Louise Welsh (2010 event)
In this sell-out event the much-loved author of The Cutting Room and The Bullet Trick Louise Welsh discusses and reads from her new novel, Naming the Bones and talks about the challenges of taking part in our Elsewhere project. You can read Vanishing Point, Welsh’s story specially commissioned by the Book Festival on the theme of 'Elsewhere' exclusively here on the website .
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