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Thursday 30
Glasgow Andrea Mchcoll Lost in Fiction. I 14 Bytes Road. 337 3075. 7- 9pm. £6 (£5). Meet the author of Moonshine in the Morning as she discusses her work with Louisa McNab. reads from her book and signs copies. Ticket price includes a com limentary glass ol wine.
Gordon Smith Borders Books, 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 7pm. Popular medium (iordon Smith talks about his latest book. Developing Medimnship about how to develop your own ability as a medium.
Edinburgh
I'll! Bawr Strotter! Messages from a Poet Scottish Poetry Library. 5 ('richton‘s Close. (‘anongate. 557 2876. Until Sat 1 1 Jul. Mon—l"ri I laiir6prii; Sat 14:5pni. The poetry library's latest exhibition marks the opening of the Fdwin Morgan Archive at the SPL.
Edinburgh
ran Sarah Oliver Blackwell. 53 59 South Bridge. 622 8206. 6.30pm. Ticketed. Sarah ()liver oll’ers financial guidance in these turbulent economic times with the launch of Money: Bare Basie l’ar 'ts.
Glas ow
Graeme Ross Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 12.30pm. Attention l'act fans as Graeme Ross signs copies of The Scottish Football Quiz Book.
Monday 4
Edinburgh
The Iron Lady in Scotland
Signet Library. Parliament Square. 6.30pm. £6. David Torrance. author of We in Scotland: Thatcherism in a ('old (‘liniate joins a panel of politicians for a discussion of Thatcher 30 years after she was elected Prime Minister. Info and tickets from events@birlinn.co.uk or 0131 655 1515.
Glas ow
Harlan Coben Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 12.30pm. A real treat for crime fiction fans as New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben takes a trip across the Atlantic to talk about his latest Myron Bolitar novel. Long Lost.
Edinburgh
Harlan Cohen The Voodoo Rooms. 19a West Register Street. 556 7060. 6.30pm. £3 (redeemable against purchase). See Glasgow.
Wednesday 6
Glasgow
James Kolman Waierstone's.
153—157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.30—8pm. £2 (redeemable against purchase). A reading and signing from Scotland's only Booker Prize winner of his newest novel. Kiemn Smith. boy. run Burns Talks Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 2999. 6.30pm. A series of talks about the Bard himself: Kirsteen McCue on ‘A Red. Red Rose' (6 May) and Gerard Carruthers on ‘The Ordination' (13 May).
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Edinburgh
CK Stead: Reading 8. Selected Works Scottish Poetry Library. .5 (‘richton's ('lose. ('anongate. 557 2876, 7.30pm. £5 (£3). New Ycaland poet ('K Stead reveals his favourite poems and reads sortie ol' his own compositions. Please book in advance.
Glasgow
Monica All Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 2999. 1pm. £3. Join the award-winning. bestselling author ol Brick lane tor the launch ol her latest book. In the Kitchen.
nu Poetry Discussion Group Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 2999. 6pm. Lively and intiormal discussions ()1 poetry on the lirst Thursday of every month.
Caro Ramsay Watersione's. 153-157 Sauchiehall Street. 3329105. 6.30: 8pm. Ticketed. (‘aro Ramsay is Singing to the Dead in her second crime thriller.
nu Borders Book Group Borders
Books. l’ort Retail Park. 390 Provan Walk. 77.3 2910. 6.30pm. Deliberate
and cogitate over literature at this regular book group. See in store (or details.
Jay Rayner liastwood Park Theatre. liastwood Park. Rouken (ilen Road. (lit‘l‘nock. 577 4970. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). The Man Who Are the World launches his review of the world's top eateries. nu Sophie Hannah, Lin Anderson and Karen Campbell Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 7.30pm. l‘emale crime fiction authors one. two and three.
Edinburgh
FRI! Douglas Watt Riddles Court.
322 Lawnmarket. 6pm. Watt launches Death ofa (‘hie/L a historical crime
thriller set in 17th century Edinburgh. RSVP to aliceyacobsUI luath.co.uk or ()l3l 225 4326
I'm Monica All Blackwell. 53-‘59 South Bridge. 622 8206. 6,30pm. Ticketed. See (ilasgow Tickets trom ()l 3| 622 8206 or
esents.edinburgh(0 blackw ell.co.uk
Friday 8
Glas ow
Jodi PlCOUH Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. Noon. Popular and prolilic author Picoult talks tis through her latest tale oi family dysfunction. Handle ll'irh ('are. Conversation Pieces: David Robinson Royal (‘oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1pm. £5 (£4 in advance). The Literary liditor oi 'l'he St'rllvtlllll and author ot. the collection of essays In ('o/i/ Ink talks about his writing.
Edinbur h Janice Galloway Blackwell. 53 59 South Bridge. 622 8206. 6.30pm. Ticketed. 'l'lte celebrated Scottish writer talks about her work. including her memoir. 'I'hiv ls .‘s'ot .‘lltolll .Wr'.
Saturday 9
Glasgow Fl! Graeme Ross Waterstone‘s.
153 .157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 12.30 2.30pm. See Sat 2.
Edinburgh
Sam Stern ('ookingmania. 75a Main Street. Davidsons Mains. 3362012. £tbc. (‘ooking prodigy Sam Stern. who published his lirst cookbook at age 14. signs his books and demonstrates tasty morsels from his latest title. Sam Stern 's Student Cookbook.
As well as being one of the most original, lyrical writers from the current crop of major
Scottish novelists, Janice Galloway is also one of the best performers of her own work that we've had the pleasure to hear. She’s going to be reading sections from This Is Not About Me, one of the best memoirs we’ve had the priviledge of reading recently, too. So probably quite a
good night then. I Blackwell's. Edinburgh, Fri 8 May
Glasgow
Conversation Pieces: James Kelman Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 1pm. £5 (£4 in advance i. .-\ lunchtime chat with Scotland's only Booker Pri/e winner. (For all yoti trivia tans. it w as in 1994 with Him [4UP [I “in. HUM lailt‘.)
Edinburgh
Reading Group: New Books Scottish Poetry Library. 5 (‘richton's (lose. ('anongate. 557 2876. 6.30 8pm, £5 (£3) Librarian Julie lohnstone selects the pick ol' the library 's new poetry tor discussion at this monthly group. l-‘or booking and more details please phone or email reception (0 splorguk
Edinburgh
James Kelman Waterstone's. 128 Princes Street. 226 2666. 6 7pm. £l (redeemable against purchase ). See Wed 6.
FREE Book Group Waterstone's. l3 l4 Princes Street. 556 3034. 6.30 7.45pm. Take a stand and express an opinion in this disctissioii o1 slnv Human Heart by William Boyd.
FIE! Ghost Fest Talk: A Literary Tour of Scots Scares National Library ol Scotland. (ieorge lV' Bridge. 623 4675. 7 8pm. Dr Penny l‘ielding troni lidinburgh l'niversity scares tip some tales of the macabre lrom Scottish writers like James llogg and Robert Louis Stevenson. I’art ofMarv King 's (ihovt l‘est. Celebrating Traveller Tales Scottish Storytelling (‘entre. 4345 High Street. 556 9579. 7pm. £6 (£4). Stanley Robertson. Sheila Stewart and Jess Smith tell some tales of Scotland's 'l'ravelling peoples bel‘ore signing copies of their new book.
Wednesday 1 3
Glas ow
Alastair Donald, Stuart Walton and Penny Lewis Waterstone's. I53: I57 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.30 8pm. Ticketed. Prot lloward Sercombe ol Strathclyde University chairs a panel dichssion by Alistair Donald. Stuart Walton and Penny Lewis to coincide with the release of The Future oft ‘ommunitv: Reports of a Death (ireatly limggeraterl. rm Burns Talks Mitchell Library. 201 North Street. 287 2999. 6.30pm. See “fed 6.
Edinburgh
Storytelling Cafe: Rivers 0. Mountains Scottish Storytelling Centre. 43—45 High Street. 556 9579. 7pm. £4. Marion Kenny hosts the evening. where you can contribute or sit back and just enjoy the tales.
Glas ow
C David Ingram Waterstonc's. 153—157 Sauchiehall Street. 332 9105. 6.3(l—8pm. Ticketed. The launch of The Stone Gallows. a gritty crime thriller set in Glasgow. rm Elaine Mummery Borders Books. 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6.30pm. Acne specialist Elaine Mummery launches her new book. Spotless.
Edinburgh
rm Stuart MacDrlde Blackwell. 53—59 South Bridge. 622 8206. 6.30pm. Ticketed. Aberdeen author Stuart
MacBride launches the latest in his Logan
McRae thriller series. Blind Eye.
AGM at Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club The New Club. 86 Princes Street. 226 4881. 7pm. £10. AGM with an
address by Jacquie Wright. Tickets in
advance only. See www.cswsccom for
more information.