UK

A Short September Tour

Date Published: 25th September 2023

As the weather starts to change the road beckons and so Alexander McCall Smith travelled from his Edinburgh home to the south and south west of England for a short September tour to meet readers. Where did we go? Alexander – and his publicist Jan Rutherford – started out in the early hours of Thursday […]

Hay-on-Wye: A UK festival at its best, basking in sunshine

Date Published: 31st May 2023

Alexander McCall Smith delighted more than 1500 readers at his UK event this week at Hay Festival on the Welsh / English border, in conversation with journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Lang (much missed from the BBC’s Front Row). The sun shone down, and as the crowds gathered, ripples of conversation, laughter and applause escaping from […]

Alexander McCall Smith at Yeovil Literary Festival (UK)

Date: 10 October 2022

Venue: Westlands Main Hall, Yeovil, Westbourne Cl, Yeovil BA20 2DD

Time: 2:00pm

Date: 10 October 2022 Venue: Westlands Main Hall, Yeovil, Westbourne Cl, Yeovil BA20 2DD Time: 2:00pm THIS IS A YEOVIL LITERARY FESTIVAL 2022 EVENT WESTLANDS ENTERTAINMENT VENUE | Ballroom Alexander McCall Smith (or Sandy as he is often known) is a true legend in the literary word. He has written and contributed to over a hundred […]

The Good Cheer Club – Alexander McCall Smith, UK Event

Date: 28 May 2018

Venue: Charleston Festival

Time: 7.30pm

The Good Cheer Club with Alexander McCall Smith. Alexander McCall Smith is one of our most versatile men of letters. He simultaneously maintains four series of novels for adults and two for children, plus many one-off titles and a roster of academic books relating to his role as Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at Edinburgh University. But first among […]