First Minister Nicola Sturgeon attends Paisley Book Festival

The 52-year-old attended the Paisley Book Festival today, where she told the audience that she is looking forward to some “quieter” weeks to come.

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The politician chaired a discussion with author Chitra Ramaswamy at the popular book festival.

During the hour-long talk at the University of the West of Scotland about Ms Ramaswamy’s Homelands: The history Of A friendship, which tells of the former Scotsman reporter’s friendship with Holocaust survivor Henry Wuga, Ms Sturgeon was praised for her stance on refugees.

She said: "I believe that anybody that comes to live in this country, for whatever reason, has a home here and that’s how we should view these things."

During the talk, Ms Sturgeon also expressed her hope to spend more time at book festivals.

She said: "I love attending book festivals, I have had the privilege of speaking to a number of authors at book festivals over the years and I should say I am looking forward to attending more book festivals in the future."

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During her time as First Minister, Ms Sturgeon actively tweeted about her love for books and regularly shared book recommendations with her 1.5 million followers.

She has even spoken of wanting to write her memoirs.

She told Radio 4’s PM: "I’d love to write, I’d love to go and work with young people in a different way to how I’ve done it now. I’ve spoken about personal things I’d like to do.

"I sometimes regret that I have not kept a detailed diary throughout all of my years. Will I write a memoir? Almost certainly, even if it is just for therapy for myself. Whether anybody will want to publish it is a different matter.

"I’m sure at one point I will get it all out there. So, anybody listening who might feel they have to beware, there’s some warning for you."