Scottish Books Events: March 2024
StAnza takes over St Andrews with a long weekend of all things poetry, while Lighthouse hold a climate activism evening and Glasgow Zine Library launch a new reading group
The biggest book event this month is over in the tiny seaside town of St Andrews, as StAnza poetry festival (8-11 Mar) descends upon the town’s venues. Find the likes of Liz Lochhead, Daljit Nagra, Alycia Pirmohamed and Anthony Anaxagorou in town, with a series of invigorating readings, workshops and performances.
Over in the big smoke (Edinburgh), meanwhile, Doug Johnstone launches his new book The Collapsing Wave at The Portobello Bookshop (19 Mar), Lighthouse Bookshop host a poetry evening with local poet Rosa Campbell (5 Mar), and a climate activism evening with author Lynne Jones on her book Sorry for the Inconvenience But This Is an Emergency (18 Mar).
For those who want a more active part in proceedings, Typewronger Books are hosting their regular play-reading night on 15 March: this month tackling Nick Dear’s retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which premiered at The National Theatre in 2011, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller. Over in Glasgow, meanwhile, Glasgow Zine Library are launching Queer Read-in Club (25 Mar), an evening open to LGBTQ+ people to bring their own books and chat about them at the end. And over in Civic House, Justin O'Connor is launching his very timely book Culture Is Not An Industry (12 Mar), examining the harmful events of creative commodification.