The Scotsman Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Mayflies
Andrew O'Hagan
One of Scotland’s leading writers is to launch a new one-man play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe inspired by his life-long fascination with the American author Truman Capote. https://t.co/elgoyZXRJQ
Paperback, 2022
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Paul O'Grady: The Untold Story
J. Clary
Comedian and TV stalwart Paul O’Grady has been laid to rest following a “moving” yet “jolly” service, which included a eulogy from actor Julian Clary and a reading from Lord Michael Cashman https://t.co/EmO630QYXy
Out of stock

The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf: A Detective Varg Novel (4)
Alexander McCall Smith
Book review: @alainmas on The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf, by Alexander McCall Smith - Ulf Varg, senior detective in Malmo’s Department of Sensitive Crimes, is tasked with solving an unusual case involving a missing house https://t.co/XFIkwOSjT9 @AbacusBooks
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Life with Murderers: Behind Bars with the World's Most Violent Men
David Wilson
Professor David Wilson brings his My Life with Murderers tour to Glasgow https://t.co/slbN4QhSyn
Paperback, 2021
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Works Of Robert Burns: Poetry
Robert Burns
Poetry in the the style of Robert Burns is now being auto generated by artificial intelligence, with the results imparting shades of the work of the poet, whose life and work will be celebrated at Burns Night tonight. https://t.co/V5etueDTWN
Out of stock

The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith
Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments has lesson for modern Scotland about importance of empathy – Karyn McCluskey https://t.co/nNZXw1Yk7t
Paperback, 1982
$14.50$7.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Know You
Russell Govan
New book release: I Know You by Scottish novelist Russell Govan is “an intricate and powerful story of love, loyalty, and loss told across time.” #AD @palamedespr #Novel #Reading #Romance #Scotland #Scottishwriter #Books https://t.co/ymunBeAT7K
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fleabag: The Scriptures
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to spearhead a new initiative to help little-known acts to put on shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. https://t.co/wrU6PuMHzy
Hardcover, 2019
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Train Your Dragon: How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
Cressida Cowell
🟢 Author of the hit series How To Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell, has revealed a tiny Scottish island was an inspiration for the beloved story. ➡ “It has inspired what is now a 20-year-old book franchise and a movie franchise.” https://t.co/UwpjvkmUyX
Paperback, 2010
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell
🟢 Author of the hit series How To Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell, has revealed a tiny Scottish island was an inspiration for the beloved story. ➡ “It has inspired what is now a 20-year-old book franchise and a movie franchise.” https://t.co/UwpjvkmUyX
Paperback, 2010
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book