News & Events - Alexander McCall Smith

News

Alexander McCall Smith celebrates Edinburgh’s 900th anniversary in verse

Date Published: 4th July 2024

The newly knighted creator of The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series marked the end of a joyous week of celebrations by presenting a poem to King Charles at a reception at Edinburgh Castle yesterday, celebrating the 900th anniversary of Scotland’s capital city. The poem appears in The Times online today and in paper. The […]

Knighted – Arise Sir Sandy

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Alexander is formally Knighted in Edinburgh Sir Alexander McCall Smith has been Knighted by King Charles III in the Great Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The investiture ceremony took place today, Tuesday 2 July 2024, and forms a central part of Royal Week, during which the Monarch spends some days visiting various […]

Out on the Road with Alexander McCall Smith in the UK

Date Published: 19th May 2024

We have been out on the road with Alexander McCall Smith, meeting readers in the north of England. We were celebrating publication of The Perfect Passion Company and offering a sneak preview of the forthcoming book in the Isabel Dalhousie series, The Conditions of Unconditional Love, as well (of course) as catching up with old […]

Events

Alexander McCall Smith at Fringe By The Sea Festival, North Berwick, UK

Date: 9 August 2024

Venue: Lodge Stage, Lodge Grounds, North Berwick

Time: 2.00pm

Join Alexander McCall Smith, self-professed serial novelist, and one of the world’s favourite storytellers as he explores the first book in a new series, The Perfect Passion Company, a delightful new novel featuring a dating agency based in Edinburgh’s historic New Town. Alexander will also be giving a sneak preview of the new novel in the […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Edinburgh International Book Festival (UK)

Date: 19 August 2024

Venue: Edinburgh International Book Festival

Time: 5.00pm

Alexander McCall Smith returns to unveil a new series and offer a welcome update on our favourite agency in Botswana. Meet Katie Donald, who finds herself running a dating company for Edinburgh’s lonely hearts. Told with wit and warmth, The Perfect Passion Company promises to delight while our reunion with Precious Ramotswe in The Great Hippopotamus Hotel is a […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Toppings, Edinburgh, UK

Date: 25 September 2024

Venue: Greenside Church, 1b Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5AB

Time: 7.30pm

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred books on a wide array of subjects, including the world’s longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. He joins us in Edinburgh this autumn for a celebration of his two latest offerings: the new No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novel The Great Hippopotamus Hotel and the new standalone […]