Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
READ MOREGlasgow Mitchell Library Classics Book Group runs on the first Thursday of each month with the library kindly providing books for all members, so there is no cost involved!
READ MOREHost of the hit podcast After Dark Anthony Delaney joins us to discuss his first book, Queer Georgians at Waterstones Argyle Street!
READ MOREJoin local author, Yasmin Hanif, as she launches her wonderful children's book, Abdullah's Bear Needs A Name!, in store at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street!
READ MOREAnna Zoe Quirke joins Waterstones Argyle Street in conversation with Margaret McDonald to launch her new teen sapphic romance, Sad Girl Hours.
READ MOREJoin Yusuf / Cat Stevens for Cat On The Road To Findout - An Evening Of Tales, Tunes And Other Mysteries, an intimate night where stories, songs, and secrets intertwine, at Glasgow Concert Hall!
READ MOREJoin Len Pennie, the award-winning poet behind Poyums, as she returns returns with another blistering collection of verse confronting ideas of patriarchy, societal injustice and much more.
READ MOREClaire Alexander, author of Meredith, Alone joins Waterstones Argyle Street to discuss her beautiful and moving second novel, The Pieces of Us.
READ MOREJoin Byres Road Book Festival for a September Weekend filled with books, stories, conversations and laughter, and spend some time exploring all that Byres Road and the lanes have to offer!
READ MOREBestselling author John Niven will be the guest author at Bookface's next Sip & Swap event on Saturday 27th September at Saints of Ingram in Glasgow!
READ MOREJoin us as we close our 'Wax Fruit' weekend with a book exchange. Bring some of your pre-loved books and exchange them for new reads, and learn more about Holmwood's history!
READ MORETo celebrate the launch of If Only You Knew, her official autobiography, Lulu is inviting her fans to join her for an intimate conversation with songs and stories at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall!
READ MOREWaterstones Argyle Street are joined by two fantastic writers who have worked to uncover the histories of slavery and show how entangled the British establishment was in it.
READ MOREJoin Greg James for a hilarious evening in celebration of his new book, All the Best for the Future, at The Glee Club Glasgow on Wednesday 1st October!
READ MOREJoin Bigglestones Books at the Trades Hall Of Glasgow for an evening with Mary Portas for the launch of her new book I Shop, Therefore I Am: The '90s, Harvey Nicks – and Me.
READ MOREJulia Shaw, author of Making Evil, joins Waterstones Argyle Street for a discussion of ecological criminals and the heroes resisting them in this launch event for her latest book, Green Crime!
READ MORETo celebrate the recent release of a wonderful retelling of the classic, Alice With a Why by Anna James, can you help solve some peculiar puzzles in the children's bookshop?
READ MOREJoin bestselling author Ann Cleeves at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as she discusses the exciting return of her much loved character, Jimmy Perez, back to her award winning Shetland series.
READ MOREJoin leading political journalist Peter Oborne as he discusses his explosive new book Complicit, in conversation with The National editor Laura Webster.
READ MOREJoin Rachel Huggins a Scottish Book Trust member, for lively readings of Kipper the Sea Dragon & Bertie the Moon Dragon at the Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre this October Half Term!
READ MOREJoin Kirsten McQuarrie and Lesley McDowell at the Mitchell Library, and hear about Madeleine Smith's extraordinary story as portrayed in McDowell's historical novel, Love and Other Poisons (Wildfire).
READ MOREWith fans ranging from Emma Watson, Pink and Benjamin Zephaniah, Ted Hughes Award winner Hollie McNish is a poet whose readings are not to be missed!
READ MOREEnjoy a bookish afternoon Sip & Swap with a luxury raffle and chatting with Dr. Gillian Shirreffs in support of the Beatson Cancer Charity.
READ MOREBrowse trader stalls, geek out and have the chance to get your picture taken with your favourite characters when Glasgow East Comic Con comes to Platform Glasgow on Saturday 25th October!
READ MOREJoin Waterstones Argyle Street for an early Halloween celebration of Unquiet Guests, an anthology of haunted house stories from modern masters of the macabre!
READ MOREJoin Sunburn author Chloe Michelle Howarth at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as she discusses her new novel Heap Earth Upon It.
READ MOREJoe Hill, master of the modern macabre, joins Waterstones Argyle Street to sign his latest novel, his first in nearly a decade, King Sorrow!
READ MOREDon't miss this very exciting opportunity to meet bestselling fantasy author Stephanie Garber at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as she signs copies of her captivating new novel Alchemy of Secrets!
READ MOREMeet your favourite romance authors, discover new books, and connect with fellow bookworms when the Four Brits Book Fest comes to the SEC Glasgow on Saturday 1st November!
READ MOREHear what it felt like to be a member of one of the most influential bands of all time when Mike Joyce legendary drummer of The Smiths comes to The Glee Club Glasgow on Wednesday 5th November!
READ MOREGlasgow's Book Festival, Aye Write, will celebrate its 20th edition across 11 days this November, with a series of pop-up events coming before!
READ MOREAye Write are honoured to be joined by two contributors to the book, Malaka Shwaikh and Shareef Sarhan for an important and wide-ranging discussion.
READ MOREBe among the first to hear from three exciting new voices as they give Waterstones Sauchiehall Street an exclusive sneak peek into their 2026 novels and writing as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREFun Lovin' Criminals frontman and 90s icon Huey Morgan joins co-founder of Glasgow City Music Tours, Fiona Shepard to talk about his aptly named memoir, The Fun Lovin' Criminal.
READ MOREGaelic speaker and South Uist native Coinneach Maclean sits down with travel writer and BBC radio presenter Mauren Macleod to discuss his new book as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREIn this very special live recording of the Reign podcast for Aye Write, host Josh Smith welcomes Scotland's former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the stage to discuss her memoir, Frankly.
READ MOREThe founders of the Glasgow Music Tours will discuss their brand new book Glasgow's Greatest Hits at the Mitchell Library as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MORETwo of Scotland's most renowned fiction writers, Irvine Welsh and John Niven, unite on stage to discuss the themes and inspirations behind their latest novels as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREA spoken word event where members of the Federation of Writers, the public and members of writers' groups are provided with an opportunity to perform a selection of their work in 3 minute slots.
READ MOREJoin Waterstones Sauchiehall Street for a Reading Group Fiction based panel discussion with debut authors with Heather Mottershead, Gurnaik Johal and Lisa Smith as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREAs the world debates issues around population the spotlight is on childless women, join Helen Taylor as she discusses her book, Childless by Choice, with Lesley McDowell for Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREAward-winning novelist and memoir writer Catherine Simpson is joined on stage by her adult daughter, Nina Mega, for an in-depth conversation with journalist Gabriella Bennett as part of Aye Write!
READ MOREJournalist Vicky Allan joins writer, filmmaker, and women's health campaigner Kate Muir to discuss Kate's new book, How to Have a Magnificent Midlife Crisis for Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREHusband and wife duo Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson-Nimmo dive into a chat with TV chef and broadcaster Julie Lin about their new book, Jules & Greg's Wild Swim, for Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREAward-winning writer, journalist, podcaster and presenter John Harris joins BBC Radio Scotland's Nicola Meighan in conversation about his extraordinary memoir for Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREJoin actress and comedy legend Helen Lederer in conversation with BBC Scotland's Bryan Burnett for an unfiltered, laugh-out-loud look at her new memoir, Not That I'm Bitter as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREAs part of Aye Write 2025 Tina Gaudoin introduces us to the woman behind the politician in her new book, The Incidental Feminist: Friend, Foe, Femme Fatale? The Truth About Thatcher.
READ MOREAye Write are delighted to welcome bestselling author, journalist, and broadcaster Sally Magnusson back to the festival to discuss her brand new novel, The Shapeshifter's Daughter!
READ MOREJoin Justin Currie, Del Amitri's much-loved frontman, in conversation with BBC Radio Scotland's Nicola Meighan as they discuss Justin's powerful and personal memoir, The Tremolo Diaries.
READ MOREIn this collection, fourteen authors explore the places and spaces which define their queer history – wherever has meaning for them.
READ MOREDon't miss a lively conversation with internationally renowned anthropologist Tim Ingold, tackling the big questions on what makes a good life with warmth and irreverence in equal measure.
READ MOREWith her signature blend of honesty, humour, and holistic wisdom, former WHAM! backing singer Janey Lee Grace discusses her book, Happy Healthy Sober, with host Frankie Burr for Aye Write 2025.
READ MORESteven Veerapen traces witches, witchcraft, and witch-hunters from the explosion of mass-trials under King James VI and I in the late sixteenth century to the death of the witch-hunting phenomenon.
READ MOREAuthor Ben Collins sits down to discuss his new book, The Irish Unity Dividend, as part of Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREDon't miss a Q&A with Ryan Gilbey, author of It Used to be Witches, followed by a screening of Theorem at Glasgow Film Theatre as part of Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREJim Swire discusses with STV's John Swire his campaign to uncover the truth behind not only a personal tragedy but one of the modern world's most shocking events.
READ MOREIn his Aye Write Festival debut, Shaun Atwood discusses his new book, Sitdowns with Serial Killers & Murderers and what it's like talking to some of the most menacing and violent people on the planet.
READ MOREAuthor Richard McLauchlan is your sure-footed guide to the fabled and fascinating history of the bagpipes for this special event as part of Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREChris Bambery sits down with Kirsteen Paterson to discuss the historical events that have constructed sectarianism in Scotland for Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREDr Alan Montgomery gives an illustrated talk about Roman Scotland based on his new book, The Road to Mons Graupius as part of Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREAward-winning author, comedian and musician, Marc Burrows, brings an evening of comedy, music, and book chat to Aye Write in his festival debut!
READ MOREJoin us in Waterstones for a LGBTQI+ Fiction based panel discussion with debut authors with Seth Insua, Michael Amherst and Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin.
READ MOREAcclaimed author and broadcaster Robert Elms makes his Aye Write debut to discuss his new book, Blitz: The Club That Created the 80s.
READ MOREA giant of Scottish and British sports broadcasting, Dougie Donnelly sits down with journalist Hugh MacDonald to discuss his brand new autobiography, My Life in Sport: Recorded Highlights.
READ MOREWriter Alison Irvine, photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie, and illustrator Mitch Miller combine their considerable talents in Concrete Dreams: The Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre.
READ MOREJoin us in Waterstones for a Poetry based panel discussion led by Jim Carruth with debut poets Michael Mullen, Dean Browne and Desree as part of Aye Write 2025.
READ MOREMusic lovers rejoice as Aye Write welcomes two writers to the festival, each with their own love letter to the Glasgow music scene!
READ MOREAye Write are thrilled to welcome literary trailblazer Jeanette Winterson to the festival for the first time!
READ MOREJoin the team at Waterstones for a Speculative Fiction panel discussion led by Arusa Qureshi with debut authors Emily Buchanan, Oraine Johnson and Chris Kohler.
READ MOREJoin Professor Alice Roberts as she takes us on an investigative journey to establish who spread Christianity, how and why; the story of the fall of an Empire – and the rise of another!
READ MOREIn Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age, Professor Bruce Peter (Glasgow School of Art) explores the remarkable range of Art Deco objects and images created here in Scotland.
READ MOREJoin journalist Jane Hamilton and co-author Gina McGavin as they take you behind the headlines of one of Scotland's most haunting cold cases: The 1984 murder of Gina’s mother, Mary McLaughlin.
READ MOREMark Forsyth makes his Aye Write debut to talk about his latest book, Rhyme & Reason, a funny, charming guide to poetry (and people) for people who don't usually read poetry!
READ MOREEdinburgh-based author Caroline Young joins podcaster and writer Zoe Venditozzi to discuss Young's latest book, Single and Psycho: How pop culture created the unstable single woman.
READ MOREjoin Denise Mina and Helen Fields as they discuss their latest thrillers with Bryan Burnett as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREEdward Tudor Pole takes to the Aye Write stage to discuss his autobiography, The Pen is Mightier.
READ MOREWhaleback City Press is Dundee's new and vibrant small publisher, specialising in big ideas in small packages and this event showcases work from its first two projects!
READ MOREWith a mix of stand-up comedy and readings from his book, award-winning comedian, best-selling author, and NHS psychiatrist Benji Waterhouse considers some of life's big questions.
READ MOREIn this special Aye Write event, crime writer Douglas Skelton welcomes two contemporaries to the stage to discuss their new books — each with a grizzled Scottish detective and a murder to solve.
READ MOREJon Attenborough discusses Following Sam, his memoir chronicling his experience of visiting all 42 Scottish Professional Football League stadiums with his guide dog, Sam.
READ MOREOne-time teen popstar Anthony Kavanagh takes to the Aye Write stage to discuss his searingly honest memoir, Pop Scars.
READ MOREFrom the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, Terry Deary's Revolting celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo.
READ MOREA talk with a festive flair as Glasgow Life Principal Librarian Dawn Vallance joins two authors in conversation about their respective Christmas-themed books for Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREIn this special sit-down examining the potential future of Scotland and Scottish politics, Kirsteen Paterson is a journalist with 20 years experience of covering politics and policy in Scotland.
READ MOREAward-winning Scots writer, academic, and occasional stand-up comedian A L Kennedy returns to Aye Write to discuss her latest acclaimed novel.
READ MOREDundee-based author Gary Robertson joins journalist Gabriella Bennett for a lively discussion about Gary's new book, Wild Mountain Times as part of Aye Write 2025!
READ MOREFresh off the back of a sold-out tour, expect witty, self-deprecating stories told masterfully by the mischievous, once-young Nigel Planer as he offers a glimpse into his remarkable career.
READ MOREWaterstones Silverburn are absolutely delighted to welcome Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo in to our store to sign their soon to be released book - Jules and Greg's Wild Swim!
READ MOREWith booksellers on hand to help with expert recommendations and a range of local authors signing their books, don't miss Waterstones Sauchiehall Street's Christmas Shopping Evening on November 27th!
READ MOREJoin Waterstones Newton Mearns from 8.30am on Thursday 23rd October to celebrate the launch of The Book of Dust Book 3: The Rose Field!
READ MOREFree, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
READ MOREWaterstones Newton Mearns are thrilled to be joined by Allan Gaw on Tuesday 13th January to celebrate the paperback release of his newest book, The Shadows and the Dust.
READ MOREJoin Philippa Gregory, as she takes you on a journey through the history you thought you knew, a fascinating evening of entertaining historical insight and unforgettable storytelling!
READ MOREJoin Lindsey Kelk and friends for great chats, fun and festivities to celebrate Christmas Fling at The Parish Church of St Cuthbert on Wednesday 8th October!
READ MOREThe Edinburgh Women's Fiction Festival returns for 2025 with two days of thought-provoking conversation, powerful storytelling, and a welcoming space for readers and writers alike.
READ MOREWith a series of events over November, come in out of the cold, dark night, enjoy a drink from Edinburgh Gin of soft drink, and hear from celebrated and award-winning Scottish authors!
READ MOREJoin British Indian storyteller Peter Chand and Scottish storyteller Kirsten Milliken at Biggar Corn Exchange as they discuss their new book, The State Of Water.
READ MORELeadhills Miners Library is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles and is now a museum of literature and village life, open weekends May to September!
READ MORESouth Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture presents a special evening of storytelling at The Town House Hamilton, on 30th October, featuring Peter MacQueen and Coinneach MacLeod (the Hebridean Baker)!
READ MOREWaterstones Braehead are opening half an hour early on Thursday 25th September so you can grab your copy of Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune before anyone else!
READ MOREFree, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
READ MORECelebrate the release of the highly anticipated novel, Alchemised, with Waterstones Braehead and Lush!
READ MOREJoin the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum this November as they welcome a selection of authors in this celebration of Scottish literature!
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