December 19, 2025
NEWS
News and upcoming events
Simon Callow reads Alexander McCall Smith
Something very special for Christmas 2025 – Alexander McCall Smith poems at the Westminster Carols by Candlelight MS concert, 2025 – with Simon Callow
December 18, 2025
Inverness Castle Experience is Open
Inverness Castle has undergone a complete transformation in recent years. And now – as a brand new visitor experience – it has thrown open
December 18, 2025
Take Four Books invites you to join ONE MILLION listeners on BBC
Big News! Alexander McCall Smith is to guest on BBC Radio 4’s Take Four Books this weekend, 30 November 2025, talking about his latest (and already much
November 27, 2025
Poetry Lovers Take Note – StAnza is back!
StAnza, the internationally renowned poetry festival, returns to St Andrews from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March, 2026 With a global reputation for hosting an
November 24, 2025
Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith this Autumn Part One
Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith this Autumn – Part One Photographs by Emily Macinnes for Braemar Festival at the Fife Arms and Jan Rutherford on
October 16, 2025
Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith this Autumn Part Two
Travelling with Alexander McCall Smith – Part Two SouthAlexander is taking to the road (and rail!) again next week to meet readers in the South
October 16, 2025
Great Tapestry scoops Inclusion Award
Great Tapestry scoops Inclusion Award The Great Tapestry of Scotland team is proud and pleased to announce that the centre was awarded the South of
October 7, 2025
Looking back at The Great Tapestry of Scotland
Looking back at the Great Tapestry of ScotlanD Twelve Years in the Public Gaze Twelve years ago this month (September), The Great Tapestry of
September 19, 2025