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.
Alice Strang on The Scottish Colourists
Tuesday 6th October, 7.30pm
Samuel John Peploe, John Duncan Fergusson, George Leslie Hunter and Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell - a set of radical artists who enlivened the Scottish art scene …
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James Palmer on Charlemagne's Dream
Wednesday 7th October, 7.30pm
The dynamic, expansionist dynasty that forged the Middle Ages.Today, the Carolingians are best known as the dynasty of Charlemagne. In a few remarkable decades spanning the …
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Humza Yousaf on Under Fire
Thursday 8th October, 7.30pm
* Please be aware this event is now taking place in the bookshop *Humza Yousaf on Under FireWe welcome Humza Yousaf to St Andrews for an …
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Benjamin Moser on Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
Friday 9th October, 7.30pm
Benjamin Moser on Anti-Zionism: A Jewish HistoryJoin Pulitzer Prize winning author Benjamin Moser for a sweeping and revelatory history of the hidden tradition of Jewish thinkers …
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Erin Goeres on Nineteen Days in Autumn
Monday 12th October, 7.30pm
Erin Goeres on Nineteen Days in Autumn: A New History of 1066 Join us for a an evening for a character-led history of the most famous …
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Jay Rayner for Nights Out in the Kitchen
Tuesday 13th October, 7.30pm
Jay Rayner on Nights Out in the Kitchen'It's time to share a little more of my love for home cooking and the merry dance of appetite …
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Terry Deary on A History of the World in Ten Wars
Wednesday 14th October, 7.30pm
Terry Deary on A History of the World in Ten WarsWe welcome to St Andrews the author of the acclaimed Horrible Histories series and for his …
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A Book and a Bite
Thursday 15th October, 6.30pm
The theme of this book group a simple - incontrovertibly fine books accompanied by slightly more controversial, interpretive food pairings for each selection.For our first next …
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Thom Bateman on Home Made
Monday 19th October, 7.30pm
Why Home Made? Because the best cooking - whatever its ambition - always begins there.Self-taught chef Thom Bateman has built an incredible career on his own …
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Alistair Moffat on Assassins and Secret Listeners:
Tuesday 20th October, 7.30pm
Uncover the story of a nation's hidden heroes.Throughout Britain, all day, every day and in the dead of night, the secret listeners went about their solitary …
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Simon Garfield on The Pen: A Human History
Wednesday 21st October, 7.30pm
From a reed cut on the banks of the Nile to the Sharpie, the pen has been with us for millennia. And all of humanity - …
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Alice Oswald on Rhapsody: A Manifesto
Thursday 22nd October, 7.30pm
A daring, genre-defying work of non-fiction from one of our greatest poetsAlice Oswald goes in search of poetry in its original, wildest form - before it …
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Frances Fowle on Claude Monet: A Life in Letters
Monday 26th October, 7.30pm
The first major English-language publication dedicated to Monet's letters, expertly selected and richly illustrated with his paintings.Claude Monet's letters - to his friends, family, fellow artists, …
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A Court of Splintered Harmony - Midnight Launch
Tuesday 27th October, 12am
Midnight Launch for ACOTAR 6: A Court of Splintered HarmonyJoin us in the bookshop at midnight on publication date for the highly anticipated new book from …
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Alissa Timoshkina on Lozhka
Tuesday 27th October, 7.30pm
In Lozhka, award-winning writer and co-founder of #CookforUkraine, Alissa Timoshkina celebrates Eastern Europe through one of its most humble and powerful symbols: the spoon. Blending soulful …
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British Museum Lectures: The Tudor Heart
Wednesday 28th October, 7.30pm
Rachel King on The Tudor HeartA new title in the British Museum's Object in Focus series that tells the remarkable story of an enamelled gold necklace …
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Susie Dent
Wednesday 28th October, 7.30pm
A brand-new linguistic mystery from Countdown's resident lexicographer, Susie Dent, set in the city of OxfordA mysterious letter. A silenced scholar. A city paved with injustice.When …
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Dan Jones
Thursday 29th October, 7.30pm
Dan Jones on CastlesWe are happy to welcome bestselling historian, TV presenter and award-winning journalist Dan Jones back to St Andrews. In Castles, Dan tells a …
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A Tasting with Master of Wine Julia Harding
Friday 30th October, 7.30pm
Julia Harding on The World Atlas of WineWe are pleased to welcome Julia Harding for the latest edition of The World Atlas of Wine. Join us …
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James Yorkston on Callum, Reine, Sylvie and Sparrow
Monday 2nd November, 7.30pm
James Yorkston on Callum, Reine, Sylvie, and SparrowThe East Neuk's own James Yorkston returns with a wry, tender and quietly life-affirming novel about the people who …
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Jeremy Lee on Kitchening
Tuesday 3rd November, 7.30pm
In this follow-up to the multi-award-winning Cooking, Jeremy shows you how to make the most of local produce while finding joy in the simple act of …
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Tim Hayward
Wednesday 4th November, 7.30pm
Tim Hayward on The Cocktail HourIt's 7:30pm: clear your mind of the cares of the day. Relax and fix yourself a drink. It's The Cocktail Hour.The …
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Rick Stein
Thursday 5th November, 7.30pm
Rick Stein on Rick Stein's Cookery CourseRick Stein has been cooking for the last 60 years. Now, for the first time, he shares his complete cookery …
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The Hebridean Baker on A Scottish Christmas
Friday 6th November, 7.30pm
Connieach Macleod on The Hebridean Baker: A Scottish ChristmasWe welcome you to a festive evening with Scotland's bestselling cookbook author, Coinneach MacLeod. The Hebridean Baker has …
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Nick Harkaway on The Taper Man
Wednesday 11th November, 7.30pm
'Le Carre's legacy is in good hands - Smiley is back with a vengeance!'IAN RANKIN'Note-perfect'MICK HERRONNick Harkaway is the acclaimed author of Gnomon, The Gone-Away World, …
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Celebrating 25 Years of Routledge Classics
Thursday 12th November, 7pm
Celebrating 25 Years of Routledge ClassicsJoin us for an evening of philosophy, history, politics, psychology and anthropology and everything else that has made Routledge Classics a …
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Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus on Peck & Peck
Thursday 12th November, 7.30pm
Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus on Peck & PeckWe are thrilled to welcome the bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry, Bonnie Garmus for her newest …
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Beth McDonough on A Year in Water
Friday 13th November, 7.30pm
Beth McDonough on A Year in WaterJoin Poet, Swimmer, and proud Dundee resident Beth McDonough for an inspiring event to get your body and mind in …
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Mary Lawson on Solace in Winter
Monday 16th November, 7.30pm
Mary Lawson on Solace in WinterShe's been twice placed on the Booker Prize longlist, spent countless weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, and has …
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Alice Loxton on A History of Britain in 21 Paintings
Tuesday 17th November, 7.30pm
Alice Loxton on A History of Britain in 21 PaintingsThe acclaimed author of Eleanor and Eighteen comes another entertaining, illuminating tour of British history through 21 …
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John Boyne on The Weight of Angels
Wednesday 18th November, 7.30pm
John Boyne on The Weight of AngelsInternational bestselling author John Boyne is coming to St Andrews to explore a the life Oscar Wilde never had.Rather than …
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Michael Simpson on Terminal City
Thursday 19th November, 7.30pm
Michael Simpson on Terminal CityWe welcome Dr Michael Simpson from the University of St Andrews for his new book on Vancouver's infrastructure in settler colonialism and …
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Jamie Gianoutsos on In Rome's Long Shadow
Friday 20th November, 7.30pm
Jamie Gianoustos on In Rome's Long ShadowJoin Jamie Gianoustos for her fascinating new history of the republican tradition that modern states inherited from ancient Rome.Julius Caesar, …
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Ashley Douglas on With My Own Hand
Monday 23rd November, 7.30pm
Ashley Douglas on With My Own HandWe welcome historian and translator Ashley Douglas to St Andrews to talk about the life of Marie Maitland, a story …
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Donna Ashworth on The Art of Being Easily Pleased
Tuesday 24th November, 7.30pm
Donna Ashworth on The Art of Being Easily PleasedSunday Times bestselling poet Donna Ashworth will be joining us in an evening which blends poetry and prose …
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Ian Rankin on The Heights
Friday 27th November, 7.30pm
Ian Rankin on The HeightsSir Ian Rankin returns to St Andrews for his first standalone thriller in two decades!The Heights: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over …
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Odyssey Translator Emily Wilson on Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
Friday 27th November, 7.30pm
Emily Wilson on Crossing the Wine-Dark SeaWe are thrilled to welcome Odyssey Translator Emily Wilson to St Andrews to talk about the wonders of Greek and …
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Ben Mervis on The Festive Baker
Thursday 3rd December, 7.30pm
Ben Mervis on The Festive BakerWow your guests for your next celebration with Ben Mervis, who presents with new cookbook of festive recipes from around the …
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British Museum Lectures: The Bayeux Tapestry
Thursday 14th January, 7.30pm
This January we're joined by Sue Brunning from the British Museum to discuss the history of The Bayeux Tapestry.The British Museum have produced a number of …
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Queer Fiction Reading Group
Monday 25th January, 6.30pm
Welcome to our Queer Fiction Reading Group!The bookseller behind one of our most popular Edinburgh reading groups has relocated to Fife... And we are thrilled to …
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Queer Fiction Reading Group
Monday 22nd February, 6.30pm
Welcome to our Queer Fiction Reading Group! This is an inclusive reading group open to anyone to come together to read and discuss LGBTQIA+ literature, with …
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Queer Fiction Reading Group
Monday 29th March, 6.30pm
Welcome to our Queer Fiction Reading Group! This is an inclusive reading group open to anyone to come together to read and discuss LGBTQIA+ literature, with …
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Queer Fiction Reading Group
Monday 26th April, 6.30pm
Welcome to our Queer Fiction Reading Group! This is an inclusive reading group open to anyone to come together to read and discuss LGBTQIA+ literature, with …
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