The Caird Hall rang to the applause from over 1,000 youngsters as the winners of the Scottish Children’s Book Awards were announced on Thursday.
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StAnza festival launched with Irish flavour
Broadcaster and writer Lesley Riddoch was the special guest at the launch of StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival.
Post a comment ()Waterstones accused of ‘massive letdown’ for World Book Day
Bookseller Waterstones has “massively let down” Dundee children taking part in an annual celebration of reading, according to a teacher.
Post a comment ()Blindness no barrier for fiction writer Gordon Anthony
An author from Dundee who lost his eyesight in 2008 has written his second novel using specialist software.
Post a comment ()VIDEO: Caird Hall hosts Scottish Children’s Book Awards
The Caird Hall rang to the applause from over 1,000 youngsters as the winners of the Scottish Children’s Book Awards were announced on Thursday.
Post a comment ()Gallery: Scottish Children’s Book Awards at the Caird Hall
The Caird Hall in Dundee rang to the applause from over 1,000 youngsters on March 7 as the winners of the Scottish Children’s Book Awards were ...
Post a comment ()StAnza festival launched with Irish flavour
Broadcaster and writer Lesley Riddoch was the special guest at the launch of StAnza: Scotland’s International Poetry Festival.
Post a comment ()Waterstones accused of ‘massive letdown’ for World Book Day
Bookseller Waterstones has “massively let down” Dundee children taking part in an annual celebration of reading, according to a teacher.
Post a comment ()New book explores British Empire’s influence on shaping modern Dundee
A new book is arguing that the British Empire played a key role in the birth of modern Dundee.
Post a comment ()Perthshire author Geoff Holder looks at the darker side of history
Perthshire author Geoff Holder has had published the first history of Scottish poltergeist cases.
Post a comment ()Hollywood actor Brian Cox included in all-star Dundee International Book Prize panel
An all-star judging panel including Hollywood heavyweight Brian Cox and world-renowned architect Lord Norman Foster has been unveiled for this year’s ...
Post a comment ()Gallery: images from new book The Scots — A Photohistory
A fascinating new book of early photographs brings 19th and 20th century Scotland to life. Here is a small selection from The Scots — A Photohistory, ...
Post a comment ()Hilary Mantel wins Costa Book award
Hilary Mantel has won this year’s Costa Book award for her novel Bring Up The Bodies which the judges described as “head and shoulders” above the ...
Post a comment ()Dundee International Book Prize ‘putting city on writing map’
Budding authors will be competing for a £10,000 prize and a publishing contract thanks to the Dundee International Book Prize 2013.
Post a comment ()Speaking in tongues: poets from Singapore, Latvia and Iceland to join Liz Lochhead at StAnza
More than 100 poets, artists, writers, musicians and actors will descend on St Andrews for what is being billed as Scotland's most innovative ...
Post a comment ()Peter Pan sculpture inspired by love of books to add 'festive fairy dust' to House of Dun event
A book sculpture inspired by Angus literary legend JM Barrie goes on tour this weekend.
Post a comment ()Jacob M Appel named as Dundee International Book Prize winner
An American author's satirical novel has been named as the winner of this year's Dundee International Book Prize.
Post a comment ()Legendary Scots writer Grant Morrison booked to appear at Dundee Comics Day
One of the world's most successful comics writers will head a line-up of top industry talent at this year's Dundee Comics Day.
Post a comment ()A Sink of Atrocity — author's study of 19th century Dundee crime uncovers the weird and wonderful
Crime in 19th century Dundee is the subject of Malcolm Archibald's new book, A Sink of Atrocity. The former Dundee Book Prize winner told Jack ...
Post a comment ()Dundee International Book Prize launches search for next winning author
The search for Scotland's next literary giant was launched on Burns Day in Dundee.
Post a comment ()Fife poet John Burnside wins TS Eliot Prize
A Fife author has won one of literature's most controversial prizes to date.
Post a comment ()Book closes on another Dundee Literary Festival
The fifth Dundee Literary Festival closed on Sunday after another successful programme of events.
Post a comment ()Dublin author Simon Ashe-Browne wins Dundee International Book Prize
A 26-year-old writer from Dublin has been named winner of the 2011 Dundee International Book Prize.
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