ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
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‘Scotland and Icelands’ shared love of books is no accident. Both nations have rich oral traditions, with storytellers entertaining and teac …
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Merry Christmas from Floris Bo...
‘It’s a cold winter’s night and a hungry fox is creeping through the snow.’
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‘Shortly before closing time on Christmas Eve there is, without fail, a surge of panicked farmers desperate to buy something for their wives …
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‘It’s about taking something you love then making it happen.’
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‘We live in a world where we are always pushed for time, so it’s lovely to set aside time to do something fun and thoughtful for others.’
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Drinks for Christmas? 101 Cham...
‘The UK is historically one of the largest markets for champagne and sparkling wine in the world. We love bubbles.’
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Dear Mr Murray: Letters to a G...
‘What in the world is become of that unlucky perverse callan Lord Byron?’
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David Robinson Reviews: Hummin...
‘all of them have stopped me in my tracks, glinting with the suggestion of meanings beyond the commonplace’
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Elma the Elf and the Tinsel-Ta...
‘We are all-natural, all-organic reindeer,’ said Donner. ‘Local lichen, moss, and wild mushrooms are all that pass these luscious lips, funk …
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‘More stovies because stovies are wonderful. And the reason stovies were so much a part of Yule is because they are made from leftovers. Ima …
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Laura Waddell Reviews: The Lit...
‘Any sensible and observant visitor would then see that they were in a friendly city filled with good things and happiness.’
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‘Picture us like paper dolls. Vulnerable but in it together.’
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I Ran With The Gang: Alan Long...
‘I knew straight away that it was a hit, possibly a number one. For me, it had everything: a buoyant, fun pop song with a great beat and cho …
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‘At last he knew what Christmas was for. It wasn’t for blow-up snowman or fairy lights or school performances. It was for this – this feelin …
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‘I feel like this genealogical research gives a second life to people who lived uncelebrated lives.’
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Local Hero: Richard Hannay Ret...
‘Whatever had brought him to Scotland, it was clearly a secret venture unsanctioned by conventional channels of diplomacy. I sensed a game b …
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Vladimir Kramnik: The Inside S...
‘Vladimir’s style is linked to enjoying the game. He likes to play beautiful chess.’
ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Rebel Yell! Scotland’s Herstory
‘I soon realised that I was becoming a ‘marked’ woman.’
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‘We surge forward, and hear someone sing,’
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Happy Birthday RLS! The Story Behind Kidnapped
‘The first book I remember owning and cherishing: there it was on the table one Christmas morning, R …
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Remembering the Fallen: Armistice Runner
‘I gave it everything, full-lunged, feeling the pain pouring into my legs, because I was desperate t …
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Remembering the Fallen: A Secret Diary of The First World War
‘I’m going to war. I can hardly believe it. Yesterday I was delivering rolls and newspapers as usual …
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Happy Halloween! Ross Mackenzie Recommends His Favourite Scary Stories . . .
Going guisin’? Dookin’ for apples? You could read these ghost stories instead . . .
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Metaphrog
Metaphrog are Franco-Scottish duo Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, winners of The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 Best Visual Artist. The Red Shoes and Other Tales and their Louis graphic novels are highly acclaimed internationally, and have …
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Luath Press
Luath Press takes its name from Robert Burns, whose little collie Luath (Gael., swift or nimble) tripped up Jean Armour at a wedding and gave him the chance to speak to the woman who was to be his wife and the abiding love of his life. Burns called one …