McLellan Book Festival: Andrew Greig and Lesley Glaister
Welcome to the McLellan Book Festival 2026 - running alongside the McLellan Arts Festival.
Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/] has written twenty-plus collections of poetry, novels and non-fiction. He and novelist Lesley Glaister live in Edinburgh and Orkney. His widely-enjoyed memoir At the Loch of the Green Corrie is an appreciation of Norman MacCaig, Assynt, poetry, fly fishing, friendship and Life.
Andrew will read from and talk about ROSE NICOLSON [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/rose-nicolson.html] his most recent Scottish Reformation novel, with a preview from its conclusion, PADUA.
Lesley Glaister
Lesley Glaister [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/] is the prize-winning author of seventeen novels, a stage play, dramas for BBC radio drama, and two poetry pamphlets, as well as numerous short stories. She works as a writing mentor and teacher of creative writing, lives in Edinburgh and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Lesley is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Lesley will talk about, and read from, her latest novels, Blasted Things [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/blasted-things/] and A Particular Man [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/a-particular-man/], with perhaps a preview of her forthcoming novel, Such A Good Girl.
See the full McLellan Book Festival Full Programme onour website here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-book-festival].
Also follow us on theMcLellan Book Festival facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555662311463] here for regular updates.
Pricing
Admission price is 10 per session but a Festival Ticket is 50. This covers entrance to all Book Festival events from Friday 4th - Sunday 6th September. More info and buy aFestival Ticket here [https://www.ticketsource.com/arran-theatre-and-arts-trust/mclellan-book-festival-weekend-pass/e-djoyrm].
Entrance free to under 18s and those in full time education.
More info about the McLellan Arts Festival is available here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-festival].
Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/] has written twenty-plus collections of poetry, novels and non-fiction. He and novelist Lesley Glaister live in Edinburgh and Orkney. His widely-enjoyed memoir At the Loch of the Green Corrie is an appreciation of Norman MacCaig, Assynt, poetry, fly fishing, friendship and Life.
Andrew will read from and talk about ROSE NICOLSON [https://andrew-greig.weebly.com/rose-nicolson.html] his most recent Scottish Reformation novel, with a preview from its conclusion, PADUA.
Lesley Glaister
Lesley Glaister [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/] is the prize-winning author of seventeen novels, a stage play, dramas for BBC radio drama, and two poetry pamphlets, as well as numerous short stories. She works as a writing mentor and teacher of creative writing, lives in Edinburgh and is currently a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Edinburgh. Lesley is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Lesley will talk about, and read from, her latest novels, Blasted Things [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/blasted-things/] and A Particular Man [https://lesleyglaister.co.uk/a-particular-man/], with perhaps a preview of her forthcoming novel, Such A Good Girl.
See the full McLellan Book Festival Full Programme onour website here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-book-festival].
Also follow us on theMcLellan Book Festival facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555662311463] here for regular updates.
Pricing
Admission price is 10 per session but a Festival Ticket is 50. This covers entrance to all Book Festival events from Friday 4th - Sunday 6th September. More info and buy aFestival Ticket here [https://www.ticketsource.com/arran-theatre-and-arts-trust/mclellan-book-festival-weekend-pass/e-djoyrm].
Entrance free to under 18s and those in full time education.
More info about the McLellan Arts Festival is available here [https://www.arrantheatreandarts.co.uk/mclellan-festival].
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