Anne Scott has never housed her books in order of theme or author yet she knows where each of them is and the kind of life it has led. Some have been gifts but most have been chosen in bookshops unique in their style and possibilities. Gradually some of the shops become partners with her as her life changes and so do they.

18 Bookshops form a life as well as a review of memories, history, and universal affections.

As Leonard Cohen requires, this is a passionate and personal evocation of a man who appeals to the inner spirit of his fervent followers.

Recommended by Fiona Rae, our Sponsorship & Partnerships Manager - I read this book after the festival and couldn’t put it down until I’d finished it. I was totally absorbed by Mohsin’s story; it made me weep but it also gave me great hope. Described as “a memoir of a gay Muslim’s journey to acceptance”, I can only imagine that committing such a personal story to paper must have felt terrifying at times, but it feels like a story that needs to be shared. It has a universal relevance and – like so many Book Festival events – it made me optimistic that open and thoughtful dialogue can create change.

A Full Back Slower Than Your Average Prop is a hymn to the golden age of amateur rugby, full of warmth and charm and great humour

The autobiography in words and pictures of one of Britain's most fascinating and acclaimed writers and artists, Alasdair Gray

This omnibus gathers A Croft in the Hills together with some of Katharine's later books.