Muir books scoops prize

A BIOGRAPHY of Lothian conservation pioneer John Muir has won a major literary prize.

American historian Donald Worster has been awarded the Book of the Year Award for his biography A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir.

Worster won the 30,000 prize in the non-fiction category at the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book Awards. He said: "This generous award will, I hope, help introduce his life and achievements to modern Scots."