Sir Alexander is about to embark on a week long literary festival, Words on the Waves, with Cunard, setting out from Sydney in Australia and heading over to Tasmania. He has been in Sydney for the past few days, doing interviews for ABC Radio and preparing for the trip but he has also managed to […]
Alexander has had a grand time having fun in the sun in Australia, meeting readers and fellow writers at sold out events across the country. Huge thanks to the teams at Hachette and NewSouthBooks and to all the festival directors and journalists he met along the way. But of course the biggest thanks go to […]
Alexander’s book, The Private Life of Spies, has been swooped on by the The Australian newspaper as a ‘recommended book for ASIO [Australian Security Intelligence Organisation] boss Mike Burgess… to give to hostile embassies’. A delightful review, written by Charles Wooley (a journalist who lives on a beach in Tasmania), points out that unexpected events […]
Join Alexander at any point in his 10 day tour of Australia this month (9-17 March 2023). Events are taking place in Adelaide, Maleny, Brisbane, Sydney, Woolongong, Melbourne, Kyneton, and Castlemaine. For full details visit our news items here. Alexander always enjoys his time in Australia, one of his favourite countries in the world. But […]
Alexander McCall Smith is heading to Australia, one of his favourite countries in the world. While there he is looking forward to meeting readers at a series of events, talking about all of our favourite characters. Catch up with the lastest books and discover something new: The Private Life of Spies, The Exquisite Art of […]
Listen in to the ABC Conversation live interview with Alexander McCall Smith on his recent trip to Australia. The recording is a joyful 52 minutes long – the perfect gift to you on International Happiness Day. Listen now. From the ABC Website: Alexander is one of the world’s most prolific writers, having published more than 80 […]
Australian response: Alexander would like to thank all of his readers who came out to meet him on his visit to Dubai for the Emirates Festival and his tour of Australia this month (March 2018), both of which he enjoyed very much indeed. He is very fond of the people of Australia and the land […]
The Friends of the Wollongong City Library invite you a Special Dinner with best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith. Tickets are $50 per person and are available from: Cashier’s office, Wollongong Council Building and Dirstrict Libraries at Corrimal, Thirroul and Dapto. Enquiries and dietary requirements to: Helen Woodward, 42259223 hwoodward12@bigpond.com Please note that this event […]
Venue: Chateau Tanunda Grand Ballroom, 9 Basedow Road, Tanunda
Time: 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start
Alexander will visit Chateau Tanunda in the Barossa Valley on his March visit to Australia. He will talk about his latest writing, the 20th anniversary of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency and his love of music and travel in an in-conversation event on 7 March. ‘Exciting news in Château Tanunda’s engagement with the Barossa community—with one […]
Join Alexander McCall Smith for a Wheeler Centre Discussion in Warrnambool. Alexander is visiting Australia in March 2018. He delights in meeting his readers and has written about his love for Australia and the Australian attitude to life. Come and hear him talk about his latest books and all of your favourite characters (plus some […]
Join Alexander McCall Smith—one of the world’s most charming and prolific storytellers—for a Wheeler Centre discussion of creativity, comedy and collaboration. This event will take place in the Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne. For more details view the Wheeler Centre website. ‘Alexander McCall Smith is a literary phenomenon; a force of nature and a seemingly limitless source […]
