Join world-wide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith and local cookbook writer Anna Marshall in conversation to celebrate Alexander’s many literary achievements and Anna’s new 44 Scotland Street Cookbook. With this delightful cookbook readers can immerse themselves in the world of Edinburgh’s New Town and recreate some of their favourite characters’ signature dishes: enjoy Bertie’s much-loved […]
Join world-wide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith and local cookbook writer Anna Marshall for an afternoon of literary and culinary delight, as they discuss Alexander’s many series of novels, and Anna’s new 44 Scotland Street Cookbook. Food samples will be available for audience members to taste. Books will be available to purchase at the event […]
Join us for an evening with a titan of Scottish writing, Alexander McCall Smith. He’ll be talking about his many years as an author, his fantastic books, and his incredible life. Also joining us is cookery writer Anna Marshall, who has recently published The 44 Scotland Street Cookbook! This delightful cookbook means that readers can […]
Westbury White Horse glimpsed from the train On the recent No.1 – 25th anniversary promotional tour of the South and South West of England, Alexander saw the famous Westbury White Horse from the train. You can catch a glimpse of it here. The early train was rolling through the countryside between Paddington Station, London and […]
This weekend was the Autumn Equinox. As the weather starts to change the road beckons and so Alexander McCall Smith travelled to the south and south west of England for a short September tour to meet readers. Where did we go? Alexander – and his publicist Jan Rutherford – started out in the early hours […]
Have you ever wanted to know more about Mma Ramotswe’s Botswana? Delve into this exciting new podcast and explore the world of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective, her friends, and her important places. As you listen to the episodes you will be transported between McCall Smith’s fictional world and the true Botswana. You will meet […]
Enjoy a delicious dinner in the scenic surroundings of the Western Isles Hotel while being entertained by world-renowned raconteur Alexander McCall Smith. Tickets and information here: https://westoversea.co.uk/event/dinner-and-conversation-with-alexander-mccall-smith/
Join Alexander McCall Smith as he dissects his latest books and the eating habits of Edinburgh’s glitterati with Anna Marshall, author of The 44 Scotland Street Cookbook, over a glass of wine. For tickets and information visit: https://westoversea.co.uk/event/meet-alexander-mccall-smith-and-anna-marshall/
Venue: The Woodstock Bookshop, 23 Oxford Street, Woodstock, OX20 1TH
Time: 2.00pm
Join Alexander McCall Smith for a special reading and book-signing event at the Woodstock Bookshop. For more information or to pre-order books please visit https://www.woodstockbookshop.co.uk/alexander-mccall-smith
After a few months delay due to his hectic schedule, Alexander McCall Smith has received his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Saltire Society. The presentation took place on Saturday at the Saltire Society’s HQ in Edinburgh and was attended by many who have been heavily involved in Scottish culture and society over the years. The […]
Bertie is back in Scotland Street. The serial novel turns 18 and returns today to the pages of the Scotsman Newspaper for a new season Scotland Street, the world’s longest running serial novel, is back in its traditional slot, on the pages of the Scotsman Newspaper (digital and print editions). And Bertie is back too. […]
They were sitting in the office of the Perfect Passion Company, Scotland’s only non-virtual dating agency, as the local paper had called it, or, in the words of an article in a lifestyle magazine, “a place where you go if you want to meet other people who don’t know how to use a computer.” That […]
