History & General Interest Books

Create and personalise your own 3D Christmas tree with this fun colour-in Christmas Tree Build Kit. Inside the box, you’ll find sturdy cardboard pi...

Explore the strange and rich traditions of Scottish Christmas and Hogmanay in this Little Book. From ancient Celtic druids and Viking Yule to a 400...

In Clare Hunter's Embroidering Her Truth ; Mary Queen of Scots follow the story from her execution, where Mary, donned red—a hue commonly associate...

The Malt Whisky Murders opens with Eilidh and her wife Morag taking on the opportunity to purchase a rundown distillery in rural Kintyre, aiming to...

The acclaimed TV series Outlander has revived interest in the 1745 Jacobite uprising, but who were the Jacobites in reality? Outlander and the Real...

Set in the summer of 1822, The Fair Botanists invites you to vibrant Edinburgh as it prepares for King George IV’s arrival. Elizabeth, recently wid...

The Bagpipes: A Cultural History delves into the fascinating journey of an instrument with over 130 different versions but usually linked to just ...

Set in 1589, Kate Foster’s beautifully written fictional novel, The King's Witches, follows Princess Anne of Denmark as she navigates her first yea...

Join acclaimed author and presenter, James Crawford in Wild Scotland - Journeys into Lost Scotland, as he explores the once wild places of Scotland...

Published in 1999 with support from Lottery funding, Scottish Heraldry: An Invitation is an insightful and elegantly illustrated booklet authored b...

Spanning from prehistoric times to present day, this detailed Pocket History of Scotland book offers a concise yet thorough overview of Scotland's ...

Our newest publication who will be remembered here is now available. Queerness weaves through Scotland’s past, but it is largely intangible and abs...

Battle of the Beams tells of how during WW11, the British were convinced that radar was their exclusive advantage in winning the war. They also ass...

Women in the War presents the firsthand accounts of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain’s 'Greatest Generation.' These women played...

The Small Isles - Paperback edition is comprehensive guide – illustrated with a wealth of photographs, maps and drawings takes readers on a tour of...

Discover Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age - a comprehensive hardback publication featuring stunning photography and illus...

The updated version of The Scottish Food Bible highlights top-quality Scottish-grown ingredients through a collection of 60 creative recipes. These...

Experience a collection of golfing history, iconic Scottish golf courses, and anecdotes from players and caddies past and present in this beautiful...

Explore the intriguing story behind Scotland's adored national meal with the latest release of McSween Haggis Bible. From its contentious notoriety...

During the 16th century in the Scottish Highlands, Lady's Rock discovers that women were often seen as possessions to be traded in marriage. Cather...

Discover centuries of history and knowledge behind the beloved beverage of whisky with this informative guide, Little Book of Whisky. Filled with f...

Hex is a powerfully poignant tale of the North Berwick Witch Trials in which on the last night of her life, in a prison cell far below Edinburgh’s ...

In this edition of the Darkland Tales, Columba's Bones tells a tale from Iona, 825. In a bloody, brutal Viking raid, Abbot Blathmac is slain for re...

The Little Book of Mindfulness is the easy way to remind yourself to gently let go of stress and be in the moment. Mindfulness has fast become the ...