St Andrews Events and Reading Groups
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.
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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Sci-Fi/Fantasy by Women Reading Group
Friday 7th November, 7pm
Welcome to the 'Strange Worlds Society'!Meeting on the last Thursday of every month, the 'Strange Worlds Society' will celebrate science fiction and fantasy books by women.This …
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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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Celebrate Scottish Dogs with Peter MacQueen
Thursday 13th November, 7.30pm
Peter MacQueen on Tails of ScotlandWe are proudly a dog friendly shop, and now we have an event to celebrate our furry friends with BBC presenter …
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Book Salad
Tuesday 18th November, 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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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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Mairi Kidd on Poor Creatures
Wednesday 26th November, 7.30pm
Mairi Kidd on Poor CreaturesMairi Kidd's admirable literary career includes three books celebrating fierce historical women like Warriors and Witches and Damn Rebel Bitches, as well …
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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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