BOOKS

Springing back into action with a book about nature

ARTYNESS: Barbara Henderson is reeled back to her childhood when a book about the wild lands on her doorstep

ArtyNess: With things not quite going to plan, Barbara Henderson looks for the positives in the publishing world – and finds there are many

A Bulgarian-born writer living in the Highlands is to take part in an online festival bringing together some of the most-acclaimed poets and writers.

Pop-up exhibitions, immersive theatre and performance poetry are some of the highlights of September's Nairn Book and Arts Festival.

ARTYNESS: Barbara Henderson introduces some award-winning new writers who are making a name for themselves – and the north of Scotland

ArtyNess: Barbara Henderson hopes we can regain some of the joy of handwritten correspondence as we endure the latest lockdown

ArtyNess: Barbara Henderson recounts some festive classics that help add meaning at this special time of year

A WINDOW will be opened onto Ross-shire's travel past after a revival of the Wheels Around book series dug up photos of buses in years gone by.

ArtyNess: Barbara Henderson looks at two authors who took very different paths to publication

ORGANISERS of the annual Nairn Book and Arts Festival are planning to go al fresco in 2021.

Delving into her grandfather's Great War scrapbook saw Vee Walker embark on a journey that has taken her much further than she could have imagined.

The fun to be had during Book Week Scotland.

Everything from nature and travel writing to fiction, history and poetry feature in the longlist for a prestigious Highland literary prize.

Ullapool Book Festival is celebrating Book Week Scotland with Wanderwords: a wander including poetry, stories and extracts.

Invermoriston author Graham Bullen's debut is set in Venice in 1348, but has an unexpected hint of 2020

ArtyNess: Barbara Henderson invites us to open our minds to more than the Covid pandemic to help strengthen our resilience and sooth our souls