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McLellan Book Festival: Andrew Greig and Lesley Glaister

Brodick Town Hall, Isle of ArranSaturday 5. September 2026 3:30pmFrom £10
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Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Andrew GreigAndrew Greig [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/] has writte…

Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.Andrew GreigAndrew Greig [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/] has written twenty-plus collections of poetry, novels and non-fiction. He and novelist Lesley Glaister live in Edinburgh and Orkney. His widely-enjoyed memoir At the Loch of the Green Corrie is an appreciation of Norman MacCaig, Assynt, poetry, fly fishing, friendship and Life.Andrew will read from and talk about ROSE NICOLSON [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/rose-nicolson.html] his most recent Scottish Reformation novel, with a preview from its conclusion, PADUA.Lesley GlaisterLesley Glaister [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/] is the prize-winning author of seventeen novels, a stage play, dramas for BBC radio drama, and two poetry pamphlets, as well as numerous short stories. She works as a writing mentor and teacher of creative writing, lives in Edinburgh and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Lesley is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.Lesley will talk about, and read from, her latest novels, Blasted Things [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/blasted-things/] and A Particular Man [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/a-particular-man/], with perhaps a preview of her forthcoming novel, Such A Good Girl.See the full McLellan Book Festival Full Programme onour website here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-book-festival].Also follow us on theMcLellan Book Festival facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555662311463] here for regular updates.Pricing
Admission price is 10 per session but a Festival Ticket is 50. This covers entrance to all Book Festival events from Friday 4th - Sunday 6th September. More info and buy aFestival Ticket here [https://www.ticketsource.com/arran-theatre-and-arts-trust/mclellan-book-festival-weekend-pass/e-djoyrm].Entrance free to under 18s and those in full time education.More info about the McLellan Arts Festival is available here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-festival].

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