News & Events - Alexander McCall Smith

News

Okavango Delta Explorations take you back to Botswana with Alexander McCall Smith

Date Published: 18th September 2025

Video by Mats Ögren Wanger Alexander is returning to Botswana in 2026 for a further guided tour of the country with Okavango Delta Explorations, in the company of his friend Mats Ogren and in the footsteps of his much loved character from The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Precious Ramotswe. Booking is now open for this remarkable […]

Empathy in Education

Date Published: 6th March 2025

On the eve of World Book Day 2025 Sir Alexander McCall Smith spoke at a special event at Fettes School exploring empathy in education. Taking place in the Fettes theatre and live streamed to members of the school community, this fascinating, and very current, conversation was both uplifting and inspirational. In a conversation with Charlie […]

Date Published: 22nd January 2025

Earlier this month Alexander joined a very special group of readers for a one-of-a-kind afternoon tea at Bertie’s favourite deli, Valvona & Crolla. The group of readers had helped to crowdfund the relocation of The Edinburgh Bookshop, one of Alexander’s favourite independent Edinburgh book shops. Alexander, together with bookshop owner Marie Moser, thanked the readers […]

Events

Alexander McCall Smith at Falmouth Book Festival (UK)

Date: 22 October 2025

Venue: The Poly, 24 Church St, Falmouth

Time: 7.00pm

As the author of over one hundred books, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world’s longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street Alexander McCall Smith is one of the most celebrated and bestselling authors of the last 30 years, having sold over 30 million books around the […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Bridport Literary Festival (UK)

Date: 23 October 2025

Venue: Electric Palace Theatre, Bridport

Time: 7.00pm

Bridport Literary Festival is thrilled to welcome worldwide best-selling author, Alexander McCall Smith, who will be joining us again for a special event in anticipation of this year’s BridLit Festival. He will be in conversation with much loved author Nikki May, in an event which promises to be an evening of sheer delight. The master storyteller […]

An afternoon with Alexander McCall Smith in Wimborne (UK)

Date: 24 October 2025

Venue: Allendale Centre, Wimborne

Time: 3.45pm

Join worldwide best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith for an afternoon of sheer delight! The master storyteller will entertain you with tales from the latest 44 Scotland Street novel, Bertie’s Theory of Ice Cream, and discuss In the Time of Five Pumpkins, the new novel in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. An event not to be […]