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Why poetry is suddenly cool with a new generation of Scots
Free boxes offering winter support for SAD sufferers roll out across libraries
Scottish social historian to launch new history of British working class in Edinburgh
Sally Rooney books no longer to be sold in UK over Palestine Action support
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The man who invented a Hebridean life: Raasay’s extraordinary ‘Walter McMitty’
Scottish Greens call for £3.54 million Dolly Parton library fund for primary schools
Wigtown Book Festival returns with more than 250 events including Sam Heughan
Birlinn seeks Scottish romance writers in open call for new novels
Scottish Book Trust gives 30,000 Gruffalo books to children across Scotland
Edinburgh Little Free Library to reopen this month with new storm-proof design
£150,000 funding boost to support school library projects across Scotland
Event at Edinburgh bookshop featuring sullied prof Jason Arday 'not going ahead'
Scandal-hit ex-Cambridge prof Jason Arday to promote memoir at Edinburgh bookshop
Outlander author Diana Gabaldon joins Edinburgh Book Festival’s global programme
Blackhall Library reopens after RAAC closure with new temporary facility in Edinburgh
Edinburgh author Brigid Lowe named Bookshop Day ambassador for 2026 campaign
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Sturgeon replaced as host of 'We Know What You Did' event following Murrell plea
Winners of the UK's oldest literary awards announced by Edinburgh University
Nicola Sturgeon to chair book launch of 'We Know What You Did' in Edinburgh
Two Edinburgh bookshops awarded major funding to help keep young people reading
Thousands of book lovers help raise more than £65,000 for charity
New book reveals untold story of the dog behind Disney’s Greyfriars Bobby
A chance for the next Scottish Government to secure the future of our libraries
The Waterlands: How the River Clyde shaped the city - from the Ice Age to toxic past
Record entries lead to standout shortlist for Britain’s oldest book awards
Four Edinburgh publishers shortlisted for British Book Awards prize
Two Edinburgh bookshops named as finalists in top awards
Inside the independent Scottish bookshop that has been named one of the world's best
Edinburgh author’s new romantic thriller sparks fierce bidding war for TV rights
Staff at charity shop 'thrilled’ as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000
The 10-minute task that decluttered my house and made me money in the process
One of Scotland's greatest crime-fighting creations set to make an explosive return
From air raid shelters to island life: A lifetime shaped by books
From thrillers to classics: Scottish authors to inspire our festive book appeal
Foodbanks struggle as cost-of-living crisis deepens – but books offer hope
How books, places and Christmas kindness shaped Chris Brookmyre’s stories
'Devastating' memoirs and 'tender' poems: Who was feted at Scotland's book awards?
Graeme Macrae Burnet backs appeal to give every child the joy of books this Christmas
'A baffling decision': Waterstones snaps up prime site next to independent bookshop
A message from The Herald editor: Join our Christmas appeal with Scottish Book Trust
Books for every child: Join Scottish Book Trust’s life-changing Christmas appeal
Book exploring links between Robert Burns and slavery up for leading literary award
Here are my top 10 must-read recommendations for book-lovers this autumn
Rare medical books to go under the hammer in multi-million pound auction
'Bumper' programme announced for Book Week Scotland 2025
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Nicola Sturgeon opens up about the love story that made her weep
How dry stone walling rescued me from alcoholism
My wild days of sex and drugs and being mates with Madonna are over
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This crime author knows Glasgow has two nations: the rich and the poor