Edinburgh Events and Reading Groups
We're delighted to bring our all-year-round Literary Festival to our bookshop in Edinburgh. We have a packed calendar which ranges from readings in the bookshop to evenings with literary stars.
BBC Radio 4's BookClub with Alan Warner and James Naughtie
Thursday 21st November, 6.15pm
To register your interest to book on for this event, please email bookclub@bbc.co.uk.BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub, presented by James Naughtie, is coming to our bookshop on …
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Ely Percy and Len Pennie
Thursday 21st November, 7pm
We are absolutely thrilled to be joined by both award-winning author, Ely Percy, and poet, Len Pennie, to talk all about Ely's book that won Scottish …
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A Case of Matricide with Graeme Macrae Burnet
Friday 22nd November, 7.30pm
Chief Inspector Gorski returns... And we're delighted to be joined by Booker-nominated author of Case Study and His Bloody Project, Graeme Macrae Burnet, to tell us …
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Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld with Rob Wilkins
Friday 22nd November, 7.30pm
Join us for a magical evening celebrating Paul Kidby's latest Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld, an absolute must for all fans of Pratchett's iconic Discworld series! This …
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Feminist Fiction Reading Group
Monday 25th November, 7pm
For our last Feminist Fiction Reading Group meeting of the year, we are reading a well-beloved classic, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley …
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Noble Rot's Dan Keeling Wine Tasting
Monday 25th November, 7.30pm
Join us for a one-of-a-kind evening in the company of Noble Rot's co-founder Dan Keeling! Dan will be discussing many of the stories and themes of …
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Chris Brookmyre for The Cracked Mirror
Tuesday 26th November, 7.30pm
Please note, this is now taking place in Pilrig St Paul's Church.Chris Brookmyre is one of Britain's leading crime writers. His 2016 novel Black Widow won …
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RJ Barker for Warlords of Wyrdwood
Wednesday 27th November, 7.30pm
Join us for an exciting evening with RJ Barker, the British Fantasy Society Award-winning author of The Bone Ships and Age of Assassins. Barker will be …
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The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook with Coinneach MacLeod
Wednesday 27th November, 7.30pm
International bestseller Coinneach MacLeod aka The Hebridean Baker returns with his fourth cookbook, The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook. Join us to find out more about …
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Damien Lewis
Thursday 28th November, 7.30pm
Calling all historians and military history aficionados! In his latest book, Damien Lewis recounts the mavericks who made the SAS with characteristic pace and swashbuckling style. …
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Roberta Hall-McCarron for The Changing Tides
Friday 29th November, 7.30pm
Talks & Tasters: A Bookshop Cookery Special!Roberta Hall McCarron is an award-winning Scottish chef at the very top of her game.Her Edinburgh restaurants The Little Chartroom …
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Booker Prize Winner Alan Hollinghurst for Our Evenings
Monday 2nd December, 7.30pm
Please note, this is now taking place on Monday 2nd December, 7:30pm at Pilrig St Paul's Church.We are thrilled to be welcoming Booker Prize-winner Alan Hollinghurst …
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Hokkaido: Northern Japanese Cooking with Tim Anderson
Tuesday 3rd December, 7.30pm
Please note, this event is now taking place on Tuesday 3rd December at the Royal Scots Club, 29-31 Abercromby Pl, Edinburgh EH3 6QE.Our favourite Japanese food …
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Ian Rankin for Midnight and Blue
Wednesday 4th December, 7.30pm
Ian Rankin is a legend in his genre. The multimillion-copy worldwide bestseller of over thirty novels and creator of John Rebus has seen his books translated …
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Seven Deadly Sins with Guy Leschziner
Thursday 5th December, 7.30pm
Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger. These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in …
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Mulled Wine & Merriment: A Bookshop Christmas
Monday 9th December, 4pm
You're invited to join us for a festive evening in the bookshop, with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Throughout the day we …
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Group
Monday 9th December, 7.30pm
Heading into 2024, we’ll be continuing our Fantasy and Science Fiction reading group, exploring worlds both fantastical and horrific, monstrous and utopian. Whether your interests lie …
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Mulled Wine & Merriment: A Bookshop Christmas
Thursday 12th December, 4pm
You're invited to join us for a festive evening in the bookshop, with a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.Throughout the day we will …
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British Museum Lectures - Sue Brunning on Silk Roads
Monday 13th January, 7pm
The British Museum comes to Edinburgh!Exploring the movement of people, objects and ideas that shaped cultures and histories, curator Sue Brunning challenges the modern popular concept …
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Lucy Rose for The Lamb
Tuesday 28th January, 7.30pm
A FOLK TALE. A HORROR STORY. A LOVE STORY. AN ENCHANTMENT. Lucy Rose is a writer and filmmaker with an interest in the gothic, girlhood and …
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Tom Hindle for Death in the Arctic
Thursday 30th January, 7.30pm
A frozen wilderness. A killer in the skies.Tom Hindle is the author of A Fatal Crossing, The Murder Game and Murder on Lake Garda - which …
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Michele Roberts for French Cooking for One
Monday 3rd February, 7.30pm
"Part of the beauty of the art of cooking is that it involves transience, making something delightful that then vanishes... Cooking for yourself makes you feel …
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Keon West on The Science of Racism
Thursday 6th February, 7.30pm
Polls show that half of us think racism doesn't exist . . .Professor Keon West is a social psychologist at the University of London, whose focus …
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The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it by Andy Wightman
Tuesday 11th February, 7.30pm
Andy Wightman worked as a ghillie, environmental scientist, and an environmental campaigner before becoming a writer and researcher. He is the author of several books, including …
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The Transgender Issue Bestselling Author Shon Faye for Love in Exile
Thursday 13th February, 7pm
Join us for an evening with bestselling author of The Transgender Issue, Shon Faye, as she discusses her latest book, Love In Exile. Hailed as 'a …
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Elly Griffiths for The Frozen People
Tuesday 18th February, 7.30pm
SOME MURDERS CAN'T BE SOLVED IN JUST ONE LIFETIME.Elly is the bestselling and award-winning author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries; the Brighton Mysteries and several …
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Samantha Shannon for The Dark Mirror
Friday 21st February, 7.30pm
'Samantha Shannon is a master storyteller and wordsmith' ~ Katherine WebberSamantha Shannon is the New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree, …
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Richard Overy for Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan
Wednesday 5th March, 7.30pm
'Enemy cities were pulverized or fried to a crisp. It was something they asked for and something they got.'Richard Overy is Honorary Research Professor of History …
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Chris McQueer for Hermit
Thursday 13th March, 7.30pm
Chris McQueer is the acclaimed author of the short story collections Hings and HWFG. Stories from Hings were adapted for TV by Chris and shown on …
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Callum McSorely for Paperboy
Tuesday 18th March, 7.30pm
Callum McSorley is a writer based in Glasgow whose short stories have appeared in Gutter Magazine, Monstrous Regiment and New Writing Scotland.Squeaky Clean was his debut …
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Darjeeling Express' Asma Khan for Monsoon
Monday 24th March, 7.30pm
"The soul of my cooking is the symphonic layering of vibrant flavours that work together like instruments in an orchestra." ~ Asma KhanAsma Khan is the …
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Heather Parry for Carrion Crow
Thursday 27th March, 7.30pm
'With Carrion Crow Heather Parry deduces an unutterable Gothic horror of class and gender from the pages of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. A festering …
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Cooks & Books: Julie Lin for SAMA SAMA
Tuesday 13th May, 7.30pm
"Food has the power to stir memories, bring people together, transport you to new places, and, most importantly, take you home. Julie captures all of this …
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