From the tip of Shetland to the depths of the Borders, we have been scouring Scotland for your favourite places and now, during Book Week Scotland, we are bringing this special collection to you. My Favourite Place is the perfect book to read during Book Week Scotland, Scotland’s first ever national celebration of reading.
From inspiring stories and poems by members of the public, to pieces from well-loved writers including Michael Palin, Alexander McCall Smith and Scotland’s makar Liz Lochhead, My Favourite Place is a snapshot of Scotland’s favourite places.
The book contains over thirty stories, collecting places from all over Scotland and includes a series of illustrations from leading Scottish artists including Alasdair Gray, Louise Hopkins and Kate Davis.
150,000 copies of My Favourite Place are being given away the length and the breadth of the country this week (26 November – 2 December). You’ll find copies in so many places: libraries, bookshops, museums, businesses, arts venues, train stations, CalMac ferries, workplaces and even in Specsavers branches!
The contents of the book were collected as part of the My Favourite Place project run by Scottish Book Trust and BBC Radio Scotland in 2012. To find out more about the project and read the submissions from the public, visit: www.scottishbook.trust.com/myfavouriteplace.
Scottish Book Trust
What’s your favourite place in Scotland? Let us know?
I’ve looked out and dusted off some of my favourite stories and will be enjoying these books all over again – and as it’s so dark, wet and miserable outside, what better time to to curl up with a cup of coffee and a good book?
What will you be reading during Book Week Scotland? Let us know!