Anne Donovan
Tuesday 20 May, 7-8pm
The Mitchell, Burns Room
Anne will read from her much anticipated new novel Being Emily, published by Canongate in May. Anne's previous work includes the novel Buddha Da and the short story collection Hieroglyphics. Buddha Da was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Scottish Book of the Year Award.
Tickets priced £5.00 can be purchased in person from The Mitchell, Granville St Enquiry Desk or reserved by phoning 0141 287 2999
Christopher Brookmyre
Wednesday 13 August, 7-8pm
Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street
Join Christopher for the launch of his latest book A Snowball in Hell.
If society has the B-list celebrities it deserves, it now has a killer to match. Except that Simon Darcourt is more successful in his career choice than any reality show contestant. He's got the media cornered by posting real-time coverage of his victims on the internet and he's pulling the voyeuristic strings of his international audience by getting them to "Vote" to keep his captives alive.
His earlier nemesis, Angelique De Xavier is brought in to stop him - meanwhile a load of wannabe celebrities are, literally, dying to be famous.
Tickets priced £5.00. Booking details to follow
Lloyd Jones
Monday 18 August , 7-8pm
The Mitchell, Main Hall
The Mitchell is delighted to welcome best-selling New Zealand author Lloyd Jones, author of the Man Booker shortlisted Mr Pip.
Set in a South Pacific island at war, Mr Pip is the story of a schoolteacher who promises to introduce his pupils to Mr Dickens. As events on the troubled island unfold, the children are inspired by their teacher’s reading of Great Expectations.
Lloyd’s “haunting tour de force” of a novel won him the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2007 and following its success, his earlier work is now available in the UK for the first time .
Tickets priced £5.00. Booking details to follow.
For more information, please contact:
Reader Development
The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Phone: 0141 287 2865
Fax: 0141 287 2815
E-mail: lil@csglasgow.org
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