Scottish author and historian William Dalrymple used the India Today Conclave 2025 stage to unravel the history of numbers, ...

He is the Scottish author, historian and statesman who penned the novel behind one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-known films and inspired the creation of James Bond - while juggling careers as a ...

The Scottish Book Trust has announced its recipients of the 2025 New Writers Award. Each of the 12 writers will receive a £2,500 cash prize as well as receiving invaluable mentorship from established ...

FROM being Rangers’ all-time record goal-scorer to becoming an award-winning pundit, Ally McCoist has graced our TV screens for decades. Now the Rangers legend has found himself immortalised ...

A HELENSBURGH-based writer has been named one of 12 recipients of a prestigious award. Jac McGill, a primary school teacher and children's coach, was selected for the Scottish Book Trust’s 2025 New ...

“This year’s festival is not just a celebration of enthralling and entertaining established Scottish writing, but a showcase of new talent.” Ely Percy, best known as the author of Duck ...

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is to headline a stellar line-up for this year’s Paisley Book Festival. Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch, acclaimed short story writer Chris McQueer ...

A DUNBAR man is set to receive mentoring and publishing opportunities as part of a career development programme.

He’s a best-selling international author known as the Hebridean Baker, and he hails from Scotland. Coinneach MacLeod charmed and dazzled us ...

This gritty, gut-punching narrative confirms Welsh’s reputation as an orator of modern life. He will be joined on stage by widely applauded Scottish author Ewan Morrison, whose latest novel, For Emma, ...