Your festival, your pick: five free events still have seats
Pentlands Book Festival opens next Monday. Kate Atkinson and James Oswald are full, and Alistair Moffat is down to his last seat. These five events still have room, so book now and bring a friend. Every ticket is free.
For history lovers
The man who took on the shipyard owners
Jimmy Reid and Me, with Brian McGeachan
Wed 4 Nov, 7.30pm, Tanners, Juniper GreenJimmy Reid led the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in and gave the “rat race” speech that’s still quoted today. Brian McGeachan was his friend and helped him write his autobiography, Walking With History. A rare chance to hear about Reid from someone who knew him, over a drink at your local.
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Walter Scott’s favourite comedian was her ancestor
Helen Graham: Bringing the Theatrical to Family History
Sat 7 Nov, 11am, Colinton Library
Helen turned her family tree into fiction. Her novels, starting with The Real Mackay, tell the true story of her ancestor Charles Mackay, the actor Walter Scott loved. Essential for anyone who has ever wondered about the people in their own family past.
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For book lovers
Edinburgh’s writers, warts and all
Edinburgh’s Literary Heritage, with Dr Kate Stephenson
Wed 11 Nov, 7.30pm, Porteous, Juniper Green
The lives, the work and the occasional scandals of the authors and poets who made Edinburgh a literary city, including some who didn’t make it into her book, The Book-Lover’s Guide to Edinburgh.
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For poetry fans
French chanson meets everyday Scots
A Month O Muins with Anne Pia
Mon 23 Nov, 6pm, Colinton Library
Poet and translator Anne Pia brings the songs and poems of Georges Brassens into everyday Scots in her new collection, A Month O Muins. An early evening of poetry, close to home.
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Meet your neighbours who write
Two local writers, two very different books
Kate Mayor and Jonathan Findlay
Sat 7 Nov, 1pm, Colinton Library
Kate Mayor’s debut novel, All the Parts It Takes, is about belonging and finding ourselves. Jonathan Findlay’s Stuff is a rhyming tale of hoarding set in a Scottish castle. Come and support writers from our own community.
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Make a Saturday of it: Helen Graham at 11am, then Kate Mayor and Jonathan Findlay at 1pm, both at Colinton Library.
Booking takes a minute
Book online at >>>pentlandsbookfestival.org, or call or drop into Colinton Library (0131 529 5603) or Currie Library (0131 529 5609).
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See you there!
