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Thursday 20
Glasgow
Julie Davidson \\.iiei\ioiit-\. 71 \i;."\le Street. 2-13 JHl-l (ipiii Hook l.lllll\ll loi l).i\id\oii'\ lltllllilltllh look .it \klll\ \lL‘lL'tIl}[X‘\. .81 mix llI KI II
Martin Bell and Tam Dalyell \\'.ilei\toiie\. l5; l5“ \lllt'lllt'llall \tieel. “I ‘Illl5 (i illpui £3 Hell and Halwll tll\\L‘L‘l lllt' ltl\l lt'll )t'alx til l al‘itlll jJtiM'l‘lllllL'lll, Not tannnahly \xe ieekon
* Yann Martel liiii'tlt'H litltlh\. ‘lh lluehanan Street. 323 “NH l‘iee \l.iii llookei l’i'i/e \klllllt‘l \laiiel \klll he \iggniiip L'let'\ ol the neu lllll\ll;llL'tl \L'l\lHll ol lll\ lk'\l\t'lllll}_' hunk. /.I/I' 4" Pl.
Edinburgh
Bridge Readings: Angus Peter Campbell lllt' .\u_L'u\tine ('huieh. ~ll ~li (ieoige IV Bridge. (WIN Illl‘l "pin. l‘lt't' iliekeledi. ('aiiiphell i'eadx iii Seoh and (iaelit' and mini lll\ lll'\l no\el \kl'lllt'll in l‘.llf._‘ll\ll. III\I\1/’/I'/\/tlllil\ Hooking: e\\t‘tllltil.
The Big Word lhe J.i// llai. I (‘haiiihei'x Sti't't't.331l~l.“)ll. Nillpiu. Lilith. \ hi3: \llllllllt‘l' \lillll llllell ol pei'loiinaiiee poeti} lealiii'ing: 2.5 poets oxei' loui rounds
Edinburgh
:3: Yann Martel \Vateixtonex. IIN l’i‘iiieex Street. 3% 3mm. l) ". illpin. l'i‘ee. See 'I lltl Ill.
Tuesday 25
Glasgow
=11 Bruce Parry \liiehell 'l‘lieaire. o (ii'amille Street. 387 I‘ll)”. (fillpiu. [5 lo celebrate the launeh ol lll\ hook. Iii/ii: l’ai‘i‘} dixeuxxex ll|\ e\pei‘ienee\ ll\ lllfJ \\ itli ll'll‘t‘\ lll i'enioie I'L‘gltilh ol the \\Ul'ltl as part ol the BBC doetiinentai‘} \t‘l'lt'\.
Edinburgh
Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham ( )pal lounge. 5l (ieoi'ge Street. 23!) 3275. 7.5llplll. L5. lop iuodei‘n ei'iine lietion \\l'llt‘l‘\ lli'ookiii}i‘e and llilliiigliain \hare eenti'e \lage. reading: ll'ttltl theii' latext i‘expeeln e nmelx. \ Iii/i- [th [In] [H li/I'I’t/ illltl [Itl’l/ li/iItA I’t’llt 1/ and li’iirinl.
Wednesday 26
Glasgow
Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham lioi'dei'x Hookx, US Buehanan Street. 222 "Will. 7pm. l‘i'ee. See lue 35.
Edinburgh
Christopher Rush \Vaieixtone‘x. llx l’l‘lllet‘x Slt't‘t‘l. 3:0 :hhh. (I “Millpltl. l'lL'C itieketedi. launch l'oi' Hill. a lielional account of the last da} x ol Shakespeare. Kevin Cadwallender \Voi'd l’tm er lltmlwllilp. «l5 \VLWI .\'ieo|\on Street. no: “I ll. "pin. l’i‘ee. (’adnallender launehex lll\ ne\\ eolleetion ot' poeti'}. (blowing in (iiu'rnit'ti.
Friday 28
Edinburgh
The Guid Crack Club \\’.i\erle_\ Bar. 1 St Mar} \ Street. .550 95“). 730nm. £3 donation. lidinhurgh'x popular \Inl‘)[L‘lllll:_‘ eluh. \\ here all are \\e|eome as listenerx or ereatorx. \xith \toi‘)tel|er John lkirrington.
Wigtown
Wigtown Book Festival \ai‘ioux \entiex. times. until ' ()et. (ll‘).\'.\‘ 4030M). Readingx pei‘l‘orinaiieex. e\hihits. delwatex and a li\el_\ kids-programme help make this e\ent one of the muxt-\ ixit literai')
28 THE LIST QC SOD—J Oct -L‘Q‘
J.lTllL‘llll_'\ ol the year llll\ year's i"1_' lllt'lllt'1\l\'.l\t'.llltl laii l’aixie} “ill he in loan to deli". e: the opt-inn; .ltlxllt'\\ while l‘l..‘ ll.lllit'\ \ith .l\ lliiaii lxeeiian. \oiiid: Hpera. l l/ l whhead. \eal \xtheixoii. \i.t\tl.tll (nix wee i‘iexieu a .lt'lg'll‘i} Houneii. \all} \l.i:iiii\\oii and l oiii
\l\ \aiiiee lklll he appearing throughout the peiiod \ee liltp ‘~‘~lf_'lii\\lll‘i>wl\ lt'\ll\.ll u‘lll toi the u'llll‘lt'lt‘ pioer'aiiiiiie
Edinburgh
Shore Poets \lai lltdl. lhe luii. Jatkwiik l till}. I l I llol_\iood Road. ill :“V " Algl‘lll L: till lhe delightlul \hoie l’oelx ietuiii toi their iiionllil} ;,j.itheiin_~_' llll\ iiioiilh \ee\ .1 \l\ll tioin l’oll} ('laik. .llll} (Lunch and Ian \lel)oiiou§:h
Edinburgh
Gregor Townsend \\.llt'l\lilllt"\. l 1 l1 l’iiiit‘ex Street. 550 ;“H l.‘ ill I lllpiii l‘iee llie Seotiixh iueln legend \lL‘lh eitl‘lt'\ ol lll\ .llllt'l‘lille.t[‘ll}. Iii/l or {In /IHIIl\
Glasgow
Conversation Pieces: Robert Douglas Ri‘_\.ll ('oneeri Hall. 2 Saut'hiehall Sheet. ‘5‘ \llllll lpiii L5 i111 in ad\.ineei lhe ( il.l\\\t‘_L‘l.tll author \iho hax |l|\l lllll\llt‘tl \i' [It I ‘ltl/t \l\ '\ I'lmxim . the final lll\l.lllllt‘lll in lll\ autiihiogiaphieal ti'iloe}. takes the oppoi‘tiiiiit} to resale an audience \\lll1 ta|e\ ol ll|\ d.i_\\ .i\ .i Pl'lM‘ll \xai'den.
Roy Hattersley l'..i\l\\iiiitl l’al'lx lllL'tlll‘k'. lx’oiiken (ilen Road. (iillnoek. 5" -l‘l"ll. ", illpiii, Uni-1i, lhe loi‘niei labour deput} leadei talk about lll\ latext hook. li’ormm-i/ lllllr'. lithlllL‘ at the inter \xai’ period in lliitain.
Edinburgh
Michael Ondaatje Queen‘x Hall. H" A") ('leik Slieel. NIX Illl‘l Spin (3 lhe aeelaiiiied author ol lire [Helix/i lint-ii! talks almul lll\ neu \xoi'k. [Ninth/(TU. at llll\ Izdinhui'gh International Book l-exlnal \'\L‘lll. SL‘L‘ l't'\ lk'“.
Wednesday 3
Edinburgh
Dream Poets Tour Seoiuxli Sionielling (‘entie 43 ~15 High Street. 55b 0.5“).
". illpin. [X iL‘5 i. 'l'he dream team ol poeti'} eongi‘egate in litlllll‘lll'leI tor the National l’oeli'} Ha} lextixitiex. l-i'oiu langland eoiue\ l’atienee \gghahi; li‘oin Seotland. lx’ohei‘t ('ia\\ lord. lioiii \\ale\. (i\\}iit'tli
l em\; and trout Northern Ireland. (ieai'oid .\lae l,oeh|ainii.
Thursday 4
Scotland-wide
National Poetry Day Varioux \entie\. lllllt'\ and pi'ieex. 'l‘his wars National l’oeti'} l)a_\ eelehialm the theme ot tll'L‘;tlll\. \\ ith a huge range ol e\ent\ planned aei'oxx the [K inehiding a Dream l‘oui‘ ot the tour eapilal eitiex. See \\\\\\.poeti‘} \oeiet} .oi‘guk toi' lull programme.
Glasgow
William Roache \\atei\tone\. I53 l5" Sauehiehall Street. 3330105. (\5lll‘lll. £3 ll'L‘tlL‘t‘lllal‘lL‘l Roaehe ill\L'll\\L‘\ lll\ _\eai\ as Ken Hallo“ in ('uruntiriun Mm I. and \lglh (UPILN \ll lll\ l‘unk Swill I’ll l/lt .VI'H'I.
Edinburgh
Tony Blackburn \\'aiei\ione\. l2.\ l’l'lllk‘LN Street. 226 Shot» 13.3” 3pm. l5i'ee. ()ne ot Bi‘it.iiii\ nimt lainom radio l)J\ Ct‘llllllt‘lllt‘l'.llL‘\ the time he has went on the dll'\\.l\L‘\ in lll\ :tllltll‘ltlgrill‘ll}. l’opttleit .ll\ 1.1!: ll.‘ Rut/in.
Poems Aloud: Dreams Seolthh l’oetr} l.ihi'ai'_\. .5 (‘riehton'x ('loxe. (‘anongatu 55‘ 5%. 1 3pm. l‘ree. lt'x National l’oetr} Da) and the theme I\ 'dreainx'. ('hi‘istine De l.uea “Ill be hoaing lllh lunehtiine reading. l’leaxe hook in adxanee ax xi‘aeex are limited.
Comics
RICK GIEARY The Saga of the Bloody Benders
FRANK HAMPSON 8: DON HARLEY Dan Dare:
Rogue Planet
7 ‘;:' COO
Ohio .MORRELL
& MITCH BREITWEISER
Captain America: The
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Joe ‘Mtfi‘ " Spent
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