Books
Events
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days belore publication to euunne.black0llet.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Suzanne Black.
Glasgow
Jenny Erpenbecic The Old Child (ioethe lnstitut. 3 Park (’ichs. 332 2555. 7pm. Free. Jenny lirpenbeck reads trom her offbeat new noyella. tor which she enrolled for a term at a (ierman high school. successfully concealing the fact that she was by then in her late 20s. introduction by Scottish author Louise Welsh.
Edinburgh
Mists and Monsoon: Writers‘ Museum. Lady Stair's ('lose. Lawnmarket. 529 490]. lintil 29 Mar. Miiiinat
10am» 5pm. Free. An exhibition focusing on contemporary writers from Scotland and the lndian subcontinent to mark the ()0 years since the partition of india and Pakistan.
>1: 'l'eee Gerriteen Waterstone’s. 128 Princes Street. 226 loot). 6pm. Free. The bestselling crime author talks about her latest thriller, The Bone (Jun/en.
Friday 18
Glasgow
Christopher Rush liastwimd Park 'lheatre. liastwrxxl Park. Rouken (ilen Road. (iiilnock. 01334 477893. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). RUsh signs copies of Will. a fictional account of the last days of William Shakespeare.
Edinburgh
Reading Group: Round Table Scottish Poetry Library. 5 (‘richton's Close. (‘anongato 557 2876. ()"8plii. l‘ree (ticketed; £1 contribution to tea/coffee). An informal poetry reading group that encourages lively debate and otters members the chance to choose the poems. For booking and more details please phone or email receptionm‘spl.org.uk
Wednesday 23
Edinburgh
Supper with Burns Scottish Storytelling Centre. 4345 High Street. 556 9579. 7pm. £15. linjoy your traditional Bums Supper with storytellers Linda Bandelier. David Campbell and Donald Smith. Supper is included in the ticket price. Booking essential.
Glasgow Vital Syn: Sloan‘s. (i2 Argy le Arcade.
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28 THE LIST 17—31 Jan 2008
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Edinburgh
Big Word The Jan Bar. 1 ('haiiibcrs Street. 220 42% 9 llpiii {4 it 3i lhe tirst music and spoken \yortl cabaiei oi the year leatures .-\l' llarrold. lhe Shellsuit Massacre. Key in (‘adyyallender and music trom James \Miterinan. l'or more intorination contact
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Glasgow
Seeds ol Thought ( '( '.-\. 350 Sauchiehall Street. 352 4900. 7 30pm l'iree illL‘lsL'lL‘tll. l.i\e urban poetry and ilL‘UUSllL' music
Edinburgh
21 Andrew O’Hagan lilackyyell‘s. 53 59 South Bridge. ()3: S332. (x30pni. l'i‘ee
(let in qu1ck to secure youi ticket lill' this eyent in Much the tornier Hooker nominee chats about the legacy oi Rabble Horns and the influence the Scots bard had on his own \yriting. See rey ieyy. page 2"
Saturday 26
Edinburgh
Burns for Bairns Scottish Sioi-yiclliiig ('entre. 43 45 High Street. 55b 9579 3.30pm. £4. See Kids. page 53.
Edinburgh
Neue Liebe Relaunch Party lhe V00d00 Rooms, l‘);t \Vc‘si Register Street. 556 7060. 9pm lain. £7 1U»; [5 in advance). Neu Loye the cabaret ol the future a relaunches at one ol the city 's hottest new \enues. \sith music ti'oin Dominic Waxing Lyrical and The .\H\len. as well as erotic stories from Penny Pornstar. an appearance ll‘tllii happy amateur \‘y'ounded Knee. The Academy ot Burlesque and tunes from DJ Xenia. Advance tickets ayailable from
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Tuesday 29
Edinburgh
>I< Writing Tomorrow Yesterday: New Fiction Became Reality ()uincentenary Hall. Royal ('ollege ol Surgeons. Nicolson Street. 473 3000. 7pm. £3. See Alan (irant intery ieyy, page 2o. Reading Group: Nothing but the Poem Scottish Poetry Library. 5 (‘richton's ('lose. ('anongate. 557 28%. 6.30—8pm. £5 (£3). Reinoying the pressures of review. criticism and hype. and without relying on background knoyyledge, this gentle reading group led by Julie Johnstone focuses on the reader‘s response to the test. For booking and more details please phone or email
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