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We're delighted to bring our all-year-round Literary Festival to our bookshop in St Andrews. We have a packed calendar which ranges from readings in the bookshop to evenings with literary stars.

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Len Pennie

Monday 6th October, 7.30pm

Len Pennie on poyums annawAn unforgettable voice that takes on the power of English and Scots and lingers in the spaces in-between. These poyums made me …

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Lea Ypi

Tuesday 7th October, 7.30pm

Lea Ypi on Indignity: A Life ReimaginedEconomic Philosopher Lea Ypi is going to join us this autumn to discuss a gripping tale of secret police, fractured …

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Mary Portas

Tuesday 7th October, 7.30pm

Mary Portas on I Shop, Therefore I Am'Britain's "Queen of Shops" takes us back three decades to her time stalking the floor at Harvey Nichols, at …

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Julia Shaw

Wednesday 8th October, 7.30pm

Julia Shaw on Green CrimeWhat is Green Crime and who are the people destroying the planet? How can we stop them? We will be welcoming Julia …

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Ann Cleeves

Thursday 9th October, 7.30pm

Ann Cleeves on The Killing Stones'Ann Cleeves's elegance as a wordsmith, the ingenuity of her plots, and the depth of her characters can be matched by …

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Gyles Brandreth on Winnie the Pooh

Monday 13th October, 7.30pm

Gyles Brandreth on Somewhere, A Boy and a Bear***Please note this event is now taking place on Monday 13th October***Gyles Brandreth joins us to tell the …

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Gill Plain on Agatha Christie

Tuesday 14th October, 7.30pm

Gill Plain on Agatha Christie: A Very Short IntroductionJoin Gill Plain, Professor of English Literature and Popular Culture at the University of St Andrews, for an …

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Wednesday 15th October, 7.30pm

Flora Shedden on Winter in the HighlandsIn her stunning new cookbook Flora Shedden invites readers on a joyous, heart-warming journey through the enchanting winter season in …

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Jules & Greg's Wild Swim

Thursday 16th October, 7.30pm

*This event has now been moved to Holy Trinity Church*Jules & Greg's Wild SwimYou probably met them on the beach, you most likely saw them in …

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Roger Luckhurst on Graveyards

Friday 17th October, 7.30pm

Roger Luckhurst on GraveyardsFrom the author of Gothic, join Roger Luckhurst for a marvelously illustrated cultural history of graves and graveyards, from the earliest known burial …

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Lyse Doucet for The Finest Hotel in Kabul

Monday 20th October, 7.30pm

Lyse Doucet on The Finest Hotel in KabulAs the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, Lyse Doucet has led BBC coverage of events ranging from the Arab Spring …

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Hollie McNish

Monday 20th October, 7.30pm

**Please note, this event will be taking place at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church**Hollie McNish on VirginOne of the true highlights of our Autumn Literary Festival was …

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Wild Sauna Experience

Tuesday 21st October, 7.30pm

*This event is now taking place in the Bookshop!*Emma O'Kelly on Wild Sauna: The best outdoor saunas in BritainAn event and wild sauna experienceJoin us this …

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A Glass of Wine with Olly Smith

Wednesday 22nd October, 7.30pm

Olly Smith on Wine: Everything You Need to Know*Please note this event is now taking place at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church, Queens Terrace, KY16 9QF*When he …

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Early Opening Philip Pullman

Thursday 23rd October, 7.30am

Early Opening for The Rose Field by Philip PullmanWe cordially invite you to join us on the 23rd of October as we open early for the …

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QI's Alan Davies on White Male Stand-Up

Saturday 25th October, 7.30pm

Alan Davies on White Male Stand-UpFrom the panel of QI to front and centre at Topping & Company, we are excited to welcome Alan Davies for …

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Andrew Graham Dixon on Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found

Monday 27th October, 7.30pm

Andrew Graham Dixon on Vermeer: A Life Lost and FoundArt Expert Andrew Graham Dixon is coming to St Andrews to introduce us to a completely new …

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Adam Frost

Monday 27th October, 7.30pm

Adam Frost on For the Love of Plants*This event is taking place at St Marks Parish Church, Saint Mary's Place, KY16 9UY and on the 27th …

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Book Salad

Tuesday 28th October, 7pm

Book Salad meets on the last Tuesday of every month. To make a salad you put together lots of different things you'd like to eat, and …

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Topping & Co Working Group

Wednesday 29th October, 7pm

Meeting on the last Wednesday of every month, the 'Topping & Co Working Group' will explore the rapidly changing character of work in the modern world.From …

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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

Wednesday 29th October, 7.30pm

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage joins us for his major new collection New Cemetery.Simon Armitage CBE was born in West Yorkshire and is Professor of Poetry at …

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Master of Wine Rose Murray Brown

Monday 3rd November, 7.30pm

Rose Murray Brown, MW on A Taste for WineWe are delighted to announce our event and wine tasting with Rose for her new book A Taste …

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Francine Toon on Bluff

Tuesday 4th November, 7.30pm

Francine Toon on BluffFrom the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Pine, comes a haunting and atmospheric new gothic thriller, set in the brooding Scottish landscape.Joanie, …

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Alistair Moffat on The North Sea

Wednesday 5th November, 7.30pm

Alistair Moffat on The North Sea: Along the Edge of BritainIt is always an honour to welcome Alistair Moffat, MBE, for a trip around the North …

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Clare Carlisle on Transcendence for Beginners

Thursday 6th November, 7.30pm

Clare Carlisle on Transcendence for BeginnersWe are thrilled to welcome Clare Carlisle, who has always wrestled with the big questions through studies of Soren Kierkegaard, George …

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The Story of Art without Men's Katy Hessel for How To Live An Artful Life

Monday 10th November, 7.30pm

This November, we are joined by Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art Without Men for her new book How to Live an Artful Life. …

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Janina Ramirez

Tuesday 11th November, 7.30pm

Janina Ramirez on Legenda'Skillfully brings out from the shadows the lives of women who ruled, fought, traded, created, and inspired' CAT JARMANWe are thrilled to welcoming …

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Sally Magnusson on The Shapeshifter's Daughter

Wednesday 12th November, 7.30pm

Sally Magnusson on The Shapeshifter's DaughterIt is always a pleasure to welcome Sally Magnusson to St Andrews. Join her for her latest foray into fiction -- …

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Fitzcarraldo Poet Phoebe Giannisi

Thursday 13th November, 7.30pm

Poet Phoebe Giannisi on GoatsongWe are delighted to be joined by Fitzcarraldo Poet Phoebe Giannisi and the translator Brian Sneeden.In Giannisi's language, life obeys myth. A …

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Dave Broom on Japanese Whisky

Tuesday 18th November, 7.30pm

Dave Broom on The Japanese Way of WhiskyAn evening with Dave Broom is always a highlight on our calendar. We are thrilled to have him back …

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Felicity Cloake

Thursday 20th November, 7.30pm

Felicity Cloake on Peach Street to Lobster Lane~ Coast to coast in search of real American cuisine ~'A glorious freewheel through the culinary quirks and delights …

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Skye McAlpine for The Christmas Companion

Monday 24th November, 7.30pm

Skye McAlpine on The Christmas CompanionJust in time for starting the Christmas preparations Skye McAlpine is joining us with a helping hand and new ideas with …

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Emeritus Professor David McCrone

Tuesday 25th November, 7.30pm

David McCrone on Changing Scotland'David McCrone is the pre-eminent sociologist of Scotland. For several decades, he has been investigating the transformation of Scotland from a fairly …

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Tim Siadatan

Thursday 27th November, 7.30pm

Tim Siadatan on Padella 'Recipes that are a joy to prepare and to polish off' Yotam Ottolenghi Join us for a night dedicated to the love …

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