Bertie Pollock is back at home in Scotland Street and in the pages of the Scotsman newspaper. Pick up a copy today or read online.

A front cover story plus the cover of the Scotsman weekend magazine and TWO double page spreads inside, heralds the return of Scotland Street to the pages of the Scotsman newspaper this Monday, 3 February 2025. Return to the serial and laugh outloud along with Bertie and the neighbours. The perfect antidote to grey winter […]

(Bertie’s BACK!) The world’s longest running serial novel, Scotland Street, returns to the pages of The Scotsman newspaper on Monday 4 September 2023. Don’t miss out on your daily dose of cheerfulness. Then read it in book form from early November as The Stellar Debut of Galactica MacFee. Alexander is in The Scotsman today talking […]

Bertie, his family and neighbours all return to The Scotsman newspaper this week – making this the world’s longest-running serial novel. Join the much-loved denizens of this Edinburgh street every weekday, in print or online, and find yourself uplifted by Alexander McCall Smith’s infectious brand of good cheer. Scotsman readers get a forward glimpse of the […]

It is August and in Scotland that can mean only two things – the Edinburgh International Book Festival is about to start AND Scotland Street returns to the pages of The Scotsman newspaper. As we approach the return of Scotland Street to its rightful position as a serial novel in The Scotsman, the excitement amongst […]

Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street is back in the Scotsman newspaper today and it will tickle readers every weekday until Christmas. Come and meet the neighbours!