CHEAP BOOKS
How to make your literary cash go further.
I The Borders Best deal offers pounds off new hardbacks. with selected titles at half price plus three-for- two on a wide range of new paperbacks. Under the Doorbuster deal, you could get a current bestseller at half price and with New Reads. there are one-month long discounts of just released paperback and hardback titles. Down Waterstone's way, a new title is offered to customers at a 50% discount. and there are regular three-for-two promotions on new and classic titles.
I At the Scottish Poetry Library, you can get free postal borrowing if you become a Friend which in itself costs £20 (£10 concession) which should pay for itself soon enough. Plus, you will get an annual list of new Scottish poetry titles, news and details of openings and launches. At Ottakar’s. many new hardbacks have money off and it has a scheme where reading groups are encouraged to register. which ensures that their chosen books are ordered with the potential for a 10% discount.
I The National Library of Scotland organises a year-round programme of free cultural events and exhibitions. The upcoming schedule takes in everything from Persian calligraphy to the Edinburgh of bygone days. Word Power offers a buy-one-get- one-free deal on series such as lcon's Introducing. . . and will soon have a three for-two with Penguin on the Great Ideas series. And you can even get a nifty badge for 50p.
Events
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to iules.graham@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Jules Graham.
Thursday 19
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. An exhibition illuminating the making of a book containing haikus written by late Scottish Renaissance poet. George Bruce. and illustrated by Elizabeth Blackadder.
Big Word New Year Slam The Bongo Club. Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 760—1. 8pm. £4 (£3). The first slam of 2006 is open to all aspiring rhyrners. If you're interested in taking pan. contact Jenny Lindsay on 0l3l 556 3850.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. I lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Glasgow
A Series of Burns Celebrations: International Burns Conference 2006 Mitchell Library. 20l North Street. 287 2815. 2—4.3()pm. £10. The second of three events comprising this year's conference features aficionados. lan Reid. (ierry Camithers and Nigel Leask discussing various aspects of Burns' life arid work. Booking essential.
* In Flagrant Oelicht Tron Theatre. 63 Trongate. 353 8000. 8pm. £l-l. Songwriter Michael Marra teams tip with poet and playwright Liz Lochhead for a special revue of' songs. poems and monologues. Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l—5pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Glasgow * In Flagrant Delicht Tron Theatre. ()3 Trongate. 353 8(X)0. 8pm. £l4. See Sat 21.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. C anongate. 557 2876. Free. See Thti 19.
Glasgow
at: Tess Gerritsen ()ttakar's. Unit 6. Buchanan Galleries. Buchanan Street. 353 l5tX). 6.30pm. £2 redeemable against purchase of the title. The best-selling crime author talks about her latest thriller vanish. which sees l)r Maura Isles and Detective Jane Rizzoli back with a vengeance. Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library, 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Tuesday 24
Glasgow
Martin Smith Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6pm. Free. Smith's new book Frank Sinatra: When ()I ' Blue Eyes Was a Red. uncovers a hidden side to the celebrated entertainer including his opposition to racism and llljUSllCC.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 C richton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu [9.
Wednesday 25 '
Edinburgh Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. C anongate.
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557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Glasgow
* Rick Moody Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 7pm. Free. A rare opportunity to hear one of the most influential American w riters of our generation talk about his work as the Ice Storm author drops in to discuss his new media satire. The Dil‘tltt’l'S.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu l9. * Kate Grenville Blackwells tt'ormerly James Thin South Bridge). 537-59 South Bridge. 622 8222. The ()range prize- winning author discusses her dramatic. historical novel The Secret River.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Saturday 28
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A Series of Burns Celebrations: International Burns Conference 2006 Mitchell Library. 20] North Street. 287 2870. 2—4.3()pm. £10. Peter Clark discusses Bums and the Scottish Fiddlers of' the l8th century. Carol Baranuik talks about [Tlster‘s Burns equivalent. James On. and Carl MacDougall explores ‘Burns and the Language'.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l~5pm. Free. See Thu l9.
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Shore Poets The Canons' (iait. 232 Canongate. 556 4481. 7.45pm. £2 t£l l. The first Shore Poets meeting of 2006. with readings from Kenneth Steven. lrene Brown and Allan Crombic. plus musical accompaniment from father and daughter combo Start and Alison Reeves. Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. Free. See Thu 19.
Monday 30 Edinburgh Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry
Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19.
Wednesday 1
Edinburgh
Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton’s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—-6pm. Free. See Thu l9.
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Through the Letterbox Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton‘s Close. Canongate. 557 2876. l lam—6pm. Free. See Thu 19. Poetry Review: Meet the Editor Scottish Poetry Library. 5 Crichton's Close. Canongate. 557 2876. 6pm. Free. ticketed. The latest issue of the L'K's oldest and most widely read poetry journal is launched. New editor. Fiona Sampson will be discussing her vision for the journal‘s future.
Big Word Performance Poetry The Tron. 9 Hunter Square. High Street. 226 0931. 9pm. £3 (£2). Scarborough's Tim Tumbull joins word twisters Robin Cairns. Jennifer Williams and Falkirk lad Peter Alexander for more hilarious poetry antics. Hosted by Jem Rolls and Jenny Lindsay.
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ANTHOLOGY ALAN MOORE, STEVE PARKHOUSE AND OTHERS A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome No 1 (Atomeka) oooo
Although much of the material from Atomeka's A I anthology of the early 90s has been reprinted more than once. there are still a few hard to find gems included here.
Taking pride of place in the title and bookending this edition is Alan Moore and Steve Parkhouse's curious but fun ‘Bojeffries Saga'. First glimpsed in the seminal l'Va/‘rior title Of the 808. it's a very tongue-in-cheek and strangely ageless tale featuring a family of immigrant Eastern European monsters relocated to England — much like a sort of Addams Family of the council estate. but shot through With Moore's matter-of-fact black humour.
Elsewhere. Neil Gaiman and Michael Zulli provrde ‘Babycakes' (pictured). an utterly bleak idea of what might happen if there were no more animals to eat or experiment on (the clues in the title). while the presence of Ted McKeever's ‘Eddy Current' and the
gorgeOus artwork of both Charles Vess and David Lloyd make this an eclectic but very nigh quality collection.
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PAUL JENKINS 8: PAOLO RIVERA Mythos
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This is the first of at least eight standalone Mythos stories do be drip led over the next cOuple of years as and when they are completedi, retelling the origins of some of Maryel's biggest characters and trying to realign them to fit Wllll the movie versions. As writc-i Paul Jenkins recently explained: 'Maiyel has this great problem ‘.'.’lll()ll is how the hell are we going to irtzit<:lr llit) <:<)irti(: legenr‘ts and the film legends? \"Je're going to take the original origin stories that Stan [Lee] mostly did and we're going to bring in the best ()lt3lllt-Bltt8 of the films as well.‘
It's an interesting concept that aim >st works. You can't complain abOut Paolo Rivera's fully painted pages but this reworking of the X-Men is fairly pedestrian ilike much of Jenkins \.‘.’()fi\','. Expect Fantasia: Four. the Punisher, Daredm'il and more to come. (Henry Northmorei