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Thursday 22

Glasgow

Crime Fiction Reading Group ()ttakai'x. l‘nit (I. Buchanan (iallcricx. Buchanan Sticcl. 3.53 I500 (I 3llpin. lhis timc around thc group lakc a look at l);tllll_\ King's \Iilo'x ‘Itll'tlllt/(‘IL Much I\ wt in lhc \amc ciapp} itmn ax lll\ l'lttlttlh dchut Illt‘ “(HQ/(ll lhti/‘it \.

Quintin Jardine \Vatcl‘xtoltc'x. l5‘~ I5“ Satichichall Sticct. 5503034, 03th. L3. 'l‘hc prolitic Scottixh crimc llti\L‘ll\l latmchcx l1|\ hiand ttc\\ hook [Mal llllt/ Hit/ml,

Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham Botch Bookx. l'oi't Rclail Park. 3‘)” Brown Walk. 773 30W. 7pm. {I i'cdccmahlc .thttllhl purchaxc. lop modcrn ci'nnc liction \xritcr\ Brookmy‘c and Billingham \harc ccntrc \tagc. rcadmg li'om lllcll' lttlt'xl l'L'\pt'L‘lt\ c lltl\L'l\. .l lulr‘ lair llt'tl III liloml uml lltutl li’lIii'A l’t'ni 1/ and Illll‘lt'tl.

Edinburgh

Angus Constam Blackncllx. 53 5‘) South Bridgc. (333 3333. (rpm. l‘rcc. \Vc‘t‘c not \lll't‘ uhat thc tcchnical tci'm tor a piratc c\pct't l\. piratologixt pci‘hapx. hiit Konxtani l\ ottc. llix ncxi hook lilacllnwnl c\aminc\ thc latcxt ltixtot'tcal and arclmcological i'cxcai‘ch \tll‘l‘ttlllltllllg' .»\mcrica\ mod notorious c\amplc.

Melrose

* Borders Book Festival thl’lttlh \cnucx. t).\’7l) (tllh’ (Hill lllllLN and priccx \ar}. Sonic hot ll;tltlL'\. including Rot} Brcmnci'. :\nnc Uonman. Jcnnic lirdal. .-\|. Kcnncd} and Ian Rankin. arrnc iii \lclrmc tor l'our da'u ol' litcrar} tun. Scc

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Melrose * Borders Book Festival \‘arioux \l‘lttlt‘x. 087“ (illB (Hill SL‘L‘ llltl 33.

Saturday 24

Glasgow

West End Writers Celebrate Scottish Pen llilllicad l.ihrar_\. 348 B}i'c\ Road. 33‘) 7333. 3 4pm. l‘i'cc. lligh prolilc Scottish aiithorx including [ob Strachan and Alison .\h||ci' \xill hc rcading and highlighting thc \xork donc h} Scottish l’li.\'. \\ hich supports pcrwcutcd. llllpl'htlllt‘tl and c\ilcd \xritcrx and cncoiii‘agcx co-opci'ation hctxtccn \\l‘llL‘l'\ in thc intcrcstx ol‘ li‘ccdom ol' c\pi'c\\ion.

Edinburgh

Borders Fun Weekend Bot‘dct'x Book\_ l'nit 3h. l‘oi‘t Kinnaii'd Rctail Park. 057 4(Hl. 'l‘itncx \ai'). l-rcc. l'iiit tor all thc lainil) in axxociation \\ ith (‘i‘aigmillai‘ Bookx t'or Bahics and Starhuckx. \\ ith ai‘tx. crattx. dancc and \tor}tclling acti\ iticx and |i\c tnuxic l'i‘om thc Zucchinix on thc Stinda} at 3pm.

Melrose * Borders Book Festival Varioiix \cnucx. 0870 (MB (NU-«l. Scc Thu 33.

Edinburgh

Rainbow City Book Launch (it) .-\ri (‘cnti‘c. 3 Markct Strcct. 53‘) 3993. 3.30pm. l'i‘t‘c‘. Join \Vord l’oocr for thc latmclt ot Rtlllll’tlll' ('il_\'.‘ Sin/“I'm from law/mm. (I'm. Bruituul uml 'lriimcniili'r liilntlmrgli \tliicli complcntcntx thc cuiTcnt c\hihition of thc samc namc at the (‘it_\ .-\n ('cntrc.

Shore Poets Thc (‘anons' (iait. 333 (‘anongatu 556 MM. 7.45pm. £3 (£1 l. Edinburgh's t‘a\ouritc platform for li\ c poctr). This month. \xords t‘rom Mcg

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Batcinan \khoxc conti’ihutionx to modcrn (iaclic poctr} and litctataic ll.:\c hccn lllllllCll‘L‘. plux l’aulo l)..ntc. Brian Johnxtonc and minus trom Boh “um; and lricnds

Borders Fun Weekend Hindi-ix llimkx [int 30. l‘HlT Kinnaiid Rctail Park. “5‘ ill-ll ’linicx \at} l'icc Scc \al 31

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Tuesday 27

Edinburgh

Visible Ink Writer's Group llii- \M-o land llotcl. 35 l’;i|nict\ton l’lacc. (I05 \ltih " ‘lpm. £3 it! i'. lll'\l lllllL'l\ lt'cc. (ict _\oui ct’catn c tiiiccx llomng at llll\ lricndl). \xcckl}. nn\cd \xritci'x group. \cu lllL‘llllk‘H alua} \ \xclcomc.

Wednesday 28

Edinburgh

* The Edinburgh Book of Nentieth-Century Scottish Poetry \ational l.iht‘ar_\ ol Scotland. (icoigc l\' Bi‘idgc. 330-1531. "pm. l‘rcc. tickctcd. l’i'omincnt poctx including .lanct l);ll\lk'_\. .’\lan Riach. 'l'cxxa Ranxtoi‘d. and ('hristinc l)c l.uca. i‘cad thcn' \xork atid guidc ux throtigh \omc ol' ll1l\ nco antholog} \ highcxt highlights.

Thursday 29

Glasgow

Laura Marney .\liichcll l.ll‘l';tl"\. Sill North Sti‘cct. 337 300‘). (I Spin. l‘t'cc. l‘n‘ml} cxtahlithg hct'xcll ax onc ol lhc c\citing ncu \oiccx on thc Scottixh lilcrai‘} \ccnc. thc (ilaxgim author mti‘oduccx hcr third no\ cl ()Iili SIM/luv l’t'o/Ili' (in In ('limt ll.

Fiction Reading Group ()tlak;il'\. inn 0. Buchanan (iallcl'ics. Buchanan Strch 353 1500 (Ipm. ('hi'ixtophci‘ Brookin_\rc\ xlll I‘llll (“Ill (iii/rim ('Iilll Sl'lllt'tlllt' lImw (III liw' \\ ill hc thc hook undcr tll\t‘ll\\lttll at thc latcst hook group \t'\\itlll.

Edinburgh

Dr Fred Freeman National l.ihi'ai'} ol Scotland. (icorgc |\' Bt'idgc. lll3l (I33 534.5. 7pm. l'lL'L'. llL'lNL'lL‘tl. lull] litlk :tlttl htci'aturc historian l'rccman l'or thc launch Ul- lltt' (tulip/(Iv XII/1m Ill lt’rtlti'l‘l limnuliill.‘ liilumi' l. part ot a lixc-mlumc \L‘l'lL‘\ pl'tKlllL‘L‘tl lot Bl'ccllilt-skll-Rt‘c‘ot'dx.

Glasgow

Bards in the Park 'lollc't‘iixx \Vintcr (i;tl‘tlL‘ll\. 'lollct‘oxx l’ark. \Vcllxhot Road. (>40 lh’l‘). | 3pm. l‘rcc. .-\ inonthl) mccting ol' poctx. \\l’llL‘l'\ and thcir l'ricndx. i‘cading l'i‘om thcir oo n and othcr poctx' “HI'k. Aiming to cncoin‘agc participation in thc \pokcn \\t)l'tl. llll\ I\ an idcal platloi'm l'oi' thc tcntati\ c [k‘l’ltH’llltlllL‘C i‘cadcr and poct. .\'c\\ mcmhcrx alua'u oclcomc.

Tuesday 4

Edinburgh

Visible Ink Writer's Group 'l‘hc \cht lind llotcl. 35 l’dllllL‘l‘xlttn l’lacc. (m5 Xltmo, 3 9pm. £3 tL'I l; lll'\l lllllL‘l'\ l'i'cc. Scc 'l‘iic

Wednesday 5

Glasgow

* Denise Mina ()ttakar'x. l'nii (l. Btichanan (iallcrics. Buchanan Sti'cct. 353 1.5le. (I._3(lpm. l‘t'cc. tickctcd. Scotland\ crimc princcxx rcadx trom hcr ncu thriller l'lu' [hurl Hour. ltcr \ccond ttm cl t'caturing t‘cixt} hcroinc and \lcuth rcponcr. l’add} ML‘Clttttt. SL‘C ['0 1c“.

Edinburgh

Greg Palast St (‘oliimha's B_\ ‘l'hc ('axtlc. l4 Johnxton 'l‘crracc. (too 0334. ". 1 5pm. l-‘t'cc. 'l‘hc aoard-uinning ['8 im cxtigatn c journalist and author ol' intcrnational hcxt- \cllcr lln' Bur lh'Iiiot'rtii't lloIii'i (‘tlll But. launchcx .lmml .lltttllioim'.

Comics

MATT MADDEN 99 Ways to Tell A Story (Jonathan Cape)

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