Alexander McCall Smith

Alexander McCall Smith’s much loved character Precious Ramotswe first came to life on the pages of The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 25 years ago. Join us as we celebrate this global success.

Alexander gives us insights into his writing career and a glimpse of the many series that have been published in the intervening years, including 44 Scotland Street series and a new novel in the Detective Varg series, The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf.

‘The novels of Alexander McCall Smith aren’t yet prescribed on the NHS, but it might not be a bad idea.’ – Telegraph