Hurry! For the next three days only, The Winds from Further West paperback is included in an exclusive pre-order promotion from Waterstones! Get 25% off pre-order using the code PREORDER25. #WPreorder waterstones.com/book/the-winds…

Have you seen all the glowing reviews for Alexander's newest book, Looking for You? 💕 🌟'Brimming with joy' - Sunday Post 🌟'Wonderfully amusing and heartfelt' - LoveReading 🌟'McCall Smith's novels are shaped by ideas of community, tolerance, and civility' - The Telegraph

'Her business was an unusual one—an introductions agency, or marriage bureau, as she sometimes described it, called the Perfect Passion Company.' Read an extract from Alexander's latest book Looking for You on his website! alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/story-calendar…

Big news! 🌟 Award-winning production company Synchronicity Films have optioned the rights for screen development to the internationally popular Isabel Dalhousie novels from best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith. Read more: alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/news/screen-de…

Alexander is taking part in some UK events in May this year! 📚 Make sure to check out his website for full details of all forthcoming book events and to buy tickets. Alexander looks forward to seeing you there! alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/category/event…

Alexander is very touched by the many lovely reader letters and emails he receives from all across the world. 💌 Many of them reflect on the peace and happiness that his characters bring them. What is it you enjoy about Alexander's writing?

Happy Mother's Day to all of Alexander's readers! 💐

Have a look at Alexander's website for this month's story calendar, an exclusive short essay 'Manners Count' where Alexander muses on morality and manners in the modern age. Check it out: alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/story-calendar…

In January, Alexander travelled to South Africa to work with his good friend, Nicholas Ellenbogen on a play, Darwin: A Curious Mind. It is now playing there to rave reviews. Read more: alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/news/darwin-cu…

Alexander is back in his happy place, Botswana! He is joining readers from around the world for a very special safari experience in the country. On Sunday they visited Elephant Havens, a charity Alexander is very happy to support. Read more: alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/news/alexander…

Over the last week, Alexander has been out travelling on a very special Readers’ Safari in glorious Botswana, home to Precious Ramotswe and The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Photos courtesy of Mats Ögren Wanger. alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/news/the-glori…

The Winds from Further West is out today in paperback! Described by BBC Radio 4 as 'a call to arms for a better society', this novel is set between Edinburgh and the beautiful Hebrides, and is a wonderfully romantic novel about chance encounters. birlinn.co.uk/product/the-wi…

Alexander is appearing later this month at the International Literature Festival Dublin! Join us for an evening of wit and warmth with one of the world’s best-loved authors! Find out more: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

It's a double-whammy publication week! Now available in the UK is the latest latest Professor von Igelfeld novel, The Lost Language of Oysters, as well as the paperback edition of The Conditions of Unconditional Love, the fifteenth Isabel Dalhousie novel. 📚

The Edinburgh International Book Festival programme is live! Alexander will be speaking at an event in Edinburgh on 15th August, discussing his most recent novels. Browse the events now ahead of tickets going on sale on Saturday! edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

Alexander is once again attending the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year with an event on 15th August! In-person tickets have already sold out but check back later for returns, or book your online ticket now! edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

Have you read the latest Alexander McCall Smith novel yet? The Lost Language of Oysters is the most recent in his Professor von Igelfeld series, in which there is a promise of a visit to Louisiana, where important research is being undertaken into communication among oysters. 🦪

Today is the UK publication day for this brand new edition of Alexander’s charming novel, Trains and Lovers. 💛 In this surprising and poignant story, four strangers meet on a journey from Edinburgh to London. What unfolds is a poignant and beautiful tale of love and railways.

Alexander was delighted to hear that – for the second year running – The Great Tapestry of Scotland centre in Galashiels, which he was involved in creating, has been awarded a place in Tripadvisor’s Top 10% of Attractions worldwide. Congratulations to the Tapestry team!

Exclusive Waterstones discount! For this week only, you can get 25% off pre-orders of Alexander's forthcoming stand-alone novel, The Private Side of Friendship! Find out more about this exciting new novel: waterstones.com/book/the-priva…