During Scotland's Year of Stories, we continue to celebrate the literary minds of NTSUSA Great Scots from years' past, Alexander McCall Smith and Denise Mina.

This prize includes two hardback copies of Alexander McCall Smith's Tiny Tales (keep one for yourself, and share another with a friend!) with an autograph, a signed privately printed pamphlet from McCall Smith titled The Waterfalls, Scotland and Everything, and an autographed copy of Denise Mina's newest novel, Rizzio.

In Tiny Tales, Alexander McCall Smith explores romance, ambition, kindness, and happiness in thirty short stories accompanied by thirty witty cartoons designed by Iain McIntosh, McCall Smith's longtime creative collaborator. Here we meet the first Australian pope, who hopes to finally find some peace and quiet back home in Perth; a psychotherapist turned motorcycle racetrack manager; and an aspiring opera singer who gets her unlikely break onstage. And, of course, we spend time in McCall Smith's beloved Scotland, where we are introduced to progressive Vikings, a group of housemates with complex romantic entanglements, and a couple of globe-trotting dentists. These tales and illustrations depict the full scope of human experience and reveal the rich tapestry of life-painted in miniature.

In Rizzio, the multi-award-winning master of crime, Denise Mina delivers a radical new take on one of the darkest episodes in Scottish history-the bloody assassination of David Rizzio private secretary to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the queen's chambers in Holyrood Palace. On the evening of March 9th, 1566, David Rizzio, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots, was brutally murdered. Dragged from the chamber of the heavily pregnant Mary, Rizzio was stabbed fifty six times by a party of assassins. This breathtakingly tense novella dramatises the events that led up to that night, telling the infamous story as it has never been told before. Rizzio looks at a shocking historical murder through a modern lens-and explores the lengths that men and women will go to in their search for love and power. Rizzio is nothing less than a provocative and thrilling new literary masterpiece.

Generously donated by Alexander McCall Smith and Denise Mina

Expand your Outlander-themed book collection, with three fantastic companion titles.

Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other, written by stars of the show Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish, brings you along for the buddy road-trip of a lifetime as they eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands and explore the majesty of Scotland. A wild ride by camper van, boat, kayak, bicycle and motorbike, they travel from coast to loch and peak to valley and delve into Scotland's history and culture, from timeless poetry to bloody warfare. With near-death experiences, many weeks in a confined space together, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Graham and Sam's friendship matures like a fine Scotch. Hold onto your kilts...this is Scotland as you've never seen it before.

Featuring more than one hundred recipes, Outlander Kitchen by professional chef and Theresa Carle-Sanders retells Claire and Jamie's incredible story through the flavors of the Scottish Highlands, the French Revolution, and beyond. Yet amateur chefs need not fear: These doable, delectable recipes have been updated for today's modern kitchens.

Carle-Sanders' second cookbook, Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again is inspired by the later novels in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series following the characters' revolutionary adventures across the Atlantic and back again. Interpreted with a spirit of generous humor and joyous adventure, the recipes herein are a mixture of authentic old-world recipes from Scottish settlers, new-world adaptations inspired by the cuisine of indigenous peoples, and humorously delicious character-inspired dishes-all created to satisfy your hunger and insatiable craving for everything Outlander, and with the modern kitchen in mind.

Generously donated by Scottish Gourmet USA

A priceless experience in Scotland, to spend the afternoon with leading Charles Rennie Mackintosh expert and National Trust for Scotland Chief Executive Phillip Long OBE.

From Mackintosh and Scottish design to all things Scotland, enjoy a personal tour of a mainland National Trust for Scotland property of your choosing followed by lunch or tea with Philip Long OBE, Chief Executive of The National Trust for Scotland. Prior to taking up the role, Mr. Long was founding Director of V&A Dundee, responsible for the development and operation of this new international design museum.

This very special package also includes a signed copy of The Story of Scottish Design by Philip Long.

Offer is valid until December 31, 2023.

Image 1: Philip Long

Image 2: The Story of Scottish Design

Image 3: Pollock House

Generously donated by Philip Long of The National Trust for Scotland