Year of Stories

2022 Booker Prize Winner Glasgow in 1981 is dying. Good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has been abandoned by her philandering husband, ...

New Historic Environment Scotland Publication  John R Hume is Scotland’s foremost expert on industrial heritage. John’s greatest passion was – and...

For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built environment after themselves. Now is the time ...

There are strange relics hidden across Scotland’s landscape. Forgotten places that are touchstones to incredible stories and past lives which still...

A showcase of the innovations of Scots throughout the ages and in many different fields, from astronomy, philosophy and lighthouse design to techno...

An exquisite picture book retelling of a well-known traditional tale by Karine Polwart, one of Scotland’s most well-known songwriters and storytell...

Who was Bonnie Prince Charlie and why was a young man from Italy fighting for the crown? What happened at the earlier failed Risings, and why did t...

'There was a wee lassie who swallowed a midgie. I don't know why she swallowed the midgie, So teeny and squidgy!' In this hilarious twist on a much...

This favourite Scottish rhyming book comes with moving parts to bring the rhyme alive for little ones where they really can shove Granny off the bu...

The Honours of Scotland tells the turbulent story of the Honours – Scotland’s crown jewels – and the equally dramatic tale of the Stone of Destiny....

Tartan is so much more than just a cloth. From its clan origins in the Scottish Highlands to the catwalks of Milan, London and New York, from its r...

Edinburgh is a city of stories – a place that has witnessed everything from great historical upheavals to the individual lives of a remarkable cast...

Scotland’s vibrant and bloody past captures the imagination, but there is far more to Scottish history than murder and mayhem, tragedy and betrayal...

The builder of the White House, the hero of Aboukir Bay, a murderer who inspired Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.... Set in 66 Queen Street, a townhouse in E...

As seen on TV! Prepare yourself for a journey into the skies above Scotland. In this book, you will travel in both space and time, starting in the ...

Experience a new history of Scotland told through its places. Writers Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and ...

Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger Award  In Bloody Scotland, twelve of Scotland's best crime writers use the sinister side of the country's buil...

Eager to keep some fresh seafood for their home town of Ullapool, Kirsty and Fenella launched a crowdfunding campaign and opened up shop as The Sea...

Spirit & Spice is a cookbook and a celebration of contemporary living and eating in the Scottish Highlands, using Scotland’s fabulous produce, ...

New Historic Environment Scotland Publication  ‘There have always been lighthouses in my life. There has been a closeness and steadiness to our rel...

Dark dragons, ghostly pipers, rude goblins and sly wizards - discover the legends that dwell within the ancient castles of Scotland. Explore secret...

Slithering stoorworms, mischievious brownies, fierce kelpies and magical selkies, these are the creatures of Scottish folklore. Award-winning child...

Mysterious selkies, bad-tempered giants, devious fairies and even Loch Ness's most famous resident, these are the mythical beasts of Scottish folkl...

It seems nothing can raise a smile from Prince Donald, not even the baker's treats or the bard's songs. Hana, the court magician's granddaughter, i...