As well as being a perfect gift for book lovers – or a delightful treat to buy yourself – book subscriptions can bring fresh energy and excitement to your reading. From discovering new authors to ...

When I was growing up in Glasgow, I heard family members speaking Gaelic. This motivated me to learn Scottish Gaelic as an adult and to send my own children through Gaelic Medium Education. My ...

The joy of sharing a good picture book can span across generations. Discover a list of our favourite children's books that represent different kinds of grandparents, perfect for cuddling up and ...

Libraries are magical places. Within the pages of these children's books, libraries of all shapes and sizes are celebrated for the joy, community and, of course, books, that they bring into our lives.

Songs and rhymes are a great way to have fun with your child – and they’re also one of the best things you can do to support their development. You can find songs and rhymes to suit different moods or ...

20 years ago this October, Edinburgh proudly became the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature. To celebrate, we teamed up with Edinburgh City of Literature(this link will open in a new window) to ...

We are on the hunt for Scotland’s Reading Champions! Is there someone you know who inspires children and teens to get into reading? If so, please nominate them for our brand-new Reading Champion ...

Enjoy an exclusive serialised story from Jenny Colgan for Book Week Scotland. There is an honourable tradition of serialisation in the publishing of some of our most enduring novels. The Counte of ...

The line-up for Book Week Scotland 2024 has been revealed, themed around ‘hope’. From 18–24 November, the annual celebration of books and reading, will see events spanning arts, poetry and photography ...

How many people speak Gaelic? Census records number fluent Gaelic speakers(this link will open in a new window) in Scotland around 57,600, or approximately 1% of the ...

To complement Fair Saturday Scotland(this link will open in a new window)’s Kindness of Words Festival, we have a session that celebrates Bookbug being welcoming and inclusive to all. These songs and ...