Bookshop has a long and eclectic history and occupies one of the town's oldest buildings.

Nathan Rodney-Jones uses a vintage typewriter to craft bespoke verses on the street.

Sangu Mandanna says making reading and writing accessible for all is "absolutely vital".

BBC Scotland speaks to people involved in the book community in south west Scotland.

Publisher Noel Carrington is credited with creating some of Britain's best-loved children's books.

Author Sir Salman Rushdie says he hopes the man who stabbed him "reflects upon his deeds" in jail.

Vicki Shenkin Kerr says her independent bookshop is becoming a community space for events.

Booker judges describe British-Hungarian author David Szalay's Flesh as "a very special book".

Grace Murray says she feels "lucky and grateful" to have taken part in the WriteNow scheme.