“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” – Neil Gaiman
“A book is a dream you hold in your hands.” – Neil Gaiman
At start of every New Year we take a look back at our favourite books from the previous year. The Hoolet Thit Couldnae Fly – by Emma Grae, illustratit by Bob Dewar is our Children’s book of 2023. Written in the Scots language, this is Emma’s first children’s book. Emma Grae is a Scottish author …
How is it 2024 already? What did you receive to add to your reading pile? Did you manage a few hours absorbed in an exciting new novel or finally finished a classic that you had always wanted to read? Whatever you’ve been enjoying (and finished!), don’t despair, we’ve got a whole lot of suggestions to …
Winter truly arrived here at Mennock with ice, snow and frost over several days; it didn’t stop the wildlife from visiting though. Back in November before the cold weather arrived, we had the privilege of watching a female Sea Trout (Brown Trout) preparing the river bed and then laying her eggs whilst being closely watched …
This September why not call in at Burnside Tearoom in Sanquhar and choose from a selection of thrillers written by some of the best Scottish crime authors!
Our ever expanding list of fauna and flora now includes our first wild black rabbit, Gold Crests, Kingfishers, Globeflowers, Wild yellow poppies and with so little rain in recent weeks, even the Mennock water is starting to sprout all sorts of interesting weed and aquatic life. The woodland has now transformed from its winter rest …
We’re delighted to bring you the new edition of Booktime Magazine, free and available to read online and free paper copies will shortly be available in selected outlets locally. Titles listed in the magazine can be ordered through our online book shop and you can either arrange for home delivery or, if you email us, …
Taking the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine, we wandered down into the wood behind the Book Warren to see the emergence of spring flowers. Our snowdrops have been glorious and now the daffodils are rapidly forming their buds. The dark green leaves of bluebells are pushing through the leaf litter, tiny Celandine leaves precede their …
“The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.” Robert Burns To everyone celebrating Burn’s Night have a great evening. We took a wander through the Book Warren woodland and spotted some early snowdrops gently nodding their heads in the low winter light. As one of the first …