Past Events

26.03.2025

DSI William Lorimer first meets Meredith St Claire when he is giving a careers talk at his goddaughter's school. The popular and glamorous drama teacher is distraught, begging him to investigate her fiancé's recent disappearance, but with a report already made to the relevant authorities, there's nothing more Lorimer can do. But then a body is discovered on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Guy Richmond was a wealthy and charismatic actor, adored by everyone. Or so it first seems. But as Lorimer and his team are drawn deeper into the peculiar world of professional theatre, they find themselves caught in a web of confidences and rivalry, thwarted dreams and ruthless ambition.
For it seems the finest actors of all are those with the darkest secrets to hide.

21.03.25

Katy Lironi has been singing, writing and recording music for the past 40 years and writing stories for a decade longer. She was lead singer in C86 band The Fizzbombs and Creeping Bent signing, The Secret Goldfis,h throughout the 90s. She is a mum to five almost grown up children and is married to Douglas MacIntyre, a fellow musician.

Choir 21 is a Makaton choir run by Katy Lironi at Downs Syndrome Scotland, made up of a group of young people aged 12+ with Down’s syndrome, who love singing and signing.

Matilda in the Middle
A family. Functioning. JUST – music is always there to save the day. At the centre of this family saga is the indomitable spirit of middle child, Matilda, whose Down Syndrome is, in equal parts, challenging and an amazing gift within the family dynamic!

At heart, this is the story of a family’s love of music and how it has provided purpose, forged relationships and created harmony in every aspect of their lives … with Matilda in the middle.

05.12.2024

A thrilling evening with multi-award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Brookmyre introducing his latest novel - The Cracked Mirror. A cross-genre hybrid of Agatha Christie and Michael Connelly, The Cracked Mirror is the most imaginative and entertaining crime novel of the year, a genre-splicing rollercoaster with a poignantly emotional heart.

05.11.2024

A wonderful reunion with Coinneach Macleod, The Hebridean Baker, with his fourth book The Hebridean Baker: The Scottish Cookbook. With tales of island life, encounters with pioneering women, the musical influence of Gaelic across the Atlantic and maritime adventures around lesser-known isles, this is not just a cookbook; it's a cultural expedition.

10.10.2024

Mairi’s series of books about powerful, moving and inspiring stories about women and sisterhood are well-known bestsellers.

Mairi is already receiving critical acclaim for her new book to be published in September, ‘The Specimens’ - meet the women of Burke and Hare in 19th century Edinburgh. It is the first book to be published on the women in the lives of Scotland's most prolific serial killers which sheds a light on the characters of Burke and Hare.

11.09.2024 & 12.09.2024

We were excited to bring you twinned events with Vanda Symon, best-selling crime writer and star of The Traitors New Zealand television show and Craig Robertson as well as Michael Bennettmulti, award-winning indigenous screenwriter, director and author with Alex Sokoloff.

We will also enjoyed New Zealand-themed drinks, nibbles, and treats, so lots of fun!

24.09.2024

With over 10 million sales, Jenny is one of the most successful and prolific authors of feel-good fiction in the UK.

Her internationally bestselling books include almost fifty novels, novellas, short stories and children’s books. She has sold more than four million copies in the UK alone, and ten million copies worldwide. Her books have spent more than thirty weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list.

16.08.2024

Three-time Booker nominee and bestselling author of Mayflies Andrew O'Hagan discussed his magnificent new novel Caledonian Road - an addictive portrait of British society and the story of one man's epic fall from grace.

Described by Monica Ali as 'a brilliant state-of-the-nation novel that pulls down the facades of high society and knocks over the "good liberal" house-of-cards', this is another triumph from one of the foremost chroniclers of our times.

21.05.2025

We were excited and privileged to welcome the critically acclaimed author and climate change expert Paul Hardisty to talk about his climate emergency thrillers ‘The Forcing’ and ‘The Descent’

The Forcing - A cataclysmic, clarion-call literary climate-change thriller by one of the world’s leading environmental scientists

The Descent - this is a searingly authentic origin story, focusing on the events that will lead to the destruction of our world

Canadian Paul Hardisty has spent twenty-five years working all over the world as an environmental scientist and freelance journalist. Paul is a university professor and CEO of the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

24.03.2024

We were really privileged to welcome thrice Sunday Times Bestselling Poet Donna Ashworth to an event at The Book Nook. Donna’s beautiful and relevant poetry has deeply touched many of us. Donna’s newest collection of words ‘WILD HOPE’ flew straight into the Sunday Times bestsellers list when it was released.

Even if you don’t consider yourself as being ‘into poetry’, this was truly an event for all.

Donna’s words are widely shared daily, by her 1.5 million plus followers. Donna’s writing came to spotlight during the lockdown period where she saw her purpose as building a place to find hope, calm and comfort amidst the collective chaos.