This month, soak up the festive season at Oban Winter Festival, read our exclusive interview with gritty Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh, and explore the best of Ayrshire where adventure awaits, with our 14-page special.

This month, meet the pioneering Scots vet treating animals worldwide, step into a real-life comic book as Dennis and Gnasher turn Dundee into Beanotown, and read our interview with veteran football manager Dick Campbell.

This month, discover the Climate Change Issue of The Scots Magazine. Never before have we devoted so much space to a single issue – and the environmental emergency is one of the biggest issues Scotland, indeed the world, will face. We take a look at Scotland's role in it all!

This month, enjoy a wee paddleboard adventure on a loch near you, read our interview with Ian Rankin as he talks about finishing William McIlvanney’s final Laidlaw novel, and plan a trip to the beautiful county of Perthshire.

This month, enjoy a Focus On the unmissable islands of the Inner Hebrides, Read our interview with national treasure Elaine C Smith as she talks turning The Gruffalo Glaswegian, and celebrate the return of Bloody Scotland and the Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021.

This month, don’t miss our exclusive interview with Still Game and River City funnyman Sanjeev Kohli, head down to V&A Dundee to catch their exciting new exhibition, Night Fever, and enjoy the best of the west with a Focus On Ayrshire.

This month, read our interview with celebrated Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald, take a virtual escape to the island of Vaters, and choose your favourite of the finalists for the Photographer Of The Year competition.