Along with many of my fellow wordsmiths, I was criss-crossing Scotland last week (19th to 25th November) to celebrate Book Week Scotland 2018, run by the Scottish Book Trust. The theme this year was ‘Rebel’. My first event was at the Brander Library in Huntly in Aberdeenshire, a lovely wood-panelled Victorian building, where the librarians had...
Book Week Scotland 2018
I’ll be speaking at three events during this year’s Book Week Scotland, on 2018’s theme of ‘Rebel’ and how I’ve explored this in my writing, past, current and future. I have an exciting new project underway. Firstly, I’ll be at Huntly Library in Aberdeenshire on Tuesday 20th November at 6.30 pm. Then I’ll...
Book Week Scotland 2016
I had a lovely time at Brechin Library in bonnie Angus during Book Week Scotland. I hadn’t been there before and was impressed by the lovely building and the warmth of the welcome inside. My thanks to Christine Sharp, Ann Morrice (both pictured below with myself) and the rest of the team. These events...
Book Week Scotland 2014 & Love Letters to Libraries
I had a lovely time during Book Week Scotland which runs through the last week in November. I gave talks in a couple of Aberdeenshire’s Libraries, including New Pitsligo and Balmedie. There was a great turn-out at both and some really interesting questions. New Pitsligo was a very appropriate place to talk about the gallant Lord Pitsligo of...