Posts Tagged ‘book’
Malachy Tallack launches fishing book
AUTHOR Malachy Tallack will launch his fishing book, Illuminated by Water, at Portobello bookshop on Thursday. Tallack – who is also a novelist, travel writer, and singer-songwriter – will be interviewed at the event by artist and writer Christina Riley. Growing up in Shetland, with its myriad lochs, Tallack and his brother roamed the island…
Read MoreFrankie Boyle on debut novel shortlist
COMEDIAN Frankie Boyle is among six writers shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. The debut award was launched in 2019, with two of its previous winners – Claire Askew and Deborah Masson – going on to make the longlist for this year’s main McIlvanney Prize. The judges for this year’s debut prize are Arusa…
Read MoreRare Coralroot Orchid found in Wester Ross
A RARE Coralroot Orchid has been found in Wester Ross for the first time in 250 years. The orchid was spotted earlier this month on on the National Trust for Scotland’s Balmacara Estate during a visit by conservation land managers from the Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest. Gus Routledge, an ecologist representing Reforesting Scotland and Scotland…
Read MoreCASK & STILL LAUNCHES DRINKS TRAILS APP
THE team behind Cask & Still, Scotland’s whisky and spirits magazine, has launched a new and improved Drinks Trails App. It is now available to download for free on both iOS and Android devices. The Trails App is an interactive pocket guide to the country’s whisky and spirits industry, pinpointing the best distilleries, bottle shops,…
Read MoreGuy Grieve shares adventures at Game Fair
SCOTTISH FIELD columnist Guy Grieve will be sharing stories from his adventures at next month’s Scottish Game Fair. Grieve will take to the stage in the Hive tent at 6pm on Saturday 2 July to tell tales from his journeys through the wilderness and across the seas. He will also be in conversation at 10.30am…
Read MoreDiana Gabaldon to get honorary degree
OUTLANDER author Diana Gabaldon will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Glasgow this summer. Gabaldon will become an honorary doctor of letters (DLitt) alongside human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer and National Theatre of Scotland artistic director Jackie Wylie. Other honorary graduates this year will include Mary Robinson, who served as Ireland’s first…
Read MoreDracula and his Scottish links are revealed
DRACULA and his links to Scotland are being marked tonight. Bram Stoker’s novel is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Stoker began writing Dracula while staying at the Kilmarnock Arms Hotel in Cruden Bay, with his signatures from its guestbook in 1894 and 1895 surviving to this day. Aberdeeshire Council is hosting a civic reception…
Read MoreREVIEW: Innside Newcastle
For a sophisticated and stylish stay in Newcastle look no further than Innside, writes Grant Dickie. SITUATED a stone’s throw from one the most synonymous views Newcastle has to offer, Innside by Meliã is the perfect stay for anyone looking to book a trip to the Toon. The modern but almost industrial-style architecture of the…
Read MoreEdinburgh International Book Festival flits to new home
THE Edinburgh International Book Festival won’t return to its traditional home in the city’s Charlotte Square Gardens, but is instead moving into the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The book festival, which began in 1983, broadcast online sessions during 2020 and then moved into Edinburgh College of Art last year to hold hybrid events. The festival…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s book festival unveils schools events
COMICS, climate change, and knitting are all on the agenda for the schools programme at this summer’s Edinburgh International Book Festival. Every event is free and fully-hybrid, allowing primary and secondary school pupils around Scotland and around the world to tune-in, even if they can’t make it to Edinburgh. The programme – which runs between…
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