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Hundreds of events for adults, teenagers and children feature authors, illustrators, musicians, poets, policians, thinkers, prize-winners and rising stars every August.
Winner of a clutch of European awards, Havana Year Zero by Karla Suárez is a spirited story set amidst Cuba’s most desperate period. Depressed by the recession, maths lecturer Julia comes up with a plan – to prove that Cuba is the birthplace of the...
Prepare to become a Skald, a Viking poet storyteller. Join storytellers extraordinaire Macastory for a daring adventure… YOURS! With Macastory’s help, create your own mini-saga, learn it and tell it in the style of the ancient Viking Skalds. Prepare...
Ocean Vuong has garnered international critical acclaim for his novel and two poetry collections. Born in Saigon and raised in the USA, Vuong’s writing draws heavily on his experiences of queerness, migration and class, especially in his new...
The hugely popular Clydebank-born comedian Kevin Bridges is a familiar face, but today he’s here as a debut novelist. His book, The Black Dog, tells the story of Duncan, a wannabe writer whose dreams of a literary career help him escape from his...
If you’re interested in artwork and haven’t yet heard of Lizzy Stewart, put her books right at the top of your must-read list. Stewart creates gorgeously written, irresistibly moving accounts of women’s lives. Alison is her first full-length...
Andy West teaches philosophy in prisons. His debut, The Life Inside, is an account of his work discussing life’s most significant questions with people living behind bars. West shares compelling metaphysical insights and paints a revealing picture of...
What is it about men that’s so intriguing? This is the question at the centre of Raven Smith’s Men. Often problematic, often privileged and always constant – still Smith can’t help but love them. Part memoir and part commentary, his book...
If Scotland is to become an independent country, it has three options for currency: adopt the euro, keep the pound sterling or create a new Scottish currency – and each has its own limitations. Leaving a financial union and creating an entirely new...
Helen Garner is one of Australia’s most exciting, inventive and prolific writers. For more than half a century, her writing has been celebrated for its unerring sharpness and empathy. How to End a Story, the third volume of her published diaries, is...