Harry Potter book sells for tens of thousands
A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, gifted by J.K. Rowling's first literary agent to a close friend has fetched...
Alan Taylor’s Autobiographical Edinburgh
There have already been several events and publications celebrating Edinburgh 900.
The latest of these took place at the Central Library on Wednesday, focusing...
Blackwell’s Book of the Year 2024 is announced
Book store Blackwell's has announced its Book of the Year for 2024.
The store has chosen Eighteen A History of Britain in 18 Young...
Book Review – Salvage by Mark Baillie
Nash Lacklow is dying.
A lifetime of poor housing, dirty jobs and smoking has caught up with him, and now his emphysema’s at stage four....
In the Company of Books with Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon...
Edinburgh’s Christmas is pleased to announce that book lovers Val McDermid and Nicola Sturgeon will bring a special festive edition of their in-conversation event,...
A guidebook to The Vennel’s rich history
It's one of the most photographed for Instagram areas in Edinburgh, with connections to figures from infamous murderers Burke and Hare to Scotland's youngest...
City libraries gain from UNESCO City of Literature conference
A conference was held last week as part of The Scottish International Storytelling Festival to mark the twenty years since the capital was created...
Inside story on the double murder which shocked Edinburgh
On a chilly autumn night in 1977, two teenage girls went out for an evening in Edinburgh, never to return home. The brutal murders...
Joseph Coelho OBE in first Edinburgh event since moving to the...
Former Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2022-2024) and winner of the The Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing, Joseph Coelho OBE, will this week appear at his first event in...
Donations of audio books help Polish blind children learn English
Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall Smith, has made donations of his audio books to help blind and partially sighted Polish children who are learning English.
Bridget...
Acclaimed Edinburgh novelist set to launch Scottish gothic fairy tale ahead...
Acclaimed Edinburgh-based novelist Angie Spoto will launch her new novel, The Bone Diver, at The Portobello Bookshop this week (tickets and information at www.theportobellobookshop.com).
When the Chicago-born writer visited...
Archie’s most memorable goals remembered
He has witnessed some of the most momentous moments in the history of Scottish football.
Now, in a new book, football commentator Archie Macpherson has...
Malcolm Donaldson 1949-2024
Malcolm Donaldson, who was fondly known as Dr Gruffalo, has died aged 75. Married to author Julia Donaldson he joined in the literary fun...
Edinburgh author Mairi Kidd launches her new novel at packed event in...
Edinburgh author Mairi Kidd this week launched her new novel, The Specimens, at a packed event held at The Saltire Society in the capital’s Old...
Saltire Society announce the Longlists for Scotland’s National Book Awards
The Saltire Society has today (Thursday 19th September) announced the Longlists for Scotland's National Book Awards, one of the oldest literary prizes in the UK.
The Longlists...
Authors on the shortlist for the McIlvanney prize
Edinburgh writers including Val McDermid, Kim Sherwood and D V Bishop have been shortlisted for the prize for the best Scottish crime book of...
Debut crime writer is long listed for McIlvanney Prize
A West Lothian author waited for more than 50 years to write his first novel - now it is in line to win Scotland's...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024 – An Afternoon with Jenny Colgan
Arriving at the EIBF Press Office to collect my pass, I realise a photoshoot is in full swing.
It seems to involve a bicycle...
Val’s clause saved TV cat
Crime writer Val McDermid has told how she once intervened to save a cat in a TV plot based on one of her novels
McDermid,...
Terror for Profit by Dr Martin J Gallagher
A new book on terrorism by former Edinburgh police officer Dr Martin J Gallagher is available to buy on Amazon from today.
In his career...
Crime author’s view of the capital
Top crime writer Doug Johnstone says he can't walk around Edinburgh without seeing fictional murder scenes.
The acclaimed author, 53, has set many of his...
Book sales helping rebuild harbour wall in North Berwick
A new children’s book about a brave schoolboy who saves a container ship from crashing on to rocks is making waves in North Berwick...
Book Review: Bucket List by Russell Jones
An old lady sees two women shoplifting. She bravely reports them to the shop’s security guard, who finds the stolen items in their bags....
The Witches of East Neuk – and plans for a museum
Author Jacqueline Dempster has just published a young person's book PJ and the Paranormal Pursuers - The Phantoms of Pittenweem which tells the story...
Edinburgh author Doug Johnstone on the longest for the McIlvanney Prize
Edinburgh author Doug Johnstone is among the contenders for this year's prize for the best Scottish crime book.
Johnstone, 53, who lives in Portobello, is one...
Edinburgh author Lucy Ribchester’s new novel launches this week at St Cecilia’s...
Lucy Ribchester’s new novel, MURDER BALLAD (Black & White Publishing, £16.99 hardback), will be officially launched tomorrow Thursday 27th June 2024 at St Cecilia’s Hall in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
The launch...
Edinburgh author Lucy Ribchester’s latest novel due to be published later...
Edinburgh author Lucy Ribchester’s latest novel Murder Ballad is due to be published later this month.
The enthralling new historical fiction book explores the dazzling world...
Borders Book Festival kicks off this Thursday at Melrose’s Harmony Garden
The Borders Book Festival kicks off this Thursday (13th June) with One Day author David Nicholls and the BBC’s Great British Sewing Bee presenter Patrick Grant, both taking to the stage in front...
BOOK REVIEW: The Echoes of Us by Emma Steele
"I never really thought about it before. How brief life is. How it can be there one moment, and gone the next. Over in...
Fort Kinnaird running a book club with Musselburgh Library
Fort Kinnaird has launched a new monthly book club, bringing the community together over the joy of reading.
In partnership with Musselburgh Library, the...
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