What do Edinburgh’s Poet Laureate and Belle & Sebastian’s frontman have in common?
Well, they’ve both just published their truly stunning debut novels with the revered Faber & Faber (Muckle Flugga and Nobody’s Empire).
Come and hear these two literary supremos explore the quirks and kooks of novel writing.
Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish poet and author. His prose debut, Boy Friends, was a Sunday Times Critics' Choice and shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish Book Awards. He’s unfurled three collections of poetry, the most recent being The Cat Prince & Other Poems, which won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Poetry 2023.
Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. In 2012 Murdoch scripted, composed, and directed the movie God Help the Girl. An outspoken advocate for sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Murdoch is also an Ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation, working to promote awareness of ME/CFS.
Chaired by Nicola Meighan
