Sir Ian Rankin, Samantha Harvey, David Nicholls and Colm Toibin are among an eclectic lineup of literary voices heading to Tāmaki Makaurau for the 2025 Auckland Writers Festival in May.

Princess Anne has been announced as the new patron of The Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation (MIPF), Scottish Rugby's charity supporting injured grassroots players. The Princess Royal, who will ...

Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki will return to Aotea Centre for six days this May, and the official programme for ...

The writer of the Inspector Rebus novels talks about his new book Midnight and Blue, being an author, and books that have given him pleasure Ian Rankin is the bestselling author of the Inspector ...

Before the opening credits have rolled on the first episode of the BBC’s new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels, he is taking a hands-on approach to reducing Edinburgh’s crime ...

The Princess Royal has taken on a new patronage, weeks after dismissing any plans to retire. Princess Anne, who turns 75 in ...

Ian Rankin, aged 82, from Bearsden, Scotland, constructed a 9-metre yacht in his garden last year. The gentleman, who is contending with colon cancer, had a single aim: to bring joy to people ...

Novelist Sir Ian Rankin has been announced as the first ever guest programmer for an “epic” crime writing festival. Sir Ian is working with the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing ...