Books Events in Glasgow in October 2025
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Events in Glasgow
Books at the Botanics
Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!
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Mary Portas - In conversation with Fiona Stalker
Join 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.
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Julia Shaw Launches Green Crime
Julia 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!
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Glasgow’s Greatest Hits: A Celebration of the City’s Musical Heritage
Head along to the Scottish Music Centre on Thursday 9th October as they kick off their Glasgow 850 celebrations with an evening dedicated to the city's legendary music scene!
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Graeme Macrae Burnet in conversation with Sara Sheridan: Benbecula
Graeme Macrae Burnet launches the latest book in Polygon's bestselling and critically acclaimed Darkland Tales series in conversation with Sara Sheridan at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street!
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Ann Cleeves In Conversation - The Killing Stones
Join 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.
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The UK, Gaza and the Media: In conversation with Peter Oborne
Join leading political journalist Peter Oborne as he discusses his explosive new book Complicit, in conversation with The National editor Laura Webster.
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Andrew O’Hagan In Conversation With Kirstin Innes
Andrew O'Hagan, the bestselling author of Mayflies and Caledonian Road, discusses his latest book 'On Friendship', with Kirstin Innes at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street.
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Kipper The Sea Dragon & Bertie the Moon Dragon
Join 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!
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Love Letters to A Murder: The Mythology of Madeleine Smith
Join 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).
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Hollie McNish
With 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!
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Simple Minds’ Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill In Conversation
Join Simple Minds' founder members and lifelong collaborators, Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill for a special event to celebrate the publication of their long-awaited memoir, Our Secrets Are The Same.
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Piers Morgan: Woke Is Dead with Andrew Doyle
Piers Morgan will bring his show, Woke Is Dead, to The Pavilion Theatre Glasgow on Monday 20th October.
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‘Grenada Ain’t Far from Africa’
'Grenada Ain’t Far from Africa': Historical Memories, Human Flight, and the Recovery of Liberated African Biographies.
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Book Launch: All Hands On Deck - Jan Goodey
From his work with Just Stop Oil to Community Gardening, Jan Goodey will give positive solutions to our climate crisis, at the launch of his new book All Hands On Deck.
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Bookface Sip & Swap with Dr Gillian Shirreffs for Beatson Cancer Charity
Enjoy a bookish afternoon Sip & Swap with a luxury raffle and chatting with Dr. Gillian Shirreffs in support of the Beatson Cancer Charity.
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Glasgow East Comic Con
Browse 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!
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The Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) are delighted to host Stella Dadzie at Glasgow's Tron Theatre to discuss her latest book 'A Whole Heap of Mix Up'.
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Celebrate Unquiet Guests with Dan Coxon, Kirsty Logan, and Will Maclean
Join Waterstones Argyle Street for an early Halloween celebration of Unquiet Guests, an anthology of haunted house stories from modern masters of the macabre!
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Chloe Michelle Howarth In Conversation
Join Sunburn author Chloe Michelle Howarth at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street as she discusses her new novel Heap Earth Upon It.
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Joe Hill signs King Sorrow
Joe Hill, master of the modern macabre, joins Waterstones Argyle Street to sign his latest novel, his first in nearly a decade, King Sorrow!
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Meet Stephanie Garber at Waterstones Glasgow Sauchiehall Street
Don'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!
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How To Kill A Witch: A Guide For The Patriarchy
Join founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign, Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, as they discuss their book, How to Kill a Witch, A Guide for the Patriarchy at Merchants House of Glasgow.
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Books Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
The Book of Dust Book 3: The Rose Field Launch Day
Join Waterstones Newton Mearns from 8.30am on Thursday 23rd October to celebrate the launch of The Book of Dust Book 3: The Rose Field!
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East Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Edinburgh:
Dear Library
To mark our 100th birthday, the National Library of Scotland presents a special exhibition, 'Dear Library'.
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Meet the author Elise Hugueny-Léger
Meet French writer Elise Hugueny-Léger for a talk on her first creative writing non-fiction, Twenty twenty: petites traversées franco-britanniques, which came out with Editions Créaphis in 2024.
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Book event: Sibeal Pounder
Do you have the GUTS to join the Fright Club? Join bestselling children’s author Sibeal Pounder to celebrate the publication of her brand new spooky book series, Fright Club.
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Books Events in Lanarkshire
Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
An Evening With Peter McQueen and The Hebridean Baker
South 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)!
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions
Free, fun and fantastic! Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions throughout the week!
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Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman) in Conversation
Join Dr Marisa Haetzman and husband Chris Brookmyre at the UWS Paisley Campus to hear about their creative partnership and the release of their latest book, The Death of Shame.
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The Witches Of Renfrewshire - Book Launch & Talk
Join Brian Hannan, author of The Witches Of Renfrewshire as he launches the book with two special events at Skirlies Cafe on Wednesday 29th October and Wednesday 12th November.
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Here's a selection of Books Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Reading Between The Lines
Step into the vibrant world of Scottish storytelling at Reading Between the Lines, a unique literary celebration bringing together some of the nation’s most insightful voices and film makers.
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