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January 2025

Afternoon tea at Valvona & Crolla

Date Published: 22nd January 2025

Earlier this month Alexander joined a very special group of readers for a one-of-a-kind afternoon tea at Bertie’s favourite deli, Valvona & Crolla. The group of readers had helped to crowdfund the relocation of The Edinburgh Bookshop, one of Alexander’s favourite independent Edinburgh book shops. Alexander, together with bookshop owner Marie Moser, thanked the readers […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Oxford Literary Festival, UK

Date: 4 April 2025

Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Time: 4.00pm

Join one of the world’s favourite storytellers, Alexander McCall Smith, to be transported to a small dating agency in Edinburgh’s New Town, the setting for the latest novel in his new Perfect Passion Company series, Looking for You, to Germany to meet the hilarious Professor Dr Moritz-Maria Von Igelfeld and finally to Botswana to catch up […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Alnwick Story Fest, UK

Date: 1 March 2025

Venue: Alnwick Playhouse

Time: 7.00pm

Join Sir Alexander McCall Smith, one of the world’s most beloved authors, for a delightful session at Alnwick Story Fest. Best known for The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which has sold over twenty million copies worldwide, McCall Smith’s work spans more than 100 books, from popular children’s stories to bestselling novels infused with wit, warmth, […]

Alexander McCall Smith with Exclusive Books Cavendish, South Africa

Date: 21 January 2025

Venue: https://exclusivebooks.co.za/pages/events#?event-id=44266

Time: 6.00pm

Join Alexander McCall Smith in conversation with Pippa Smith for the South African launch of the 25th novel in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, The Great Hippopotamus Hotel.

January 2025

A story for January – An unusual Burns Night from The Perfect Passion Company

The below extract comes from Alexander’s newest series, The Perfect Passion Company. This novel tells the charming story of Katie who runs a matchmaking bureau in Edinburgh’s New Town. This extract follows Katie and her helpful neighbour William with one of their clients George, who has recently started a relationship with Emma. They attend an […]