The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency author can turn out five novels a year – but there’s one piece of kit he needs, he tells the Penguin Podcast. Few authors are as prolific as Alexander McCall Smith. The creator of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, he has written dozens of novels across eight series, along with children’s […]

Edinburgh’s Seven Hills Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith is joining forces with St Mary’s Music School to spearhead a major two-year music, literary and education project inspired by Edinburgh’s seven hills. Seven young composers will be creating new musical works. Each work will be inspired by words McCall Smith has penned in tribute to Edinburgh’s […]