Books

' I’m really pleased that people still keep coming to it'

Inverness writers Margaret Kirk and Helen Forbes return to their old school, joined by Carrbridge crime writer Lin Anderson

'But I love the way that autumn lends itself to stories'

My books were waiting to be signed, accompanied by sweeties – my kind of bookshop!

Authors from politics, acting, rock music will guest – plus literary lions

Studies took writer to the archives in Moscow and St Petersburg

A reaction to the morphine ... given during his nine-hour operation led to surreal thoughts and inspired some of the stories

'I think book festivals are so important and bookshops'

Organisers thank funders, writers, volunteers, local businesses, venues, artists and musicians

Writer Cal from Beauly returned to the Highlands for the Nairn Book and Arts Festival and now this week for an event with schools for NessBookEvent

The fair will give Barbara Henderson the chance to meet readers and catch up with 'booky friends'!

'Grabbed me from the first page,' Ian Rankin writes about award-nominated book that heads into Scottish Line Of Duty territory

A Highland-based outdoors writer has published the first guide to one of Scotland's long-distance trails.

A lean year for book events? Make up for it with these ...

Mike Merritt looks at the story of climbing legend Hamish MacInnes as a new book looks at the ‘character-building stuff’ of life

Essential support from three new corporate sponsors has enabled Nairn Book and Arts Festival to successfully secure match funding

Lockdown walks mean writer 'came to Carrbridge when I was 17, but I think I know it better now'

Having worked with a publisher for her first two books, Helen Forbes talks abut the experience of self-publishing her new one

The Japanese author is on sparkling form in his latest collection of short stories.

A journalist and outdoors writer in the Highlands has turned his attentions on the Deeside Way with a new guide dedicated to the long-distance trail.