Books Events in Glasgow in May 2025
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Events in Glasgow
Glasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group
Glasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group runs on the first Thursday of each month with the library kindly providing books for all members, so there is no cost involved!
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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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Glasgow Trades Union Council May Day Programme
Join Glasgow Trades Union Council this May Day as we celebrate the rich tapestry of our city's history, marking 850 years since Glasgow's founding!
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Book Launch - Swift Blaze of Fire: The Life Story of Bob Hilliard
Lin Rose Clark will launch her book Swift Blaze of Fire: The Life Story of Bob Hilliard at Lynch's Bar on Friday 2nd May.
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Glasgow 1975: Book Launch & Talk
Launching a new book, Glasgow 1975: the murder of Hector Smith and the battle against the far-right in 1970s Scotland, author Liam Turbett will talk through the events of this turbulent year.
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Bookface Sip & Swap for Refuweegee at Rickshaw & Co.
Join Bookface Sip & Swap at Rickshaw & Co. for a fun afternoon sipping drinks, swapping books, and supporting Refuweegee!
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Bookface Sip & Swap with Kate Foster
Enjoy coffee, croissants and fizz, swap books, and chat with Kate Foster at Bookface Sip & Swap on Saturday 31st May!
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The Witches of Scotland in conversation with author C.J. Cooke
Join The Witches of Scotland Podcast hosts Dr Zoe Venditozzi and Dr Claire Mitchell for a discussion and talk based on their new book How to Kill a Witch at Provan Hall!
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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:
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:
Nurture Through Nature with Children’s Books
Delve into the Museum of Childhood’s book collection and explore the links between wellbeing and nature introduced to us through books from an early age.
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Walk Like A Girl - Book Launch
Sparsile Books invites you to the Book Launch of 'Walk Like a Girl', based on a true story by Claudia Esnouf, at The Stevenson House on 7th May.
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Benji Waterhouse: You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - Book Tour 2025
NHS psychiatrist, award-winning comedian, and Sunday Times best-selling author Benji Waterhouse — is going on his first book tour and brings it to the Traverse Theatre on Saturday 17th May!
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Books Events in Lanarkshire
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
In Livingstone’s Footsteps: A Discussion with the Author, Ben de Ponti
Join author of In Livingstone's Footsteps: Through The Heart Of Malawi, Ben de Ponti for this special talk and Q&A at David Livingstone Birthplace on Wednesday 14th May.
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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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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
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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Paisley Comic Con
BGCP returns to the Lagoon Leisure Centre on Saturday 3rd May with the 2025 edition of Paisley Comic Con!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Evening with Makar and Friends
Join Stirling Makar Kevin P. Gilday and guests for a very lively evening of spoken word performance and conversation at Stirling University Library on 15th May!
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Boswell Book Festival
Boswell Book Festival, the world's only festival of biography and memoir, comes to Dumfries House for 2025 between the 9th and 11th May!
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