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26 June - Saturday

Edinburgh Books 11.30am Ruth Thomas
Ruth Thomas is an author and short story writer based in Edinburgh who finds a gentle humour and pathos in the everyday. Her first novel, *Things to Make and Mend*, was published in 2007 by Faber and won a Good Housekeeping Book Award (Most Entertaining Read), whilst her latest collection of short stories, *Super Girl*, was published in 2009 also by Faber. ‘Rock of Ages’ from that collection was runner-up for the 2009 V. S. Pritchett memorial prize of the Royal Society of Literature.
Peter Bell Books 1pm Micheal Klevenhaus: Gaelic and German
We’re proud to present the world’s first German Gaelic fiction publication, Der Schädel von Damien Hirst / An Claigeann Aig Damien Hirst, published by Ur-Sgeul, a Gaelic Books Council initiative. The stories in this collection include examples of science fiction and social realism, the supernatural and the everyday, the beautiful and the tragic. German editor of this project, author and actor Mícheal Klevenhaus, will be reading from his short story as well as talking about the project as a whole. Readings and chat will be in Gaelic, German and English.

This event is sponsored by the Gaelic Books Council: gaelicbooks.org
Edinburgh Books 3pm Bookish Quiz (programme change)
Come along to Edinburgh Books for a quiz on all things literary. Which author’s mother believed that writing words down killed them? Is it true Robert Louis Stevenson worked as a spy for the German government? Which literary feud resulted in a malicious letter with a sting in its acrostic? How many plays did Shakespeare really pen? Join in our bookish diversion and find out (or show off).

This replaces the advertised event with Agnes Owens.
Peter Bell Books 5pm Jim Carruth and Chloe Morrish
Farmer poet Jim Carruth was born in Johnstone in 1963 and grew up on his family’s farm near Kilbarchan. His poems have been widely published and anthologised and his debut collection, Bovine Pastoral, was runner-up in the Callum Macdonald Memorial award. He also curates St Mungo’s Mirrorball, a Glasgow poetry project, and created and is currently coordinating the Clydebuilt poetry mentoring programme for supporting developing poets in Glasgow.

Chloe Morrish was one of the first mentees of Clydebuilt 1. She was born in Brunei, lived in Oman as a child and ended up in Scotland where she went to school and wrote her first poetry (almost entirely elegies for dead pets). She’s now back in Glasgow and a primary school teacher. Her pamphlet, *Three Little Ninjas*, is published by Dreadful Night Press in Glasgow.
Owl & Lion Gallery 7pm Bookbinding Workshop
This workshop offers an introduction to bookbinding, suitable for com- plete beginners. Isabelle will guide you through single section sewing and pretty stitching, offering a helping hand if your fingers aren’t quite nimble enough, and creative direction if needed. You’ll come away with a handful of little books to bestow on friends and family, or to jealously guard as your own.
Edinburgh Books 7pm Kei Miller and Ewan Morrison
Kei Miller is a Jamaican poet and novelist who combines a velveteen voice with a playful imagination. His first collection was There is an Anger that Moves and he is editor of New Caribbean Poetry (both Carcanet, 2007). In July, Carcanet will publish his newest collection, A Light Song of Light, and Weidenfeld and Nicolson will publish his latest novel, The Last Warner Woman.

Born and bred in Wick, and now based in Glasgow, Ewan Morrison worked as a film director before making his authorial début with the short story collection, *The Last Book You Read and Other Stories, in 2005. His first novel, *Swung, was published in 2007. Other novels are Distance (2008) and Ménage (2009). Ewan’s punchy delivery and subject matter (scenes of an adult nature) will more than match a typical Saturday evening in the West Port
Edinburgh Books 9pm Broons Appreciation Evening
A hotchpotch of recitations, readings, artwork and panegyrics to the brilliance of the Broons, this event is open to anyone who loves Scotland’s favourite cartoon characters and wants to tell us why.

This event will be enriched by a whisky tasting courtesy of Granpaw Broon’s favourite whisky shop (and ours), the wonderful W.M. Cadenhead. Manager Mark Davidson, will be offering a tongue-tingling introduction to Scotland’s uisge beatha.

For more information about W.M. Cadenhead please visit: wmcadenhead.com