Alexander McCall Smith honoured as Knight Bachelor in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours list, 2024

We hope you enjoy this personal and heartfelt Christmas message from Alexander to you, his reader… Dear Readers, Here we are, once again on the very doorstep of Christmas. And in the room beyond that doorstep, is the New Year, ready to declare itself with soaring rockets and the linking of hands in song. The […]

Good Housekeeping magazine has selected the BBC Audio of The No.1 Ladies’Detective Agency dramatic readings as one of their Audiobook picks of the year.

2023 has been another busy and exciting year for Alexander and his team. It has seen the publication of no fewer than five new hardback books, a big birthday, over 25 appearances at book festivals and bookshop events around the world, a lifetime achievement award, and a Royal opening for The Great Tapestry of Scotland.