New Lanark Book Festival
Date:
Thursday 1 October 2015 - 18:00 to Sunday 4 October 2015 - 20:30
Venue:
New Lanark World Heritage Site, New Lanark Mills, ML11 9DB
Organiser:
New Lanark Trust
The historic setting of New Lanark will host its very own Book Festival from Thursday 1st – Sunday 4th October 2015, with a host of well-known Scottish authors, such as Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and Christopher Brookmyre, speaking at the four-day event.
Early bird passes offering 30% off tickets are on offer until 20 September.
There will be a rich programme of sessions on offer designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of literary tastes, the themes of which all have a link to New Lanark in some way. From Scottish Fiction and History, to Whisky, Food and Drink – there will be a session for everyone to enjoy!
Events include:
- Christopher Brookmyre: 'Dead Girl Walking' (Scottish crime writer on the return of Jack Parlabane)
- Mandy Haggith: 'Into the Forest and out to Sea' (Scottish poet/Environmentalist on her nature novels & poetry)
- Catherine Brown: 'Making better of our Good - Scotland's Changing Food Culture' (Tasting session with Scottish Food writer)
Visit the New Lanark Visitor Centre website for more information.
Price:
Different passes available - 30% early bird rate until 20 September