44 Scotland Street returns to the Scotsman newspaper on 29 February 2016. This new series will appear in daily episodes for 3 months and each episode will be available on their website for 48 hours from publication. The series will be available in book form as The Bertie Project from August 2016. The characters of […]

Hilary Clinton has revealed that she switches off from the stresses of the election trail by reading the latest instalment of Alexander McCall Smith’s No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency book.

In 2013, Alexander supported the opening of a tiny new theatre in Cape Town, South Africa – The Rosebank Theatre. Owned and run by renowned theatre director, actor and producer Nicholas Ellenbogen and his family, the Rosebank Theatre strives to bring quality entertainment to the Southern Suburbs. It offers a platform where upcoming artists can showcase […]

Spring is finally here, and what better way to celebrate than with a delightful new Isabel Dalhousie story. The Novel Habits of Happiness is published today in hardback and ebook, and sees the return of everyone’s favourite amateur sleuth and philosopher. In this latest instalment of the Sunday Philosophy series, Isabel wonders if she should […]

Described by The Times as  ‘His most surprising book yet  . . . gorgeously romantic’, The Forever Girl is published in paperback today! A beautiful novel about love and friendship, The Forever Girl traces love’s unpredictable path to maturity with style, wit and feeling. Clover has loved James for as long as she can remember, […]

Alexander McCall Smith will be appearing at three more events in Scotland this Christmas. He will be appearing at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on the 9th December, Toppings Bookshop in St Andrews on the 10th December and then finally back in Edinburgh at Waterstones West End. If you’ve never seen him talking about his […]

The latest novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s wonderful No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series is published tomorrow! In Mma Ramotswe’s fifteenth adventure, Grace Makutsi launches a new enterprise of her own: The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Café. She is an ambitious lady with a business plan, but who could predict temperamental chefs, drunken waiters and more? […]

We are delighted to announce a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit Mma Ramotswe’s homeland and see the lush haven of Botswana through the eyes of Alexander McCall Smith on a remarkable seven-day journey. Alexander McCall Smith accompanies you throughout your stay in this beautiful country. He was based at Eagle Island Lodge while writing his early […]

If you haven’t already, it’s time to catch up with the latest delightful adventures from those charming eccentrics of Scotland Street – Bertie’s Guide To Life & Mothers is out now in paperback! As summer blooms in Edinburgh’s gardens and Bertie Pollock’s birthday appears on the horizon, all at 44 Scotland Street is not cake […]

The latest novel in the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series is out in paperback today! The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon is Mma Ramotswe’s fourteenth wonderful adventure, in which seismic upheaval is taking place at the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Not only is Mr J. L. B. Matekoni attempting to reform himself into a modern […]

As part of Book Week Scotland, The Scottish Book Trust asked the public to vote for their favourite Scottish novel of the last 50 years, with titles coming from a shortlist curated by literary critic Stuart Kelly in collaboration with staff from Scottish Book Trust. More than 8,800 votes were cast and a lively debate […]

What could be more perfect to receive as a Christmas present than the new No.1 Ladies Detective Agency novel? Well, how about a specially gift-wrapped hardback edition of The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon, signed by the author himself? We are offering 10 of these to giveaway – it’s up to you whether you keep them […]