Scottish Books Events: July 2024
There's lots of book launches this month, including The Skinny favourites Andrés N. Ordorica and Dean Atta, poetry readings at Lovecrumbs and Lighthouse, and a double launch of experimental writing at Good Press
It's the month before the big festivals land in Edinburgh so events are a little quiet, but there's still plenty to occupy the book worms out there. The Skinny's own Andrés N. Ordorica launches his debut novel How We Named the Stars, first at The Portobello Bookshop on 11 July and then at Waterstones Sauchiehall Street on 16 July.
While on the subject of The Portobello Bookshop, they're celebrating their fifth birthday with a wee birthday party, with appearances from T L Huchu, Nadine Aisha Jassat, Roxani Krystalli, Heather Parry, Mary Paulson-Ellis and Michael Pedersen (24 Jul). They're also launching Dean Atta's memoir Person Unlimited on 12 July, and Atta will also be heading to Waterstones Argyle Street the day before (11 Jul).
On the poetry side of things, Lighthouse Bookshop are hosting a summer party for indie publisher Stewed Rhubarb Press on 13 July, featuring the likes of Olivia Thomakos, Linden McMahon, Ian Macartney, Catherine Wilson Garry, Alec Finlay, and Hannah Lavery, while Lovecrumbs Readings returns to everyone's favourite cafe with readings from Iona Lee, Hannah Lavery, Jenni Fagan and Thomas Stewart (19 Jul). And finally in Glasgow, Good Press are doing a double launch of FLOOD zine and FIELDNOTES Issue 6 (5 Jul), with readings from artists and writers Kate Paul and George Finlay Ramsay, introduced by FIELDNOTES Editor Bella Marrin.