Alexander McCall Smith returns to the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Friday 18 August 2023. Book your tickets now – they will disappear fast!
An hour with Alexander McCall Smith, Scotland’s most charming writer, is always a freewheeling antidote to the stresses of life. Today, he unveils a beautiful new meditation in the form of a collection of uplifting poetry, I Think of You. He also looks forward to the 25th anniversary of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, and turns his mind to his characters’ love of food. Anna Marshall has created a cookbook to sit alongside 44 Scotland Street and it is a joy, featuring Big Lou’s ‘Off the Record’ bacon rolls, and much more.
Enjoy the warm sunshine (fingers crossed!) in the grounds of Edinburgh’s College of Art. Relax in the bookshop – this year run by Waterstones. Book for a host of Edinburgh Book Festival events with your favourite authors – but book fast for Alexander. Tickets will sell out quickly.
