Award winning Scottish photographer John Baikie shares the amazing scenic beauty of the North Coast 500, Scotland’s “Route 66” road trip in his first book financed largely via crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
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UTTS #055 Dancing Through Fire: A Literary Journey
Scottish novelist Catherine Alexandra discusses her debut novel, her writing journey, self-publishing, lessons learned, and tips for aspiring writers based upon her own experience.
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"The Tartan Witch", a children's book written in English and Scots by Greta Yorke, illustrated by Maggie Bolton
UTTS #038 The Tartan Witch: A Children's Tale in Two Languages
"The Tartan Witch" is a delightful wee cultural children's story told in both English and Scots languages. Author Greta Yorke hopes the book will be adapted by Education Scotland as an official teaching aid for promoting the Scots language as directed by the Scottish government's "Scots Language Policy" of 2015.
Read MoreUTTS #036 Between Daylight and Hell: Scots Who Stained American History
Numerous volumes have been written extolling the virtues of the Scots and Scots-Irish who helped to shape the United States. Scottish journalist and now author Iain Lundy has taken a different direction, peering into the seedier side of history to uncover a rogue's gallery of Scots who left a stain on American history.
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UTTS #014 Speaking Scots and the Concise Scots Dictionary
Scots is one of three native languages spoken in Scotland today. It's origin dates back some 1400 years but just recently the Scottish government adopted a new national policy toward promoting its learning and usage.
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UTTS #006 Later Tartan Gator: A New Orleans Tale
Glasgow-born Lorraine Johnston had a successful corporate career stolen away by the onset of Multiple Sclerosis. While battling the unwelcome disease she has launched herself on a new life's journey, as a writer. Later Tartan Gator is her first published children's book.
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