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SCOTLAND'S BOOK CAMPAIGN
GLASGOW
I Irvine Welsh Wed :0. mo 7 .‘srrpirr. Dillons. I74» I 76 Argyle Street. I-IS 45' I4. Bound to he at busy :ililliir‘ u. rtli :r II} rirg visit from the Arusterdniii-linsed .iirthor oi Marathon Stork Nightmares r(‘;ipe U) ‘Nr A eoirrpulsix'e rend that straiddles the gtiiig-ho chnps’ adventure \sorld oi :\.l'r rc.i. jumbled in with the linlluciirrrtor} Edinburgh hospital trips ol' Roy Strung I Irvine Welsh 'l‘hur‘s 27. 7pm. John Smith & Sort. 352 Byres Road. ‘34 Z'o‘). Another reridrrrg from Mr Welsh to promote his latest storriiei‘ '/'/re .Ilrrr'rr/rrrrr Slur/t .‘V’i’veliliriui'er ((‘rrpe £9.09).
I Ellis Sopher Thurs 37. 7pm. l)rlloiis. l7-1—I7(i Arger Street. 2.18 JSI-l. :\ poetry reading from the siri.ill (ilasgotx - based publisher 'l'ni'nirrs wrih Iillis Sopher‘ reading t‘rorir his latest collection ('rru' lli.\'i'(ll'l(’.\‘ tlllt/ ()l/lt‘l‘ l’m’nrr t'l'nrrriris £4.95).
EDINBURGH
I Douglas Dunn Hi 2 I. 7pm. \VLIICI'SIUIICS. I3 Princes Street. 550 303-1. The esteemed poet tllltl editor of the excellent (Ir/old Book of St Hilts/I .S/irril Slur/ox (Oxford L l 7.99) will host this national launch for n collection spdlllillig two centuries tltttl includes everyone how Hogg to Kelirrtin. Mrilt \\‘liisl;_\' and
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Scottish Slt)t‘_\‘lL‘lllIl:_' .iie ;ilso p.rrt oi the proceedings.
I WOI'G Power S.it 33. .S' llprii Sotrtlrsrde
(‘oiirirrunrty ('eirtie. Nicholson Street. .>\Il inl'orinrrtrorr and tickets i'roirr \Vord l’i\\\'t‘l nt 43 West Nicholson Street. Mr: "I I 3. {1.30/{2 llI :itl\.'rrice lIUIII \\oid l’oxr. .‘I iJ/L'ZQU on door, '\rr e\eririig or culture. rriusrc Lttltl H N to celebrate the bunch or Scotland's iieu independent Irookshop
\\ itli .l;iriice (i;illtr\\.i}. Tour I eorr.ird. Dundee cuhuret lrririd \'r\ e l 'lr_\ster:c. (‘niinditiii poet pr Hunting and singer Scottie. Bur (llltl hookstrill.
I Roderick Owen Sn 21mm .lttti‘res 'l‘hiti. 53-59 Sotttli Bridge. 55o (r71i 'l'lre cruiltsriitirr will he derrrorntrntrrrg techniques l‘rorrr Iris ttL‘\\ rrr.iriii.il lr'n /i.'\' Burt/s (If XII/IQ tl/Ii/ [WI/iv [iron/x it‘dwcll USU”). The unit htis its origins in rirrcierit l’eiu\ i.iii .rrrd .l.rp;rnese tr.idrtrorr. hut todn} is seen ;is the lil}‘[‘_\ 'trreirrlslrip hrrrcelet‘.
I Yellow Cate Sriri 3.1. tltH‘lS Ul‘t'll .rt 7pm. Negocirints. ~15 I othi.r:r Street. (33H. \\'|r;it is eirrergrrig ;I\ .i Incl} .irrd \Illtl addition to the lidirrl‘rrrgh lc'.ttllll_‘_' circurt. this bunch lltt‘ .rlredth causing ;i stir \Vllll packed-out .iudrerrces. Ir\ rrie Welsh rends irorii .lltll'tl/‘i'll Start ,\'r'e/imitirr' ((‘tipe £9.08“. .iloirgsrde l’.rtil Reekic t/ri/i.’ lirii‘l't' I’li'e/rrrrr! hind Michelle liignii \\lltt.\c‘ lust colleetzorr ('mu' .l/(IIi. /"rr‘err'ur:(\ Ulla" .lli is do: out iii l)eceiiil5ei'. l'tliiis Its ,lori.rtli.rii lltizlter and sounds l\_\ limit I.
I ACI’OSS The BOIdEf Suit _‘ i. "put £15 The (ilnsite Meeting House. U li.irorrs Street. 557 503‘). :\ \\ rtt_\fseirotrs look .rt
poetry. prose. music and song and lio\\ rire Scots and Iinglrsh see and hue seen e;:elr other met" the centuries. l-'e.rtur trig lit-ti} Boyd. Richard lillis irrid l\irl‘el .\lrer.is the per‘tioriirnnce in the iirnirr hall is iollrm ed by :1 build supper III the .\lc\\'rl|r.irrr Room.
I Jackie Kay Tue 25. 7,-15prii. l’ie;is.riice
Theatre. The l’lezrsrince. ('.rll .\l;ithe\\
Hollis 557 S‘Stil l'or detnils. l-iee. .-\ r;ire reading from this e\ce|lerrt l,UlltlUIl-l‘.t\L‘tl poet \slio turn the Sorirei'set \Inuglrunr pr'i/e for poetry \\'llll her I993 collection ()I/It'l' [.Ul't’l‘\ . She litts tlL‘\elit|‘L‘tl :l reputation for e\ploriiig issues oi .s‘esuulrt}. ethnicit}. cltiss and lo\ e hotli iii her poetr} and plays including 'l\\ rlrglit Shift. '
I Joan Smith lite 35. 7pm \let‘tSltiths. l “ l’ttllc‘t‘\ .Sllt'L'l. 550 Kill-l ililt'c‘ .reclnrrrred [titlllidllsl .iird tietioii \\rrter retids I'rorir her I.itest eririrel‘uster' [Vii/l Snip r(‘lr.itto L'Isl ‘t‘tr te.iturrrrg ’the thirilsirrg \soriidii's tleieetne‘ l orett.r
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I Ernst & Young Tax Clinic \\‘t-.t 3r). “pin.
\\'.itcrs:ories. IJS l’rrzrees Street. :20
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I Robert Cumming lhtris 3,". “.Filprii, \\‘.ll‘c‘l\lttllk'\i53(i1'tll3'1‘SllL'L'l. 31554.5(), 'l‘he eli.irr rri;rrr ol't'hristies \‘tlllc'dilttll rs .ilso the .iutlroi ot .i l.i\ ish hook on the
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I Peter France .l'lrurs :7. 7pm.
l5 l’tllict‘s .Stl'c't‘l. 5.50 50.54. lilie editor ol- /r'1<‘.\i .r ()rhm/ ( ‘u/ri/rti/iiwr to /.ir’t'r'rr.'.'i/t’ //.' /7rt'/rr /r r( )\lord Lilli \\'tll talk .tl‘ttlll tlirs corrrpreherisne Ilt‘\\ releretrce gtrrde. ‘l'lie e\erit is introduced h} Stetliri ('iou/ut hour The l5rericlr Institute.
I Jean Rouaudt-‘i-i 38. “pm. \\'.iterstones. l5l)l’lltc‘t‘.\ Street. 55o SIB-l. ‘l'lre \\llltt.‘.
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of France's prestigious l’r'is (iorrcourt t‘L‘dtlS from his latest rro\cl (H ///iixlr'ioii.\‘ .I/eii lll'lelll [limit
I Irvine Welsh l‘lt 3S. Tprri LI l'r.r\erse 'l‘hetitre. Llriiilrrrdge Street. 'l'rcltets lrorrr .luiires ‘l‘hrii. 53 5‘) South liirdge. 55o (r743. Rounding ott riii rrrterisrx e re.idirig tour to promote /'/ri' Ilium/run Stork .\'ie/'i.'irrr.'r'r'i r(‘.ipe Ul‘Nr .\li' \Velsll ltllst‘\ to the st.ige and tends hour the other No hooks tlr.it e\er} I'm e and l-l) render h;rs on their Iroolsslrclx es. the \eriirnnl '/r'rr.rrr\;rrMir/re t.\lrrrer \ .i L59”) .irid turnst- seiiirrrnl .It It/ Home r(‘;ipe L‘) W)-
. Fay Weldon \\'ed .4. Tprrr. \\.itersiorres. l5 l’tiltces Street. .550 5ll.” (it'l there errrl} its this is espected to he .i \ei‘} l‘tts}' .rtlLrir .is \Veldoii ie.irls I'iorrr .V/rr'rir'r/re rll.ir‘per(\rllrrrs t; l-l.‘)‘)t her ‘se\_\ and disturbing no\ el th;rt dissects lo\ e nird iir;ii'i‘i;rge.
I Victoria Glendinning ‘t‘Irurs .i. 7pm. \\';iter'stories. S} (ieorge Street. 335 SN». ;\ tending hour the Ilirired hrogigipher tllltl rro\elrst. ller lgitest /;'/r'r'.'rrr rrr tllutchirison t IJ.‘)‘)) is ;i \ioridei‘lul lttlL‘ set in the Will century .ilrout the iiretnphorictil triid liternl elIects ot’ the element in the lite ot‘n _\oirrrg grr‘l.
WATERSTONE'S BOOKSELLERS
WATERSTONE'S WEST END
128 Princes Street. Edinburgh EH2 4AD (0131) 226 2666
Wednesday 26 April
7.00-8.30pm
JOHN WILEY & SONS AND WATERSTONE'S
invite you to a special clinic to help solve your tax savings problems with an Ernst & Young tax partner.
The event marks the launch of the new
Ernst & Young Tax-Savings Strategy Guide 1995
published by John Wiley & Sons in association with Ernst 8: Young.
TICKETS FROM BRANCH 0131 226 2666
MEET
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63 PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH
SATURDAY 29 APRIL 4 - 5PM signing copies of
. MARABOU , STORK NIGHTMARES
, If you can't attend, phone 013! 225 3|92 to reserve a copy
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