

Alexander McCall Smith: Here’s the Scoop
Fri 15 Aug 11:45 - 12:45
Live streaming from Edinburgh International Book Festival
The mighty Alexander McCall Smith brings us all of his latest works including Bertie’s Theory of Ice Cream (the latest in his beloved 44 Scotland Street series) and In the Time of Five Pumpkins (in the perennially adored No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series). He is, quite simply, Scottish literary royalty. Moreover, when not busy being a staggeringly prolific author, McCall Smith also manages to collaborate with fellow creatives – in screen, stage, music and more. Today, meet with this true modern-day polymath. Chaired by Georgina Godwin.
Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Scottish
Tickets are pay what you can.
Fri 15 Aug 11:45 - 12:45
Live streaming from Edinburgh International Book Festival
The mighty Alexander McCall Smith brings us all of his latest works including Bertie’s Theory of Ice Cream (the latest in his beloved 44 Scotland Street series) and In the Time of Five Pumpkins (in the perennially adored No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series). He is, quite simply, Scottish literary royalty. Moreover, when not busy being a staggeringly prolific author, McCall Smith also manages to collaborate with fellow creatives – in screen, stage, music and more. Today, meet with this true modern-day polymath. Chaired by Georgina Godwin.
Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Scottish
Tickets are pay what you can.
Runtime: 1h 0m
Released: 2025
Released: 2025
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