Off The Page - Stirling Book Festival
The third annual off the page Book Festival runs from the 13th to the 20th September. The full programme is available from the Stirling Council website; Scottish authors and events are listed below. Events are held in number of venues including the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, and libraries around Stirling and Bridge of Allan.
The booking hotline is 01786 432383
Monday 15th September
- 10.30am - Theresa Breslin will be on hand to talk about her most recent book, The Nostradamus Prophecy
- 7.3pm - Laura Marney and Fiona Gibson in conversation with Anne Johnstone
- 7.30pm - Stirling Library Society presents In Stevenson's Footsteps, to mark the 130th anniversary of RL Stevenson's classic Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
Tuesday 16th September
- 10.30am - Ruth Kirkpatrick - A storyteller from the north-east of Scotland
- 12noon - Richard H Roberts - discussing the literature, poetry and religion of Scotland
- 7.30pm - Marista Leishman - will be talking about her father, Reith of the BBC
- 7.30pm - Jess Smith - the storyteller will be talking about her autobiographical books and her forthcoming short story collection
Thursday 18th September
- 2pm - Cathy Cassidy - the children's author will talk about her writing and her most recent book Ginger Snaps
- 7pm - An evening with Janet Paisley - an evening with the author of White Rose Rebel, presented by the Bannockburn Study Group
- 7.30pm - Val McDermid - Crime writer McDermid's latest novel, A Darker Domain, is set mainly in Fife and will be published in September
- 7.30pm - PJG Ransom - Local historian and author PJG Ransom will be talking about the railways of Scotland and his book The Iron Road
Friday 19th September
- 7.30pm - Robert Douglas - Douglas's autobiographical trilogy ends with At Her Majesty's Pleasure
- 7.30pm - Dr Rennie McOwan - local author McOwan is the author of ten books, including St Andrew for Beginners
Saturday 20th September
- 2pm - An afternoon of crime - with authors Stuart MacBride and Aline Templeton
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£16.99At Her Majesty's Pleasure - Hardback -
Robert Douglas completes his autobiographical trilogy, taking us through the sixties and into the eighties with his memories of life as a prison officer, and, at the end of his career, as an electricity chargehand driving around the Yorkshire Dales. -
Add to BasketA Darker Domain - Hardback -
£18.99
1984, Fife. Heiress Catriona Maclennan Grant & her baby son are kidnapped. The ransom payoff goes horribly wrong. She is killed while her son disappears without trace. 2008, Tuscany. A jogger stumbles upon dramatic new evidence that re-opens the cold case. For Detective Sergeant Karen Pirie, it's an opportunity to make her mark. -
Add to BasketGinger Snaps - Hardback -
£9.99
Gone are the days when Ginger was an outsider, always on the fringes of friendship. She's swapped puppy fat and pigtails for make-up and hair straighteners and never looked back - until now. -
Add to BasketThe Iron Road: The Railway In Scotland - Hardback -
£30.00
'Iron Road' is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the Scottish railways. A pleasure for any railway enthusiast, this title explores technical details as well as social and cultural aspects of the industry, drawing together a vast amount of carefully researched material. -
Add to BasketJessie's Journey: Autobiography Of A Traveller Girl - Paperback -
£9.99
Between the ages of five and 15, Jess Smith lived with her parents, sisters and a dog called Tiny in an old blue Bedford bus. Free from conventional restrictions, they travelled the length and breadth of Scotland and beyond. Jess's story is full of dramatic events, colourful characters, earthy humour and a zest for life. -
Add to BasketMy Father: Reith Of The BBC - Paperback -
£8.99
John Reith is the father of our media age. He was also the father of Marista, whose account of the great heights and desperate depths of being in Reith's life unfolds in this biography. -
Add to BasketThe Nostradamus Prophecy - Hardback -
£12.99
Late 16th century France and Nostradamus predicts death in the royal court, but not everyone is prepared to take heed. -
Add to BasketTravels With A Donkey In The Cévennes - Paperback -
£8.99
In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his infatuation with Fanny Osbourne, a married American woman. His response was to embark on journeys through Cévennes and America where he wrote 'Travels With a Donkey' and 'The Amateur Emigrant'. -
Add to BasketWhite Rose Rebel - Hardback -
£9.99
'White Rose Rebel' is the story of a couple torn apart and set against each other, finding themselves on opposite sides during the Jacobite Rebellion.