Alex Starritt

Historian Michael Wood takes us to a coffeehouse in Kars, Turkey, where a traditional bard (aşıks) performs the “Epic of Köroğlu.” As seen in 1979’s “In Search of the Trojan War.”

A quite moving plaque in the cloisters of England's Durham Cathedral:

Drayton and Mackenzie has been included in the Times Best Summer Books! ‘An ode to the enduring power of male friendship’ The Times Have you read it yet? bit.ly/DraytonMackenz…

Delighted to be returning to the @edbookfest with the true story of the Scottish Enlightenment, what Robert Burns was really like, and how the teenage Walter Scott hoodwinked his mum and dad. Tickets on sale from June 25, link below. edbookfest.co.uk/events/olga-wo…

Some ambitions build, some ambitions destroy — but friendship endures. A Times, Sunday Times, GQ, Financial Times and Bloomberg BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'My book of the Summer' Janice Turner Out now paperback: ow.ly/sWeU50YT9sK

Airing my views in the @ScottishField - shout out to @rafael_torrubia, @P14Murray, @es_thomson and @StarrittAlex, and huge thanks to @Antonia_Reeve for the pic. scottishfield.co.uk/books/the-good…

Drayton and Mackenzie has been chosen as Hatchard’s June Book of the Month! Drayton and Mackenzie is out in paperback on June 4th, pre-order your copy now: bit.ly/3RJIB28 🌊 @StarrittAlex @Hatchards

An epic of ambition, chaos, and the friendship that survives it. A Times, Sunday Times, GQ, Financial Times and Bloomberg BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Very moving' GQ Books of the Year Coming soon in paperback: bit.ly/DraytonMackenz…

“The lamb bhuna looks nice.”

It would appear the critics agree that you should read my damn book. bookmarks.reviews/reviews/americ…

My book, AMERICAN MEN, is out today. It's an intimate, immersive work of narrative nonfiction that interweaves the stories of four vastly different men, grappling with their relationship to masculinity. I'd love for you to read it.

In the state of Wyoming in the USA lies a real hydrological oddity. It's a small stream (creek) that is thought to be the only one of very few examples in the world. It is placed so precariously and perfectly that it's hard to believe it is able to exist. 1/n

@HugoGye @jamespriceglos Thank you so much! Very glad you enjoyed it

@jamespriceglos @StarrittAlex 💯💯

I’m late to the party, but this by @StarrittAlex really is so bloody good. Go and get a copy now!

One week until publication! Pre-orders will be delivered on pub date

RT @misplacedscot: More than a book about business. Has the breadth of a 19th century Russian novel. ⁦@StarrittAlex⁩

A wee swally!!🍺👍

I try to avoid being melodramatic about cultural decline. Then I read that, when the BBC adapted Anthony Trollope’s Palliser novels in 1974, the Radio Times published an *84* page illustrated special on its historical context. Unimaginable today.

Times obituaries are meant to be anonymous, but this is so good I need to boast that it was written by my father, Magnus Linklater, who has penned hundreds of such mini-biographies over the years, but few as important to Scottish culture as this one. thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/…

@LMethv @icod Lovely to hear. Thank you

So. Finished this last night and still unable to articulate HOW much I loved this book. I feel bereft. An exquisite portrait of humanity and friendship. Utterly authentic. It’s my entire career too. So so glad @icod tweeted 👇🏻 Outstanding @StarrittAlex