Reading the Leaves
Tchai Ovna House of Tea
Otago Lane,
Glasgow
£2
Relax with a cup of tea or a hookah, and enjoy an evening of poetry and creative writing.
Previous readers include Louise Welsh, Anne Donovan and Zoë Strachan. Let your imagination run wild!
Contact: Nalini Paul at readingtheleaves@hotmail.com
- Buddha Da
Anne Marie's Da has always been game for a laugh. So when he first takes up meditation at the Buddhist Centre, no one takes him seriously. As he becomes more involved his beliefs start to come into conflict with the needs of his wife. - The Bullet Trick
When conjurer William Wilson gets booked for a string of cabaret gigs in Berlin, he's hoping his luck's on the turn - there were certain spectators from his last show who he'd rather forget. But secrets have a habit of catching up with him, and the line between what's an act and what's real starts to blur. - Spin Cycle
Blacker and more ambitious than 'Negative Space', Zoë Strachan's vibrant second novel is illuminated by her light observational touch, deft characterization and gift for creating - and sustaining - suspense. 'Spin Cycle' tells of furtive desires and hidden obsessions.