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S5 E3: 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith Welcome to the Book Dialogue Thank you for listening in! Welcome to another episode of the Book Dialogue Podcast! We are travelling virtually with Alexander McCall Smith to the heart of Edinburgh, Scotland. The address is 44 Scotland Street, home to a vibrant array of characters living in a townhouse that serves as a microcosm of society. With its rich tapestry of interactions and quirky personalities, Alexander McCall Smith invites us to reflect on the complexities of human relationships and the randomness of life. Closing Thoughts As we wrap up this episode of the Book Dialogue Podcast, we hope you've enjoyed our journey through the charming streets of Edinburgh and the delightful world of 44 Scotland Street.  Thank you for joining us today! We encourage you to explore Alexander McCall Smith's work. Layers of humour, warmth, and insight await you. Until next time, keep reading, keep reflecting, and remember—there's always a new story waiting to unfold. Safe travels in your literary adventures! Thank you for being a part of our community. Sarah & Rebecca Music by Epidemic Sound “Flowers in the Garden” By Cercles Nouvelles https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/6zlqB43d8P/

The vintage Lagonda belonging to Society founder Pip Hills played an instrumental part in our whisky club's foundation, carrying the first precious cargo of single casks from Speyside back to his Scotland Street home in Edinburgh to share with friends. In 1990, Pip Hills and his brother-in-law Dick Pountain decided to take a road trip to Prague in the Lagonda, to witness Václav Havel's inauguration as president of the Czech Republic. The magazine The Classic Motoring Review subsequently commissioned Pip and Dick to write a piece about the journey – and how Society whisky helped to make it a success. We asked Pip and Dick to tell us that story in their own words.

Hema Sukumar, author of MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS.Hema chats about:Her background in engineering and how working on a geophysical ship led to her writing her first novelWhy food plays such a huge role in her writingHow a Guardian Masterclass helped her get publishedHow she'd highly recommend booking agent 1-2-1 through Jericho writersGuest Author: Hema Sukumar Twitter: @Hema_Sukumar IG: @hemasukumarwrites Books: MINOR DISTURBANCES AT GRAND LIFE APARTMENTS by Hema SukumarHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This FamilyHema's recommendations:A book for fans of Hema's work: 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village by Joanna NellA book Hema has always loved: Malgudi Days by RK NararyanA book that's been published recently or is coming soon: The Twilight Garden by Sara Nisha Adams, Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley, After The Funeral by Tessa HadleyIf you enjoyed this show please do rate, review and share with anyone you think will enjoy it: https://www.spreaker.com/show/novel-experienceNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x

A few weeks ago we talked about journeys and this week we are completing the circle with an episode about destinations; specifically about places we have visited in the last few years. Do you read books about the places you travel before or during a trip? We talk about how it can enrich both your reading and travel experience. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. You can find books we've talked about and other curated lists at our Bookshop page. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello 2- When You Find My Body by D. Dauphinee 3- Alice the Cat by Tim Cummings 4- Tell the Rest by Lucy Jane Bledsoe 5- Burying My Dead by Bettie Lennett Denny 6- Martin Marten by Brian Doyle 7- Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan 8- The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett 9- The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher (Corrag) 10- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11- The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth 12- Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 13- 44 Scotland Street (#1) by Alexander McCall Smith 14- Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin 15- My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith 18- West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 19- City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 20- The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb 21- The Crow Road by Iain Banks 22- The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter 23- Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby 24- Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby 25- All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby 5 Star Recommneded Read By a Fellow Booklover - Ivana @MissTuned 1- Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino Shows mentioned-- 1- The Bear (Hulu) 2- Beef (Netflix) 3- Romeo and Juliet (1968) Articles mentioned-- Shakespeare in FLA School

A few weeks ago we talked about journeys and this week we are completing the circle with an episode about destinations; specifically about places we have visited in the last few years. Do you read books about the places you travel before or during a trip? We talk about how it can enrich both your reading and travel experience. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. You can find books we've talked about and other curated lists at our Bookshop page at https://bookshop.org/shop/PerksOfBeingABookLover Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello 2- When You Find My Body by D. Dauphinee 3- Alice the Cat by Tim Cummings 4- Tell the Rest by Lucy Jane Bledsoe 5- Burying My Dead by Bettie Lennett Denny 6- Martin Marten by Brian Doyle 7- Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan 8- The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett 9- The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher (Corrag) 10- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 11- The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer by Skip Hollandsworth 12- Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 13- 44 Scotland Street (#1) by Alexander McCall Smith 14- Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin 15- My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith 18- West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge 19- City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab 20- The Tale of Halycon Crane by Wendy Webb 21- The Crow Road by Iain Banks 22- The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter 23- Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby 24- Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby 25- All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby 5 Star Recommneded Read By a Fellow Booklover - Ivana @MissTuned 1- Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino Shows mentioned-- 1- The Bear (Hulu) 2- Beef (Netflix) 3- Romeo and Juliet (1968) Articles mentioned-- https://www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna98970

Michael Feir highlights the complete BBC audio drama adaptation of #44 Scotland Street (7:20). We flip through quirky stories from around the globe with Producer Grant Hardy, on What in the World (22:29). Canada Goose is launching a second hand trade-in program, and we learn all about it on The Buzz with Bill Shackleton (36:38).

It's "MIddle Grade March" so this week we talk about why book lovers, (even adults!) should try a middle grade book. We give you 10 titles that definitely deserve a spot on your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard 2- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 3- American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World by Joe Berkowitz 4- Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker 5- The One and Only Bob / The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 6- Pax by Sara Pennypacker 7- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 8- The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 9- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly 10- Dragonwings by Laurence Yep (Gold Mountain Chronicles) 11- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12- American Gods by Neil Gaiman 13- The Sandman by Neil Gaiman 14- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman  and Terry Prachett 15- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 16- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 17- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 18- The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt 19- Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani 20- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan 21- The Greenglass House by Kate Milford (series) 22- A History of Scotland by Neil Oliver 23- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith 24- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 25- The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec 26- Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus 27- Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Book Seller by Oliver Darkshire 28- Dream Girl by Laura Lippmann 29- The Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippmann Films mentioned-- 1- The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix 2022) 2- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 3- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

It's "MIddle Grade March" so this week we talk about why book lovers, (even adults!) should try a middle grade book. We give you 10 titles that definitely deserve a spot on your TBR list. For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. We are also on Instagram @perksofbeingabookloverpod and on FB Perks of Being a Book Lover. Books mentioned in this episode: 1- The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard 2- Nasty, Brutish, and Short: Adventures in Philosophy with Kids by Scott Hershovitz 3- American Cheese: An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World by Joe Berkowitz 4- Cork Dork by Bianca Bosker 5- The One and Only Bob / The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 6- Pax by Sara Pennypacker 7- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 8- The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 9- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly 10- Dragonwings by Laurence Yep (Gold Mountain Chronicles) 11- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12- American Gods by Neil Gaiman 13- Sandman by Neil Gaiman 14- Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett 15- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 16- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 17- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley 18- The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt 19- Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani 20- Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan 21- The Greenglass House by Kate Milford (series) 22- A History of Scotland by Neil Oliver 23- 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith 24- The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 25- The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec 26- Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs by Jamie Loftus 27- Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Book Seller by Oliver Darkshire 28- Dream Girl by Laura Lippmann 29- The Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippmann Films mentioned-- 1- The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix 2022) 2- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) 3- Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

Happy Hallothanksmas everyone! It's the October wrap up podcast and there's a little bit of everything this month! To start, we round out Hallmark's 2021 Fall Harvest lineup - Love Strikes Twice was the easy winner. Book wise, we've got everything from: finishing the Samantha Young On Dublin Street Series with Fall From India Place, Echoes of Scotland Street, and Moonlight on Nightingale Way, all the way to spooky reads and Christmas warmups! The SBS book club pick, Witch Please by Ann Aguirre was okay, but the last minute find The Ex Hex gave off all the spooky vibes. Add The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox to the Christmas TBR list, and Mary Kay Andrews The Santa Suit for a quick read. Catch reviews and links to everything on www.sockbunstudios.com! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Reader Escape Want an escape to Scotland? Maybe a Literary Escape to Scotland? Check out these Books Set in Scotland that I recommended as a Reader Escape for Jennifer. Want your own Reader Escape? I'd love to have you on the podcast. Just fill out the form below and I'll be in touch.   READER ESCAPE FORM   Books mentioned in this episode Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraiser - Historical Fiction   Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell - Memoir   44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith - Contemporary Fiction   Bonus books: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon   Finding Fraser by KC Dyer   Harry Potter by JK Rowling   CLICK HERE to Learn More about any of these books   Links from this episode Literary Escape Book Club A Book Lover's Adventures blog

Welcome to the Ghost Gals podcast, we're rebranding and Adam is fired. Okay fine, he isn't fired, but Nat and guest Nicola Roy are dragging his skeptical bum back into the spectral realm as we explore a few famous ghosts of Edinburgh.Edinburgh Castle (day)Edinburgh Castle (night)The One o'clock GunGreyfriars Churchyard GatesGreyfriars Kirk CemeteryGeorge Mackenzie's TombGreyfriars BobbyBurke & HareJasper & Horace from 101 DalmatiansThe Royal Lyceum TheatreNicola in The Cherry Orchard at the Royal LyceumCheck out Nicola's podcast: The Cultural CovenThe Cultural Coven Podcast, was “highly recommended” by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and mentioned in HELLO magazine. The Cultural Coven is a podcast that celebrates Scottish Art & Culture, explores the lives of its much loved artists and figures. In association with Edinburgh's Royal Lyceum Theatre where Nicola has tread the boards many times. The first series is available on all major podcast platforms, new series coming soon.Follow The Cultural Coven @culturalcoven on TwitterMore on Nicola:Nicola Roy is an award-winning actress who has worked extensively in Scottish theatre, TV and radio since graduating from Rose Bruford College in London in 2008. Joyce McMillan, the Scotsman Reviewer, recently described her as "one of Scotland's leading comic actresses."Just prior to lockdown Nicola had an international success playing Elmire in Liz Lochhead's ‘Tartuffe' in Adelaide, Australia, which won the ‘critics choice' award.She is a favorite at the Lyceum Theatre where she has appeared in many plays, most recently; ‘An Edinburgh Christmas,' ‘Belles Stratagem' (Cats awards ‘Best Ensemble' 2018) and ‘Thon Man Moliere' opposite Siobhan Redmond. Nicola has also worked at the Traverse Theatre, Dundee Rep, Kings Theatre, Citizens Theatre and Oran Mor.TV appearances include playing Jen Lewis in BBC Scotland's River City, Hope Springs and being directed by Robert Carlyle in the film ‘Barney Thomson'Nicola is also an accomplished voice artist, having appeared in numerous radio dramas for the BBC including Rebus and 44 Scotland Street.Follow Nicola at @nicola.m.roy on Instagram & @NicolaMRoy on TwitterSOURCES:“The Famous Ghost of Morningside.” Q360 Blog Edinburgh Scotland. Quartermile's Property and Lifestyle Blog. Luxury Apartments, www.qmile.com/q360/the-famous-ghost-of-morningside. Hallinan, Bridget. “The 10 Most Haunted Cities in the World.” Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2017, www.cntraveler.com/gallery/the-10-most-haunted-cities-in-the-world. “Scottish Folklore - Ghosts, Myths AND Legends.” VisitScotland, ebooks.visitscotland.com/ghosts-myths-legends/headless-drummer/. Stratford, Sam. “Peeves's Edinburgh Tomb: GreyFriar's Black Mausoleum.” Greyfriars Kirkyard George Mackenzie's Poltergeist & Peeves

On today's podcast, I got to visit with Melissa Edwards. Melissa is a Mom of three, a nurse, and a sweet friend. She shares about going to the Holy Spirit for help and peace. She talks about trusting God's grace and resisting living in her own strength. What Melissa shares about relying on the Holy Spirit really stuck with me, and I know you'll enjoy it. Links from the show: The Next Right Thing podcast https://emilypfreeman.com/podcast/ 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/97875.44_Scotland_Street The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7061.The_No_1_Ladies_Detective_Agency At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/71776.At_Home_in_Mitford?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=b6326yCyR6&rank=1 The Lord of the Rings Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m2CsP3NS-Y "Beautiful Day" by U2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o

Rachel and Simon speak with prolific novelist Alexander McCall Smith. Alexander was a professor of Medical Law, before turning his hand to writing fiction. His first book, “The White Hippo”, a children's title, was published in 1980. But it wasn't until the appearance of the highly successful “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency” series that Alexander became a household name. The series has now sold over twenty million copies in English alone. Alexander's various series of books have been translated into forty-six languages. Others include the “44 Scotland Street” novels and the Isabel Dalhousie books. Recently, he launched the Ulf Varg series of ‘Scandi blanc' novels set in Sweden. Alexander talked to us about his rapid writing pace, the moral questions of detective novels and the idea of cultural appropriation. You can find us online at alwaystakenotes.com, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at facebook.com/alwaystakenotes. Our crowdfunding page is patreon.com/alwaystakenotes. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Katy Lee, who also handles our social media. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.

Scotland Street – Sensuele belofte is het zevende deel in de heerlijke, sexy serie van Samantha Young. Voor de lezers van E.L. James, Jennifer Probst en Sylvia Day.Uitgeven door Luitingh Sijthoff 2020Spreker(s): Valentina de Wild

Join us for an hour of mischief, laughter and master storytelling with one of the world's most prolific and best-loved writers, Alexander McCall Smith. Author of more than 100 books including the internationally bestselling No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street and Corduroy Mansions series, McCall Smith was recently awarded the prestigious Medal of Honor for Achievement in Literature by The National Arts Club of America. This full festival session was recorded at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in 2018.

We’re at a pub that’s so new it’s not even open this month. We join Chris Bamford at The Crow Inn on Scotland Street ahead of its opening in a few weeks. Adam, James, Laura, Sean and our guest Chris check out four beers: Cloudwater’s Hoppy Little Lager, Brew York’s Rhubarb and Custard (extra custard…

This week, we read Snakes by Jen Huszcza. Join Robert, Michelle, and Rachel as they explore this delightfully weird short play for two women. Make sure you join us for our Weekend Of Women this weekend, Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2019! Friday night we will have a reading of Captive by Shelli Pentimall Booker, and Saturday we will present an evening of seven short plays! Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5.00 at the Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland Street. Curtain is 7:30 both nights; see you there!  For more information about Weekend Of Women and Panglossian Productions, visit www.panglossian.org. If you would like for us to consider your play for the podcast, send the PDF to literary@panglossian.org.  Special thanks to THE SOUND TECHS WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED

Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith talks with care Radio UK’s Alan Steadman in December. the man who penned The Number 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street, the Corduroy Mansions series and many more talks about life, his work and his views on the world of care in the UK.

Alexander McCall Smith sprach mit mir über seine Serie 44 Scotland Street. Das Interview entstand während des Edinburgh Book Festival 2018.

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the popular series of novels relating the Botswana-based adventures of Precious Ramotswe and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. There are 10 books in the series. And this isn’t even McCall Smith’s only series! He also writes: 44 Scotland Street; the "Isabel Dalhousie" novels and the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series. So it’s a good time to be Alexander McCall Smith.

Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world’s most prolific and best-loved authors. Here he talks to Georgina Godwin about his participation at the festival, about his influences and inspirations and his home city Edinburgh, which he often refers to as "The City of Stories". His various series of books have been translated into forty-six languages and become bestsellers throughout the world. These include the popular 44 Scotland Street novels, the latest of which,The Bertie Project launched at the festival.

This week sees the release of a lot of water in cinemas as surfer Blake Lively does battle with a great white shark in The Shallows, and inhabitants of a small Norwegian town struggle to survive a tsunami in The Wave. Adam Smith comes up for breath to offer his verdict on both. Alexander McCall Smith is back with his 11th instalment of his popular '44 Scotland Street series' with The Bertie Project. He reveals what happens to Bertie next, how the pressure of writing a serialised novel affects his style, and, after more than 80 books, will he ever slow down?To help celebrate the National Youth Theatre turning sixty, two playwrights, Bola Ajbage and James Fritz, have penned plays hoping to fire the imagination of young theatre goers. They join Kirsty to explain why they've put technology and housing centre stage in a bid to speak to generation Z. Seas and rivers have long been a source of poetic inspiration so to continue our series where we find out what artists in residence do, we take a walk up a towpath in Birmingham with canal laureate Luke Kennard.

Five contemporary novelists examine the craft of Dickens's prose, and reflect on how the giant of British nineteenth-century fiction is both a role model and a shadow looming over their own writing. Taking as their starting point a favourite extract from one of Dickens's novels, each writer discuss Dickens's themes, narrative techniques and writing craft, and tells us what they themselves have learnt from it. They offer thoughtful, unusually engaged and focused critical appreciation of Dickens's skill, as well as valuable insights into their own work and how they themselves wrestle with the subject and technique under discussion. In the fourth programme in the series novelist Alexander McCall Smith salutes Dickens's mastery of the episodic form, something he himself used with great success in his novels 44 Scotland Street, published over several years in a daily newspaper, and Corduroy Mansions, published in daily episodes online.First broadcast in December 2011.

World-wide bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith meets readers to discuss the first in his series of humorous novels set in Edinburgh - 44 Scotland Street. The presenter is James Naughtie. The book tells the story of the interlocking lives of the inhabitants of adjoining flats in a house in the Georgian New Town of Edinburgh - their comic adventures, their foibles and accidents, their chance criss-crossings day-to-day. McCall Smith talks about the challenges of writing one thousand words a day, and how readers would advise him on where to take the story next, and what they thought he should do with characters they didn't like. He also explains how a few real people - novelist Ian Rankin, art gallery owner Guy Peploe - turned up in the stories. January's Bookclub choice: Unreliable Memoirs (Vol 1) by Clive James Producer: Dymphna Flynn.