobello Beach, with prizes up…
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