


Burns Night, live poetry and writing festivals kickstart 2012
January is the month of Burns Night, with a whole load of literary happenings in honour of this, the bard’s 253rd birthday.

Where is the one place you can find Dr. Who, Charleston dancing and an award-winning poet?
The West Port Book Festival is taking over the cosy and eccentric independent bookshops of West Port this weekend.

Booktober – what should a book lover do in Scotland this month?
This October, there are so many great literary happenings on, that the month should be renamed Booktober and have done with it.