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.
Briana Pegado
Friday 26th April, 7.30pm
Briana Pegado on Make Good TroubleChange your life and your community through the power of energy disruption! This April, anti-racism and governance consultant and Royal Society …
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Daniel Susskind
Monday 29th April, 7.30pm
Daniel Susskind on GrowthThis April, King's College London economics professor and former Cabinet policy adviser Daniel Susskind provides an illuminating defence of economic growth in Growth: …
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Nicky Hayes
Tuesday 30th April, 7.30pm
Nicky Hayes on A Little History of PsychologyWe're delighted to welcome British Psychological Society president Nicky Hayes to St Andrews! Nicky will enlighten us on A …
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Iain Carter
Wednesday 1st May, 7.30pm
Iain Carter on Golf WarsWe are delighted to welcome BBC Golf Correspondent Iain Carter to the 'Home of Golf' as he discusses one of the most …
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CAConrad
Thursday 2nd May, 7.30pm
CAConrad & Rosa Campbell on Listen to the Golden Boomerang ReturnJoin us in School 6 for a unique poetry event with award-winning, Columbia University poet CAConrad! …
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Kim Sherwood
Thursday 2nd May, 7.30pm
Kim Sherwood on A Spy Like MeWe can't wait to welcome Kim Sherwood to celebrate A Spy Like Me, her follow up to James Bond thriller …
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Agnes Arnold-Forster
Friday 3rd May, 7.30pm
Agnes Arnold-Forster on NostalgiaIt's an enigmatic, layered, and misleading sensation. University of Edinburgh historian Dr Agnes Arnold-Forster joins us in May for Nostalgia: A History of …
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Val McDermid
Tuesday 7th May, 7.30pm
Val McDermid on Queen MacbethThe Queen of Crime returns with an historical thriller that finally brings justice to one of Scotland's most notorious and maligned figures, …
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Sarah Perry
Wednesday 8th May, 7.30pm
Sarah Perry on EnlightenmentSarah Perry, Women's Prize for Fiction nominee for The Essex Serpent, joins us in May for her sweeping new novel, Enlightenment. Discover Perry's …
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Dawn Hollis
Friday 10th May, 7.30pm
Dawn Hollis on Mountains Before MountaineeringWhat did mountains mean, back in the day? Were mountain ranges frightening spectres, the imposing obstacles of Tolkien's tales? Or were …
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Catherine Coldstream
Wednesday 15th May, 7.30pm
Catherine Coldstream on CloisteredThis spring, we look forward to hearing Catherine Coldstream's unique perspective of monastic life as she discusses Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. …
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Michael Peel
Tuesday 21st May, 7.30pm
Michael Peel on What Everyone Knows About BritainIs Britain the idyllic island we think it is? Financial Times foreign correspondent Michael Peel provides a fresh perspective …
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Caroline Eden
Wednesday 22nd May, 7.30pm
Caroline Eden on Cold KitchenKnown for Black Sea and Red Sands, her exquisite travel essay/recipe collections, Caroline Eden joins us in St Andrews for her new …
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Letitia Clark
Friday 24th May, 7.30pm
Letitia Clark on Wild Figs and FennelLook forward to Mediterranean inspiration! In La Vita è Dolce and Bitter Honey, Chef Letitia Clark captured the essence of …
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Kat Hill
Wednesday 29th May, 7.30pm
Kat Hill on BothyThis May, writer and academic Kat Hill explores one of Scotland's most alluring landmarks in Bothy.The door to the bothy is always unlocked, …
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Nicola Lamb
Thursday 30th May, 7.30pm
Nicola Lamb on SIFTWe're celebrating the craft and comfort of baking with Chef Nicola Lamb. Join us this May to discover her delectable and comprehensive new …
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John Niven
Wednesday 5th June, 7.30pm
John Niven on O BrotherJoin us to celebrate the paperback release of John Niven's acclaimed memoir O Brother.John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, …
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Adam Smyth
Tuesday 11th June, 7.30pm
Adam Smyth on The Book-MakersAre you curious about the fascinating history of books and book-binding? About the people, from medieval times to present day, who engaged …
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Isabel Greenberg
Wednesday 12th June, 7.30pm
Isabel Greenberg on Young HagWe can't wait to host Isabel Greenberg, author and artist of Glass Town and The One Hundred Nights of Hero, for her …
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Kathleen Jamie
Tuesday 18th June, 7.30pm
Kathleen Jamie on CairnThis June, we're thrilled to be welcoming Scotland's Makar, eminent poet and nature writer Kathleen Jamie, who joins us for her latest exquisitely …
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Elizabeth Macneal
Wednesday 19th June, 7.30pm
Elizabeth Macneal on The Burial PlotFrom The Doll Factory author Elizabeth Macneal comes another gothic novel set in the eerie underworld of Victorian London. Join us …
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Max Hastings
Thursday 20th June, 7.30pm
Max Hastings on Operation BitingThis summer we welcome back to St Andrews military historian Max Hastings. Known for such gripping and thoroughly researched works as Abyss …
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Andrey Kurkov
Thursday 22nd August, 7.30pm
Andrey Kurkov on The Silver BoneThis August, we're excited to welcome 'Ukraine's greatest living writer', novelist Andrey Kurkov! The Grey Bees and Death and the Penguin …
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Robert Harris
Saturday 24th August, 7.30pm
Robert Harris on PrecipiceNovelist Robert Harris, master of the historical thriller, joins us in St Andrews this August! It's 1914, the summer before the Great War... …
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Hollie McNish
Saturday 19th October, 7.30pm
Hollie McNish on LobsterThis October we're thrilled to welcome poet Hollie McNish for her new poetry collection Lobster, the poignant and humorous companion to Slug.This book …
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