The Book Nook Stewarton runs an extensive programme of events with wonderful authors. All events free!
DETAILS AND BOOKING BELOW.
Renaissance Revelations:
An Evening with
D. V. Bishop
Tues 19th November 7pm
Join us for a captivating event when author Douglas Skelton will be in conversation with D.V. Bishop, delving into the historical intrigue of David’s award-winning Cesare Aldo novels set in Renaissance Florence.
Join us for a Literary Jam Session with
George Paterson and David Belcher
in conversation with Alistair Braidwood
Friday 22nd Nov 7pm
David Belcher is an international journalist with a reputation for gentle mocking and absurdist observations on Scottish life (Herald Diary) and a wealth of arts-based commentary on music, film, TV and theatre.
Writer, DJ and musician George Paterson’s ‘The Girl, The Crow, The Writer And The Fighter’ was shortlisted as a Bloody Scotland Crime Debut Novel of the Year 2022 and his latest novel ‘Westerwick’ is attracting lots of interest.
We are delighted to have Alistair Braidwood, founder and presenter of Scots Whay Hae to chair this event.
A fun, creative and inspiring event for
children P5 +
with Simon Lamb
Sunday 24th Nov 2.30pm
Poet // Performer // Storyteller
Funded by
Scottish Book Trust
Free book for each child
Simon is on a passionate mission to entertain, ignite and encourage audiences of all ages.
Kids love Simon’s motivational and fun events!
Simon’s innovative approach helps children engage enthusiasitcally and to quickly produce their own short poems.
Michael is a prize-winning poet and author with over 200 poems published in UK literary magazines including New Writing Scotland, Poetry Scotland and Markings. Michael, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, has judged and critiqued countless poetry, short story and novel competitions and was the Scottish correspondent for Writers’ Forum. Michael is an experienced workshop leader/ creative writing lecturer to writers’ groups, schools and colleges as well as a personal coach and mentor.
Writing for Wellbeing with Michael J Malone
Tuesday 26th Nov 7pm
Get your creativity stimulated in this Scottish Book Trust funded session
Looking through The Cracked Mirror
an evening with multi-award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author
Chris Brookmyre
Thursday Dec 5th 7pm
Venue - Stewarton Area Centre
A cross-genre hybrid of Agatha Christie and Michael Connelly, Chris’s latest novel The Cracked Mirror is the most imaginative and entertaining crime novel of the year, a genre-splicing rollercoaster with a poignantly emotional heart.
The Book Nook is proud to be hosting the launch of
‘The Weekenders’ by David F. Ross
with live music from Grange Street
The deaths of a series of young Eastern European women in Glasgow leads to a stately home in the Scottish countryside, and back to the Second World War, where a group of young soldiers made their own, shocking rules… Saltire Prize shortlisted author David F. Ross returns with an extraordinary, dark mystery – first in a new series.
’David Ross carved out an enduring place for himself among contemporary Scottish novelists’ Herald Scotland __________
Painting a picture of a 1960s Glasgow in the throes of a permissive society, pulled apart by religion, corruption, and a murderous Bible John stalking the streets, The Weekenders is a snapshot of an era of turmoil – and a terrifying insight into the mind of a ruthless criminal…