Book Event

Christmas Event at Hillhead Library, byres rd

At 6 pm on Thursday 5th December (in the main hall, first floor)

Dress code: vagabond (i.e. anything you like)

Four local authors, one actor and one pianist = a little piano music and very brief recitals of the authors' works

Wine and food provided, informal atmosphere and any seating will not be in rows

Peter Kerr's Human Rights in a Big Yellow Taxi was published last September. It's a superb analysis of how our human rights are being eroded, and how they will be difficult to defend if we let this erosion go much further.
Chris Dolan's Redlegs was published last year, got excellent reviews and a French edition will be coming out in 2014. "It is an engrossing and compelling novel. The picture of island life is vivid, the characterisation of the principal personages convincing, the elaboration of the narrative moving. As in many really good novels, there are small scenes which stick in the memory, ..." - The Scotsman

Peter Gilmour's The Convalescent was also published last September and was reviewed in the Herald: "There's a refreshingly unromantic and level-headed tone to The Convalescent. Taking control of your life and becoming a healthier and stronger individual is always promoted in sunny, positive terms, but Gilmour highlights the uncertainty and anxiety that accompanies such a struggle, accentuating the shadows as well as the light."

          Allan Cameron's In Praise of the Garrulous was reissued in a new edition last September and was reviewed in the Guardian: "On the whole, there is so much here that is important ... and his humanity is so winning."

Stewart Ennis will be reading passages from all four books.       

          Silviya Mihaylova is a concert pianist and music teacher, and will provide some interesting music as a counterpoint.