Books Events in Glasgow in August 2024
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Events in Glasgow
Books at the Botanics
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
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Sarah Rees Brennan and Holly Black In Conversation
Join Sarah Rees Brennan and Holly Black as they discuss their latest books live in store at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street on Wednesday 7th August.
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An Evening With K. X. Song, Eliza Chan and Andrea Stewart
Join K.X. Song as she launches The Night Ends with Fire in conversation with Eliza Chan and Andrea Stewart at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street!
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Victor and Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium: Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson
Join beloved Scottish actors Alan Cumming (Goldeneye, The Good Wife) and Forbes Mason (The Crown, Eastenders) at Aye Write this August for an entertaining meander down memory close!
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Worldcon: Glasgow 2024
The Scottish Event Campus will host over 5,000 fans of science fiction books, films, TV shows, games and other media at Worldcon: Glasgow 2024 in August!
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Elena Armas In Conversation
Join author of the bestselling The Spanish Love Deception, Elena Armas, as she launches her new book The Fiance Dilemma at Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall Street!
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Anton Hur launches Toward Eternity
Anton Hur will be in discussion with Willow Heath at Waterstones Argyle Street as he launches his new book, Toward Eternity.
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Storm Pegs: An Evening with Jen Hadfield
T.S Eliot prize-winning poet Jen Hadfield comes to Waterstones Sauchiehall Street to discuss her lyrical love letter to Shetland, Storm Pegs.
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An Evening with Emily Wilson
Join Emily Wilson, on her journey translating Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey for a new generation, in what promises to be an eye-opening and fascinating discussion.
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Join the team at Waterstones Byres Road on Thursday 15th August as they celebrate Alex Howard's The Ghost Cat!
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Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston in conversation: The Dictionary Story
Join award winning artists and authors Sam Winston and Oliver Jeffers as they discuss their new collaboration The Dictionary Story at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street!
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Earthly Rewards: Live Literary Event
Indie-publisher thi wurd present their latest live event, Earthly Rewards, at The Glad Cafe on Friday 23rd August!
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Bookface Sip & Swap with Jenny Colgan
Come hang out with Jenny Colgan at the Bookface Sip & Swap on Saturday 24th August - it's all about books, banter and good company!
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An Evening with Rachelle Atalla
Join local bestselling author, Rachelle Atalla, live in store at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as she launches her new novel, the Salt Flats.
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Books Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Dave Roman Drawing Party
Dave Roman, author of store favourite Unicorn Boy, will join the team at Waterstones Newton Mearns for a chat about his his life as an author and some improvised drawing challenges!
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An Evening With Chris Brookmyre
Best-selling crime writer Christopher Brookmyre returns to The Avenue Shopping Centre in Newton Mearns to discuss his latest book, The Cracked Mirror!
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East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
ScotlandsFest: The History of Art in 100 Limericks - Angus Reid
All you’ll ever need to know about art served up in hilarious, bite-sized and rhyming mouthfuls, dripping with the venom of a Marxist / feminist / queer point of view.
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The Underground Lectures: Phon Fiction: Descriptions of Speech in Novels
This talk will explore the limits of speech and how we describe it in fiction across genres and formats.
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ScotlandsFest: The Queen’s Bahookie, and Other Tales From Scotland’s Castles - Robin Laing
Join Robin Laing and hear about the shenanigans of royals and aristocrats over centuries and a few other titbits!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Kirkcaldy Comic Con
BGCP Comic Con returns to it's favourite place in Fife when the takeover of The Mercat Shopping Centre takes place on Saturday 31st August!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Leadhills Miners Library
Leadhills Miners Library is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles and is now a museum of literature and village life, open weekends May to September!
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Ma Mum & William Wordsworth Book Launch
Celebrate the paperback launch of 'Ma Mum & William Wordsworth' at New Lanark World Heritage Site on Saturday 24th August!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
An Evening with Alex Howard
Join Waterstones Braehead for an exciting evening with Alex Howard as he discusses his brilliant new book The Ghost Cat with Ellis Tuesday!
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Supertato Weekend
Supertato, the world's first potato superhero, is coming to Waterstones Braehead for two days of fun on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th August!
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Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Only Here, Only Now: Tom Newlands
Join Stirling Libraries at St Ninians Library on 15th August as we chat to author Tom Newlands about his critically acclaimed debut novel 'Only Here, Only Now'!
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