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October 2023

Alexander to visit Botswana in 2024

Date Published: 19th October 2023

In March 2024 I shall be back in Botswana for a visit, long-delayed as a result of Covid travel restrictions. I am very much looking forward to being back in that remarkable, heart-beguiling country, the setting for The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels. My programme includes some time in Gaborone, where I hope to […]

An Extract: From a Far and Lovely Country

Precious Ramotswe, daughter of the late Obed Ramotswe of Mochudi, near Gaborone, in Botswana, near Heaven, wife of Mr J. L. B. Matekoni, garagiste; friend to so many, but particularly to Mma Silvia Potokwani, and of course GraceMakutsi, formerly of Bobonong, who was, in turn, wife of Mr Phuti Radiphuti and a graduate of the […]

Cheltenham in the sunshine

Date Published: 11th October 2023

Comfort Food and Comfort Reading –– the perfect companions at Cheltenham Alexander took to the stage in Cheltenham yesterday with fellow author and long-time friend, Anna Marshall. The sun shone outside as the audience took their seats in a converted 1930s cinema, now the charming Daffodil Restaurant. Anna has created a Scotland Street Cookbook exploring […]

A Story for October: On Food and Friends

Alexander muses on the importance of food in the 44 Scotland Street novels.