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In honour of Robert Burns's birthday, we'd like to share an extract of Burns for Every Day of the Year. On the 25th January, we read 'To a Haggis'.  You can also view the poem here: Burns for Every Day of the Year: 25th January For more on Burns for Every Day of the Year, see here. 

Happy holidays!  Please see details for Christmas and New Year below.    Order in time for Christmas Please order before 12 December for delivery in time for Christmas. Please note delivery cannot be guaranteed. All orders are shipped with Royal Mail 2nd Class. And this date is based on their last posting dates. Please see here for more information from Royal Mail.    From 20 December 2022 to 4 January 2023 Our shop will be closed for print book purchases from 20 December 2022 until the 4 January 2023. No orders will be sent out during this time. Any orders placed during this...

Skip the turkey and master the art of roast grouse this Christmas. Celebrate in style with a festive Scottish feast from our national chef Gary Maclean. Below you'll find all you need for a festive Christmas dinner. Starting with haggis bon bons, followed by roast grouse with roasted potatoes and vegetables, and finishing of in proper Scottish style, with a delicious cranachan dessert. And as a wee after dinner treat (or before, it's Christmas after all), whisky chocolate truffles.    You can also view the recipes here: Gary Maclean's Scottish Christmas For more on Gary Maclean's Scottish Kitchen, see here. 

Weaving fiction with the facts where these are known, We Are All Witches invites the reader to explore the forces at work in one of the darkest episodes of Scotland's history and consider their echoes in the present day. “Springing directly from the pioneering Witches of Scotland campaign, Kidd has imagined lively and convincing voices from the past to commemorate the lost lives of Scotland’s witches, reminiscent of Jenni Fagan’s Hex.” – Sara Sheridan, author of The Fair Botanists “This clever and compelling book brings the victims of the witch hunts into sharp focus. This book is a must for anyone interested in this...

Itchy Coo at 20 Itchy Coo Books, led for the past 20 years by writers Matthew Fitt and James Robertson, was founded in August 2002. Working with Black & White, our fabulous publishing partners, Itchy Coo has produced over 80 braw titles in Scots and made the Scots language exciting, fun and easy to read. To celebrate our 20th birthday, Itchy Coo will be hosting a special event at the Edinburgh Book Festival on Sunday 21st of August 2022. And we are publishing these brilliant books to mark our special year. Read more about Itchy Coo at 20 in The Bookseller online.