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In among the several other publications produced to coincide with the centenary of World War One, ‘Beneath…
Puppet State Theatre, the fantastic company behind the hugely successful stage adaptation of Jean Giono’s The…
In celebration of World Book Day, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust launches an 11-day series of…
This book by Alistair Kerr, "Betrayal: The Murder of Robert Nairac GC", is a disappointment.
It was a timeous coincidence that ‘Pìobairean Beaga Bhaile Ghobhainn’ otherwise ‘The Wee Govan Pipers’…
Donald Campbell’s latest collection of verse, ‘Fugitives’, is a necessarily eclectic one, containing several…
Book Week Scotland is a national celebration of reading created to highlight Scotland’s cultural, creative…
Launched in 2011, "Previously" is a volunteer-driven local history festival. In 2015, the programme runs over…
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish essayist, poet, man of letters, novelist and travel writer,…
RLS Day on 13 November 2015, Edinburgh’s annual celebration of one of its most famous authors Robert Louis…
In the lyrics of the Beatles’ song Penny Lane there’s a nurse who’s ‘selling poppies from a tray and though…
This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival takes on a globetrotting theme with a programme that…
The Sheafy is the part of Woodwick Mill in Orkney where poet Willie Hershaw retreats and reflects.
Seven years after its original inception, Donald Smith’s adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic…
He was dubbed Van Gogh’s twin because of his uncanny resemblance to the Dutch painter.
Illyria was the name of part of the western Balkans in ancient times.
This book, 'The Lords of Dalkeith' and written by Sir Kenneth Scott, is a fascinating overview of the history…
In ‘Edinburgh Old Town – Journeys and Evocations’ Stuart McHardy and Donald Smith have woven a fine tribute…
As part of Book Week Scotland, award-winning natural history photographer Doug Allan will be offering some…
On Thursday 11 September the National Library of Scotland (NLS) hosted an event sponsored by Bibliography of…