The wait is over – The Big Cats Dance Party is published today and Mma Ramotswe is back at the top of the ‘to read’ piles in bedrooms across the land. The latest despatch from Botswana is certainly full of events, even if it starts with a leisurely trip to buy a pair of shoes […]
Alexander McCall Smith returns to Botswana Amongst those Alexander met up this past weekend in Botswana with was Professor Sheila Tlou, Board of Member for Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BHP), Co-Chair of the Nursing Now Global Campaign and the Global HIV Prevention Coalition, and a Former Minister of Health and Wellness in Botswana from […]
In the Time of Five Pumpkins is the 26th novel in the globally beloved No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, which is being published in the UK on 4th September. In this latest visit to The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency we are reassured that no matter how unhappy the world may be, there is always […]
The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series has been recommended by Bill Gates, on the platform NewsBytes: What’s the story ‘The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency’ by Alexander McCall Smith Alexander McCall Smith’s series starting with The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency introduces readers to Botswana’s first female detective, Precious Ramotswe. Set in Gaborone, this delightful […]
Look what we just stumbled across! A favourite and DELIGHTFUL interview on the ‘Good Journeys – Purposeful Conversations’ with Ben Veal podcast. You can watch the interview here. A lovely long wander through Alexander’s journey with Mma Ramotswe, Acts of Kindness and Steadfastness. ‘An observer of human life and human behaviour – wonderful’ You can also […]
A final ‘From Botswana with Love‘ film from this, Alexander’s first return to Botswana since the Covid Pandemic. You can watch him here on the readers’ safari in the country that he loves with all his heart. Lions, hippopotamuses, elephants, gazelles, a leopard, stunning birdlife – all come into view in this moving and uplifting […]
