Books & Literature in St Andrews

Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world.

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Mel Giedroyc

_Sunday Times_ bestselling author Mel Giedroyc will be joining us for the launch of her new novel - a funny, big-hearted story of second chances._Sometimes life…

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Andrey Kurkov

A troop of Red Army soldiers has disappeared without a trace while visiting the Halytska bathhouse, their abandoned boots and uniforms the only proof that they…

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Robert Harris for Agrippa

_Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever.

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Sabrina Ghayour on Persiana One

From the Queen of Middle Eastern cookery, every recipe in _Persiana One_ makes irresistible Middle Eastern flavours easier than ever in one pot, one tray or one…

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Christopher de Hamel for The Migrants

In the course of a long career at Sotheby’s and at Cambridge University, Christopher de Hamel has probably handled more medieval manuscripts than anyone alive a…

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John Elledge on 31 Inventions That Built our World

For over 10,000 years, we humans have been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban…

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Val McDermid & Jo Sharp

It took place on the other side of the world, amid the jungle-coastline at the junction between the continents of North and South America.

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Maggie O'Farrell on Land

Land is a story of buried treasure, overlapping lives, ancient woodland, persistent ghosts, a particularly loyal dog, and how, when it comes to both land and hi…

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Ali Stoner on Scran

Scran is a new collection of more than 100 nostalgic and traditional Scottish recipes, seen through a modern lens.

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Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon

The first in a mystery series from the much-loved Irish actor, writer and comedian, for readers who enjoy the warmth of Graham Norton and the mystery of _Death…

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Arthur der Weduwen on The Last Invasion of England

In popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant daughter…

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Paul Johnson

A comprehensive look at inequalities and why they matterThere is a widespread sense throughout the developed world that progress towards a better society has st…

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Jess Elliott Dennison on Vegetable Recipes

Jess Elliott Dennison is a food writer, cook and founder of Elliott’s, her studio in Marchmont, Edinburgh.

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Jay Rayner for Nights Out in the Kitchen

Following his bestselling _Nights Out at Home,_ Jay Rayner returns to the kitchen to offer more inspiration to roll up your sleeves and reach for your favourite…

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Terry Deary on A History of the World in Ten Wars

Throughout the ages, each generation has faced the same questions: Am I willing to fight for my way of life?

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Nick Harkaway on The Taper Man

'Le carre's legacy is in good hands - smiley is back with a vengeance!' Ian rankin'note-perfect' Mick herronNick harkaway is the acclaimed author of _gnomon, th…

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John Boyne on The Weight of Angels

Rather than dying impoverished in Paris at forty-six, what if Oscar Wilde had lived to bear witness to the momentous events and cataclysmic changes at the start…

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Ashley Douglas on With My Own Hand

We welcome historian and translator ashley douglas to st andrews to talk about the life of marie maitland, a story of forbidden but enduring love, and the stren…

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Ian Rankin on The Heights

_The Heights_: a gleaming, high-end high-rise looming over Hyde Park. Newly built from steel and smoked glass, a billionaire's playground offering sumptuous sui…

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