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Thursday 31
Edinburgh
Mists and Monsoons \\ nit-is‘ \liiscuin. lath Stan's ( ‘losc. l..iv.niiiaikcl. 5:" ~l‘llll l iitil 2‘) War \lon Sat lilam 5pm licc .\iic\liihition locusing on toiitcnipoiai} \\lllt'l\ lioni Scotlantl antl lllt‘ lntlian \uhcontincnt to mark tlic hit _\t'.ll\ snitc tlic partition ol llltll.l and Pakistan
Edinburgh
>§< Bridge Readings: Kevin Williamson National lihiat'} til Scotland. ( icoi’gc l\' Britlgc. (Ci iS15. 7pm. l'rcc. Williamson \ias t‘tllltll antl lountlci ot tlic Icgcntlai'} iintlcigrountl Rchcl lnc puhlisliing arm tts \xcll .t\ hcing an acclannctl author and poct. cultural coinincntatoi and w“ pioclainictl ‘nictlia tciioi‘ist'. llc \Klll icatl li‘oin lll\ lirst collcction ol poctr}. In (1 Room I)(ll'l\('llt’(l. antl icllcct on l5 )cars as a tlisscnting Scottish \oicc. ('liairctl h} aiitlior laincr \lar‘tiii.
Words Out of Place National lilirar} ill ~Scotland. (icolg'c l\' Ht'ltlgc. (C5 “45. l'ntil 2 Mai. .\loii tk l’uc. 'l'liu tk l‘l‘l tLillian S. lllpiii; \Vctl Illani 8.30pm; Sat 0. illam lpiii. l'lL't'. .'\ll c\liihition ol \xorks h} artist in icsitlciicc (‘atnona
la} loi. locussiug on No corc tc\ts. l/i'iirr u/ .lliillorliiiui h} Sir \Valtcr Scott and Sorlc) \laclcan's li’tiiiuii ptk‘llls. along \\ itli a collcction ol cinigrants' lcttcrs.
Edinburgh
Poetry Reading \\'ortl l’oucr Bookshop. ~15 \Vcsl \lc'nlsiin Slit-cl. or»: 0| l2. .\'oon. l-rcc. .lanc Mar} \Viltlc. .’\lan (ia) and Mar} Johnston on poctical at llll\ iiioiitlil_\ painplilct ptK‘ll'} C\Clll.
Monday 4
Edinburgh
Reading Group: Nothing but the Poem Scottish l’octr} librar}. 5 ('ricliton's ('Iosc. ('anoiigatc. 557 3870. (Lil) Spin. L5 (Ur. Rcmming tlic
hut scrihhlctl notcs and lll\cl'lplltlll\ arc tlic lll\Pll'.tllHll for Kcn (‘ockhurn‘s latcxt
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Edinburgh
Vox in the Box lllc \lc-rcat. 2S \Vcst \laitlaiitl Strcct. 225 iShl Spin L“ ipcitormcrs 2.) .\ ncu monthl} poctr} and \pokcn \toitl c\cnt run h} chin (‘asxxallcntlcr antl \nita (ioxan llic l_\rical clixiucncc conimcnccs u itli an intlniilual slain tor tirst pri/c of a tiopli}. paitl gig and a puhlislictl (‘liaphimk l-oi rulcs and into plcasc contact \o\ho\intom )aliootouk
Friday 8
Glasgow
CCA Book Fair(‘(‘.-\. ‘5” Saucliicliall Strch ‘52 J‘MNI. \oon Jillpm. l~rcc .\ \clcction ol crcatixc .llltl liinitctl ctlitioii puhlications from .iltcrnatn c and intlcpcntlcnt Scottiin puhlislicrs, tocusing on contcmporar} art. tlcsign. antl arcliitccturc.
Edinburgh
Reading Group: New Books Scolllsll l’octr) l.ihrai"\. 5 (‘ricliton‘s ('losc. ('anongatc. 557 2870. (rill Spin. £5 lL5I. .lulic Jolinstonc \clccts tlic pick ot tlic lihrar} ’s ncu poctt‘) tor tllSL‘lhslUll u itli llll\ month's hook l’t'HINHUH fur lli'gnim'n h_\ Sopliic llaniiali. l'ot' hooking and tlctails plcasc plionc or cniail rcccptioiitu sp|.org.uk
Tuesday 1 2
Edinburgh
>l< Suhayl Saadi lll\llltll l‘rancaix tl'licossc. l5 Randolph (.ll'SCL'lll. 22.5 53M). hpni. l-‘rcc. Saatli. a Scottish author ol' Pakistani tlcsccnt. lcatls a discussion on tlic suhicct ol' translation in litcratiirc. BOOK Group \Vttlt‘t‘stottc's. l5 l4 l’rinccs Strcct. 550 3034. (3.30 Spin. l’rcc. 'l'lic rcgular hook group porcs U\L‘t' 'I‘liir “WIN/"(Ill of (iii/um Muck. .lanics Rohcrtson‘s talc ol' a Church ol‘ Scotland lllllllslt‘l‘ “lltl niccts tlic tlc\ il.
The School of Poets Scottish l’octr} lilirar}. 5 ('ricliton's ('losc. ('anongatc. 557 3870. 7pm. Annual subscription i ll) it'5i. Montlil} \\Ut'k\lltlp-l_\[k‘ poctr) scssion aiming to cncouragc and tlcwlop \\ riting skills for hcginncrs and thc c\pcriciicctl. Booking rcquirctl.
>l< Close Encounters: Don Paterson Scottish l’octr} l.ihrar_\. 5 (‘ricliton's
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Footsteps 8. Witnesses: Lesbian 8. Gay Lifestories from Scotland \Vortl l’tm L‘l' Bookshop. «l5 \VLNl \lc‘ttlsoll Strcct. on: ‘H II. 7pm. l‘rcc. llclp cclchratc l.(iB'l' llistor) Month \\ itli l-imNc/n tk‘ llimi'm'x. a collcction cclitctl h) Boh ('ant.
Wednesday 6
Edinburgh
The John Masefield Lecture: Michael Phillips Scottish l’octt'} library 5 ('ricliton's ('losc. ('anongatc. 55" 2870. “.Rtlpni. {5 tUi. ln tlic l’octr} .>\ssociation ot~ Scotland’s annual lccturc. l’llllltps \xill hc discussing ‘\\'illiani Blakc and thc 'l‘ciror in l.ainhctli'. in anticipation of lll\ forthcoming hiograpli}.
Glasgow
Footsteps 8. Witnesses: Lesbian 8. Gay Lifestories from Scotland Bortlcrs Books. “8 Buchanan Strcct. 333 "'00. hpm. l‘rcc. Scc Mon 4.
Ken Cockburn Tlic Ja/z Bar. I Chambers Strcct. 220 4298. hpiii. lircc. Sonic ma} consider it the \ ilcst ot‘ crimes.
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Wednesday 13
Edinburgh
Muriel Spark's Prime Augustine‘s. 41 (icorgc l\' Britlgc. 325 (i575. 7pm. £3 inicnihcrs from. In [his ()ltl litlinhurgh (‘luh cwnt Alan Ta} lor. litcrar} cditor ot' 'I'lic Hem/d. gncs a talk on Muricl Spark.
Edinburgh
Poems Aloud: Love Scottish Pot-tr} librar}. 5 (‘richton's (‘Ioscn (‘anongatca 55" SSW). l 2pm. l-i‘cc. 'l‘licrc can onl} hc onc thcnic on Valcntiiic's Du}. Bring along a lamuritc or find a non one in tlic lihrar} at this rcatling aloud \L‘\\lt)n. l’lcasc hook in athancc as spac‘cs arc llllillL‘Ll.
Selected Works for Valentine‘s Day Scottish l’octr} l.ihrar_\. 5 (’richton's Close. ('anongatc. 557' NW). ".nllpni. £5 it'3t. Rcacliiigs of ilnouritc low poems b} No pairs ot~ poctsz Hamish “hue and Diana llcntlr} thotli ol‘ \\ horn \xill hc pi'cscntt and l'.-\ liiiiitliortw and Rosic Bailc_\ txxhosc tic“ book is [,UH' I’rwmx.’ From My in littll. Book in athancc as \pacc's arc liniitctl.
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The fact that this is so gripping lS "ardi, surprising whet“ you ‘ook at the dream Cleall'.’€ team of Mark \‘Jaio. Grant Morriso". Greg Packa and Gas“ Johns rat" Keith Gifte" o" layout 8"?) a .er'table stable of artsts
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