Alexander has had a grand time having fun in the sun in Australia, meeting readers and fellow writers at sold out events across the country. Huge thanks to the teams at Hachette and NewSouthBooks and to all the festival directors and journalists he met along the way. But of course the biggest thanks go to […]

Movieweb has charted the HBO/BBC film of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency at number 2 in their Top 13 Lesser Known HBO Series That Are Worth Revisiting: ‘Step into the colourful world of Botswana with The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Based on Alexander McCall Smith’s bestselling series of novels, this delightful show follows the adventures […]

On Memory – very special event at King’s Place, London on 27 May The celebrated author Alexander McCall Smith asks, ‘how do memories make us who we are?’ The answer comes in music – by Harry Whalley – and poetry and scientific exploration informed by neurologist Professor Adam Zeman. Joined by the acclaimed Gildas String Quartet and Soprano Sarah Dacey each movement explores a different […]

In 2023 we mark 25 years since first publication of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency – and what a quarter of a century it has been. The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books are now available in 47 languages around the world and 25 million copies have sold in the English language editions alone.To mark the […]

Don’t miss out. Tickets are available right now for the Hay Book Festival. They will disappear fast so do visit their website and book your tickers now. Alexander will appear onFriday 26 May 2023, 5.30pmHay Festival Event 22 Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander’s book, The Private Life of Spies, has been swooped on by the The Australian newspaper as a ‘recommended book for ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] boss Mike Burgess… to give to hostile embassies’. A delightful review, written by Charles Wooley (a journalist who lives on a beach in Tasmania), points out that unexpected events […]

Alexander McCall Smith is travelling in Australia at present, touring literary festivals and doing the full round of media interviews. As he travels he is writing, and now has a short preview ready to share from the next book in The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, From a Far and Lovely Country. Pop the kettle […]