CLACKMANNANSHIRE is set to receive a special literary guest as part of Book Week Scotland 2014.

Lin Anderson, chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland and co-founder of Bloody Scotland, Scotland’s first annual crime-writing festival, will drop in on the Wee County during the event which runs from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 November.

The crime writer’s latest book featuring forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod, Paths of the Dead, was published earlier this year and she will talk about the series and crime scene forensics.

Catch her at the Meet the Author event on Wednesday 26 November, 7-9pm, at the Speirs Centre in Alloa.

Councillor Ellen Forson, education, sport and leisure convener, said: “We’re delighted to be holding a Meet the Author event during Book Week Scotland, giving everyone in the community the opportunity to share their love of reading.

“If you can’t make it along on 26 November, remember that Book Week Scotland is the perfect chance to get signed up to your local library, or dig out your old membership card, to make sure there are books in your house and take the time to enjoy them by yourself and together with your children.” Now a major date in the cultural calendar, Book Week Scotland is a national celebration of reading created to highlight Scotland’s creative and literary talent, and to remind everyone of the unique pleasure that can be gained from a good book.

Tickets for the Lin Anderson event are free and must be booked in advance by phoning 01259 452262.