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6 Scottish Thrillers With a Political Twist

There’s nothing better than an immersive thriller that sucks you into the story, bringing you alongside the protagonist on an exhilarating investigation. A good book makes you feel as though you’ve been pulled into the setting — and when the setting is a place like Scotland, full of atmosphere and…
BookTrib
June 6, 2023
Romance

A Romantic Escapist Read Between “Outlander” Seasons

Author Jennifer Trethewey’s Highlanders of Balforss series follows a family of very brave, and delicious, men in Regency-era Scotland. Her fourth book in the series, Saving the Scot (Macmillan)  is a true escape, a journey that spans from Scotland to America and back again – complete with natural disasters, pirates…
Krista Beggan
April 29, 2019
Romance

Alyssa Cole’s Latest Charms All with a Scottish Duke

Alyssa Cole has presented another winner in her acclaimed Reluctant Royals series with A Duke by Default. In this third installment, New York socialite Portia Hobbs, friend of Ledi from the first novel A Princess in Theory, takes Scotland by storm apprenticing with a struggling sword maker, Tav McKenzie. Though the…
Rebecca Proulx
August 20, 2018
Miscellany

How to throw an Outlander viewing party

Outlander officially premieres on August 9 on Starz but if you’re anything like me you’ve already watched the first episode streaming on YouTube. And rewatched it. And, uh, rewatched it again. And, OK, maybe freeze-framed a few times on Jamie’s kilt face. If it’s not blatantly obvious, I am a…
Rachel Carter
August 8, 2014
Miscellany

Dining with…Claire and Jamie. An Outlander-inspired dinner

In celebration of the new Outlander television show, Dining With presents a progressive dinner inspired by the clandestine, perilous, love-fueled and time-traveling adventures of the series’ dynamic paramours, Jamie and Claire. Infused with passionate flavors, soothing comfort and the deep richness of sharing a meal with someone you love, this…
Amanda Aldinger
August 8, 2014
Nonfiction

Oh How Quaint to Own a Bookshop in a Scottish Village: Not!

“There is a stereotype of the impatient, intolerable, antisocial proprietor….There are exceptions, of course, and many booksellers do not conform to this type. Sadly, I do,” admits Shaun Bythell. From the very start of the The Diary of a Bookseller (Melville House) author Shaun Bythell is anything but an idyllic bookstore…
Rebecca Proulx
September 5, 2018

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