1.4K reactions · 226 shares | The new No. 1 Ladies' novel has arrived! Curl up with Mma Ramotswe, Mma Makutsi, and all the rest in this delightful new addition to the beloved series. | Alexander McCall Smith | Facebook

10K views · 657 reactions | Alexander reads a tiny extract from the latest book in The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel, How to Raise an Elephant. Pour a cup of tea, sit back and relax. How to Raise an Elephant is published this month in the UK and in November in the USA. Posted by the Publisher (Alexander was in conversation with Ruth Davidson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2020) | Alexander McCall Smith | Facebook

9K views · 1.7K reactions | We are thrilled to announce that Alexander McCall Smith has been awarded The Saltire Society Lifetime Achievement Award for his enormous contributions to the Scottish literary world. Hear Alexander accepting the prize below, and read more here: https://www.saltiresociety.org.uk/News/scotlands-national-book-awards-announced | Alexander McCall Smith | Facebook

3.2K views · 117 reactions | Alexander McCall Smith reads from his new Scottish poetry anthology, 'A Gathering'. Available in the UK now from Polygon Books. | Alexander McCall Smith | Facebook

"Here we are at the end of another year. A year that can only be described as exceptional." | Alexander McCall Smith

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A poem written this week by Alexander to mark the late summer sunshine on the west coast of Scotland. Late summer Summer seemed to pass us by this year in Scotland, Until now, in September, unexpected In its generous showing of light and warmth, It invites us into its curtilage; Here we live beside a mountain, And before us a sea loch, a place Of long-drawn-out tides and seaweed; A rowan tree in full fruit is red and giving, And the sky, previously concealed Behind skirts of cloud like a shy chi

A seasonal message from Alexander McCall Smith part 9 | Alexander McCall Smith