Alexander McCall Smith gets to it before I can. “Readers sometimes point out how often I write about women,” he says, a ...

Alexander McCall Smith has hit out at accusations of 'cultural appropriation' over his depiction of African women in his books. The author, who lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth Parry ...

With Bertie’s Theory of Ice Cream, the seventy-something Scottish author continues to delight his fans worldwide ...

The author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series is a writing machine with more than 100 titles to his name.

Sir Alexander McCall Smith has criticised the “censoring” of children’s books by authors such as Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton, arguing that they present a “sanitised world view”.

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of many books, including the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series and The Importance of Being Seven. He is also professor emeritus of medical law at the ...

The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels featuring the insightful Botswanon Investigator Mma Precious Ramotswe have sold more than 15 Million copies in 43 Languages worldwide A film based on the ...

The Meeker Public Library book club is reading The Conditions of Unconditional Love by Alexander McCall Smith. We will meet ...

The author of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency on fictionalising African culture, ‘offensive’ writing and his mind-blowing work ethic Alexander McCall Smith gets to it before I can.