In the next instalment of the Scotland’s Stories podcast, the people of Scotland tell you their tales of everyday adventure, with no adventure too small. Featuring poems and stories by Ingrid Grieve, Lynn Blair and Mae Diansangu.To read more

Scotland's Stories of Adventure: New Beginnings

Nov 8th, 2023 12m 17s

For this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we hear stories of people embarking on new beginnings and setting off on their next adventures. Featuring poems and stories by the Stranraer Open Book Reading Group, Sumayya Usmani and Victori

Scotland's Stories of Adventure: Into the Wild

Oct 31st, 2023 11m 30s

In this episode of the Scotland's Stories podcast, we go into the wild and hear about adventures, both big and small, out in nature. Featuring stories by Gill Ryan and Hazel Knox. To read more Scotland’s Stories you can pick up the book in o

Scotland's Stories from the Western Isles (Gaelic)

Nov 17th, 2022 21m 48s

Thig còmhla rinn gu na h-Eileanan Siar airson am pàirt mu dheireadh de: pod-craolaidh Sgeulachdan na h-Alba. Tha sinn a’ craoladh na sgeulachdan a chruinnich sinn nuair a chuir sinn seachad seachdain a’ tadhal air Bàgh a’ Chaisteil, Uibhist a D

Scotland's Stories from the Western Isles (English)

Nov 17th, 2022 28m 19s

In the final episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast, Rachel Kennedy accompanies library van driver, Dòmhnall Ewan Morrison, and meets some of the Uist community. The stories featured were shared as part of our Community Campfires residencies

Scotland's Stories from Fife

Nov 10th, 2022 18m 13s

Visit Fife with us in the third episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, we spent the week at the Jennie Lee Library in Lochgelly, and two care homes in the region as well as Loc

Scotland's Stories from Inverclyde

Nov 3rd, 2022 20m 6s

Come with us to Inverclyde for the second episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.We're sharing the stories we collected during our week based at Port Glasgow Library and Clune Park Resource Centre. We visited Inverclyde as part of our Comm

Scotland's Stories from North Ayrshire

Oct 25th, 2022 23m 54s

We're visiting North Ayrshire for the first episode of our Scotland's Stories podcast.During our Community Campfires residencies earlier this year, Scottish Book Trust spent the week at Garnock Valley and Irvine, asking the communities if the

Introducing Scotland's Stories

Oct 12th, 2022 1m

Introducing our new podcast series, Scotland's Stories!Each episode, you'll hear from people all over Scotland and all walks of life. From a Mobile Library driver in Uist, to a Mona Lisa mural in North Ayrshire.We collected the stories in I

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Scottish Poetry and Slavery

Nov 16th, 2020 1h 1m

Join Lisa Williams and Hannah Lavery on a virtual walking tour, exploring Scottish poetry's links to slavery via Edinburgh landmarks.

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Language

Nov 21st, 2019 43m 50s

Listen in on James Robertson and Pàdraig MacAoidh's conversation about the complexities and joys of LANGUAGE.James Robertson is the author of several highly-acclaimed novels include And the Land Lay Still, The Fanatic and The Testament of Gid

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Home

Nov 20th, 2019 44m 11s

Listen to author David Keenan in conversation with novelist Meaghan Delahunt on what HOME means to them.David Keenan is a multi-talented author, critic and musician. His first novel This Is Memorial Device was a sleeper hit and love letter to

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Childhood

Nov 19th, 2019 40m 36s

Listen to Catherine Simpson and Mara Menzies’s funny, insightful and moving conversation about what CHILDHOOD meant for them. Author Catherine Simpson recently released memoir When I Had A Little Sister gathered lots of praise for its honest

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Reading

Nov 18th, 2019 41m 2s

Welcome to the first episode in The Book Week Scotland Conversations Podcast, from Scottish Book Trust. This fascinating conversation features the creative director of A Year of Conversation, poet Tom Pow, talking to fellow poet, and founder of

Book Week Scotland Conversations: Preview

Nov 14th, 2019 49s

Enjoy a book festival wherever you are with the Book Week Scotland Conversations Podcast, from Scottish Book Trust.With the help of poet Tom Pow, we’ve asked authors, poets and storytellers to sit down with each other and have a conversation.