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Alexander McCall Smith is made a KBE, and figures from the arts, sports and politics also pick up awards

SANDWICK-based writer and poet Donald S Murray said he was “chuffed” after learning that one of his plays is set to become a standard school text for both English Higher and National 5. First published in 2014, Sequamur - Latin for ‘let us follow’ - is the motto of the...

Library News Article for October 31

Renowned writer Professor Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency book series, has set up a literature and poetry writing competition for Batswana.

The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by McCall Smith, Alexander at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10:  0676975690 - ISBN 13:  9780676975697 - Vintage Canada - 2004 - Softcover

The Queen made her mark on the Great Tapestry of Scotland as she added the final stitches on a new panel during a visit with the King.

The Queen made her mark on the Great Tapestry of Scotland as she added the final stitches on a new panel during a visit with the King.

The massive artwork now includes a new panel celebrating the royal visit and the Coronation.

The King and Queen are visiting the Scottish Borders.

Behind the scenes at a literary festival is a dangerous place. The novelist Alexander McCall Smith told the Hay Festival that he would drop his guard while backstage and this once damaged the career of the historian William Dalrymple. “How old are your readers?” Dalrymple asked. McCall Smith, pictured, said he had some who were young and some who were less so. “Well,” said Dalrymple, “my readers are really ancient.” At this point, they realised their mikes were on and the audience co...