The Pentlands Book Festival is an annual festival with talks by authors held in Currie and Colinton Libraries and various other venues locally. It runs each autumn, coinciding with Book Week Scotland, and is organised by local volunteers in conjunction with Currie and Colinton Libraries.
The Pentlands Book Festival has been going since 2015. Events last about an hour and give an opportunity to meet and chat with the authors. Featured books will be on sale, perhaps at a discount, and may be signed.
Vikings, Monks, Mead - David Greig Discusses His Thriller, Columba’s Bones
Wed, Oct 23, 6:00 PM
Free
Derek Forbes: A Very Simple Mind On Tour
Tue, Oct 29, 7:30 PM
Free
Nicholas Kinloch: From the Soviet Gulag to Arnhem
Wed, Oct 30, 6:00 PM
Free
Born in Kyle: Guid Sowels an Braw Lasses tae Sleekit Nyaffs an Heidbangers
Mon, Nov 4, 6:00 PM
Free
Allan Little: The State of Play – a Dangerous Game.
Wed, Nov 6, 7:30 PM
Free
Marsali Taylor: Words and Hard Work: How a Book Comes Together.
Wed, Nov 13, 6:30 PM
Free
Doubling Back…and Walking On. Linda Cracknell: writer and adventurer.
Thu, Nov 14, 6:30 PM
Free
Local Authors
Sat, Nov 16, 1:30 PM
Free
Lin Anderson: Forensic Fact meets Crime Fiction
Mon, Nov 18, 6:00 PM
Free
Graeme Johncock: Scotland’s Stories - through Legs and Legends
Wed, Nov 20, 6:00 PM
Free
Kate Foster: a Bewitching Historical Evening
Fri, Nov 22, 7:30 PM
Free
Alan Bissett: Moira in Lockdown
Thu, Nov 28, 7:30 PM
Free
Vikings, Monks, Mead - David Greig Discusses His Thriller, Columba’s Bones
Wed, Oct 23, 6:00 PM
Free
Derek Forbes: A Very Simple Mind On Tour
Tue, Oct 29, 7:30 PM
Free
Nicholas Kinloch: From the Soviet Gulag to Arnhem
Wed, Oct 30, 6:00 PM
Free
Born in Kyle: Guid Sowels an Braw Lasses tae Sleekit Nyaffs an Heidbangers
Mon, Nov 4, 6:00 PM
Free
Allan Little: The State of Play – a Dangerous Game.
Wed, Nov 6, 7:30 PM
Free
Marsali Taylor: Words and Hard Work: How a Book Comes Together.
Wed, Nov 13, 6:30 PM
Free
Doubling Back…and Walking On. Linda Cracknell: writer and adventurer.
Thu, Nov 14, 6:30 PM
Free
Local Authors
Sat, Nov 16, 1:30 PM
Free
Lin Anderson: Forensic Fact meets Crime Fiction
Mon, Nov 18, 6:00 PM
Free
Graeme Johncock: Scotland’s Stories - through Legs and Legends
Wed, Nov 20, 6:00 PM
Free
Kate Foster: a Bewitching Historical Evening
Fri, Nov 22, 7:30 PM
Free
Alan Bissett: Moira in Lockdown
Thu, Nov 28, 7:30 PM
Free
Past (33)
Drawing Scotland's Tapestries and Beyond
Mon, Nov 20, 6:30 PM
Free
The Colinton Tunnel - an Underground Art Movement
Sat, Nov 18, 11:00 AM
Free
Len Pennie: Warrior Poet
Fri, Nov 17, 6:30 PM
Free
Douglas Skelton: Mystery and History in the Highlands
Thu, Nov 16, 7:30 PM
Free
Jamie Crawford Goes Wild
Wed, Nov 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Dorothy Dunnett: Colinton’s Queen of Historical Fiction
Wed, Nov 15, 3:30 PM
Free
The Fair Botanists
Tue, Nov 14, 6:30 PM
Free
Kirsty Wilson: Planting with Nature
Mon, Nov 13, 7:00 PM
Free
The Books Behind the Botanists
Mon, Nov 13, 2:00 PM
Free
Damian Callan: Making an Impression
Thu, Nov 9, 6:30 PM
Free
Allan Little: The State of Play – a Dangerous Game. EVENT CANCELLED
Wed, Nov 8, 7:30 PM
Free
Jean-Luc Barbanneau - To This Northern Shore
Wed, Nov 8, 7:30 PM
Free
Drawing Scotland's Tapestries and Beyond
Mon, Nov 20, 6:30 PM
Free
The Colinton Tunnel - an Underground Art Movement
Sat, Nov 18, 11:00 AM
Free
Len Pennie: Warrior Poet
Fri, Nov 17, 6:30 PM
Free
Douglas Skelton: Mystery and History in the Highlands
Thu, Nov 16, 7:30 PM
Free
Jamie Crawford Goes Wild
Wed, Nov 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Dorothy Dunnett: Colinton’s Queen of Historical Fiction
Wed, Nov 15, 3:30 PM
Free
The Fair Botanists
Tue, Nov 14, 6:30 PM
Free
Kirsty Wilson: Planting with Nature
Mon, Nov 13, 7:00 PM
Free
The Books Behind the Botanists
Mon, Nov 13, 2:00 PM
Free
Damian Callan: Making an Impression
Thu, Nov 9, 6:30 PM
Free
Allan Little: The State of Play – a Dangerous Game. EVENT CANCELLED
Wed, Nov 8, 7:30 PM
Free
Jean-Luc Barbanneau - To This Northern Shore
Wed, Nov 8, 7:30 PM
Free
The Pentlands Book Festival is an annual festival with talks by authors held in Currie and Colinton Libraries and various other venues locally. It runs each autumn, coinciding with Book Week Scotland, and is organised by local volunteers in conjunction with Currie and Colinton Libraries.
The Pentlands Book Festival has been going since 2015. Events last about an hour and give an opportunity to meet and chat with the authors. Featured books will be on sale, perhaps at a discount, and may be signed.
