Jo Nesbo (2018 Event)
A former footballer, financial analyst and the lead singer of a chart-topping band in his homeland, Norway’s Jo Nesbo struck gold with the crime-writing career which has made his name. His latest bestseller, Macbeth, is a fresh take on Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish play’, relocating it to a police department where Inspector Macbeth is plagued by paranoia.
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Jo Nesbo (2018 Event)
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Robert Lewis (2013 event)
William McIlvanney (2013 Event)
Sean Borodale & Ruth Padel (2018 Event)
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Roger Robinson: ‘Ordinary Poems Won’t Change the World (2020 Event)
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Nina Stibbe (2016 Event)