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By Leaves We Live
Date	Location
Ten delicate paper sculptures left anonymously in various Edinburgh cultural and literary institutions over the last year have delighted and intrigued a growing number of fans. This exhibition offers the opportunity of a close encounter with two of them – the bookends for this anonymous artistic project, the first and the last of these enchanting tributes to the book, both gifted to the Scottish Poetry Library just off Edinburgh’s Canongate. Part of StAnza: Scotland's International Poetry… View full details
14 Mar–18 Mar Wed–Sun 10am–10pm	Byre Theatre, St Andrews

Alasdair Gray's Fleck
Date	Location
After a sell-yer-granny-for-a-ticket debut at Edinburgh International Book Festival last year, Alasdair Gray's modern adaptation of Faust gets another outing courtesy of Margins Book and Music Festival, with an equally starry cast including Alan Bissett, Allan Wilson, Zoe Strachan, Louise Welsh, Chiew Siah-Tei, Rodge Glass, Carl MacDougall and Gray himself. View full details and ticket info
26 Feb 6pm Part of Margins Book & Music Festival.	Òran Mór, Glasgow

Chrissie Wellington: Book Signing
Date	Location
The British triathlete and four-time Ironman World Champion signs copies of her autobiography A Life Without Limits: The Autobiography. View full details
23 Feb Feb 23, 12.30pm	Waterstone's, Leadenhall Market, London EC3V

Wayne Price: Furnace
Date	Location
Aberdeen University lecturer launches a collection of short stories. View full details
22 Feb 7pm	Waterstone's, Aberdeen

12up Reading Group (over 12s)
Date	Location
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12 Mar Mar 12, 3.45pm–4.45pm	Fleetwood Library, Fleetwood

Joanna Trollope: Author Event
Date	Location
The author discusses and signs copies of her book The Soldier's Wife. View full details
17 Feb Feb 17, 7pm	Waterstones, Leeds

Joanna Trollope: Talk
Date	Location
The author talks about her book The Soldier's Wife. View full details
15 Feb Feb 15, 7pm	The Central, Auditorium at Mansfield Library, Mansfield

Lecture Brunches: Spring Series
Date	Location
A series of talks followed by a full English breakfast. View full details
22 Feb–29 Feb Feb 22 & 23, 29, 9.30am–11am, booking essential 1 Mar–29 Mar From Mar 1, Wed & Thu 9.30am–11am, booking essential, ends Mar 29	Barn Restaurant at National Trust: Baddesley Clinton, Solihull

The Meanings Of Water: Reading
Date	Location
An enquiry into the cultural meanings of water. With Noel Burch, Stephen Dillane, Jay Griffiths, Robert Macfarlane, Mark Padmore, Jules Pretty and Ken Worpole View full details
18 Feb–19 Feb Feb 18 & 19, 11am	Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape

Pam Ayres
Date	Location
The author and broadcaster relates poems, stories, jokes, anecdotes and snippets from her best-selling books, Surgically Enhanced, With These Hands and The Works. View full details and ticket info
18 Feb Feb 18, 7.30pm	Curve Theatre, Leicester
25 Feb Feb 25, 7.30pm	Main Stage at Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield
26 Feb Feb 26, 2.30pm	The Lowry, Salford
2 Mar Mar 2, 7.30pm	Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
3 Mar Mar 3, 7.30pm	Spa Pavilion Theatre, Felixstowe
4 Mar Mar 4, 5pm	Watford Colosseum, Watford
6 Mar Mar 6, 7.30pm	Theatre at Customs House, South Shields
7 Mar Mar 7, 7.30pm	Grand Opera House, York
10 Mar Mar 10, 7.30pm	Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
11 Mar Mar 11, 5pm	Hull Truck Theatre, Hull
22 Mar Mar 22, 7.30pm	Forum Theatre at Malvern Theatres, Malvern
23 Mar Mar 23, 7.30pm	The Hexagon, Reading
25 Mar Mar 25, 5pm	Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
27 Mar Mar 27, 7.30pm	The Capitol, Horsham
29 Mar Mar 29, 7.45pm	Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
31 Mar Mar 31, 7.30pm	The Core At Corby Cube, Corby
2 Apr Apr 2, 7.30pm	Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton
20 Apr Apr 20, 7.30pm	Babbacombe Theatre, Babbacombe Downs, Torquay
21 Apr Apr 21, 7.30pm	Hall For Cornwall, Truro

Pirate And Smuggler Short Talks
Date	Location
A talk about the pirates and smugglers that worked along the Dorset coast. View full details
11 Feb–19 Feb Mon–Sun 10am–10.15am & 2pm–2.15pm	Knoll at National Trust: Studland Beach And Nature Reserve, Swanage

17th Century Surgery Talk
Date	Location
A talk about the work of surgeons from the century and how health care has changed for the better as a result. View full details
30 Apr Apr 30, 2pm–4pm, booking essential, children must be accompanied	National Trust: Sudbury Hall & The National Museum Of Childhood, Ashbourne

Alison Murray
Date	Location
Little Mouse can waddle like a penguin, eat like a horse and splash like a whale. So why does her mother call her Little Mouse? Join author Alison Murray for some storytelling and animal mask making - which animal will you be? Suitable for 3 -6 years. Part of Aye Write! View full details
17 Mar Noon	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

The Coming of the Unicorn
Date	Location
Launch event for Duncan Williamson’s posthumous collection of folk and fairy tales for children, collected from the traditions of the travelling people, as well as the crofters, farmers, and shepherds he met along the way. Ages 8+. Part of Ceilidh Culture. View full details
22 Mar 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Reading: Iain Banks
Date	Location
Iain Banks reads from his new novel Stonemouth, a homecoming tale set in a small estuary town north of Aberdeen. View full details
5 Apr 6pm	Waterstone's West End, Edinburgh

Ruth Richardson: Dickens And The Poor: Talk
Date	Location
Richardson talks about the author's association with the Cleveland Street Workhouse and its neighbourhood. View full details
4 Mar Mar 4, 10.45am	Studio at Theatre By The Lake, Keswick

Steve Taylor: Book Signing
Date	Location
The author signs copies of his book The Boy And Me: A Pyrenean Adventure, about his walk along the Haute Randonee Pyreneenne with his son Michael. View full details
3 Mar Mar 3, 1pm–4pm	Waterstones Liverpool One, Liverpool

Theseus and the Minotaur: A Love Story
Date	Location
Audiences are treated to an exclusive TV interview with heroic monster killer Theseus in which he airs his thoughts on conquering the terrible minotaur. Storytelling theatre with flamenco music and dance added for good measure. View full details
24 Feb–25 Feb Fri 7.30pm; Sat 3pm & 7.30pm Part of the Middle East Festival.	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

3 Harbours Arts Festival
Date	Location
Ten days of art, music and storytelling in Prestonpans, Port Seton and Cockenzie. There are plenty of seafood stalls for the crustacean-hungry (not to mention plenty of non-seafood food stalls for those of that persuasion), plus kids' events, live music and a real ale tent. View full details
2 Jun–10 Jun Times vary	Various venues, East Lothian

Alistair Darling
Date	Location
Back from the Brink tells the gripping story of 1,000 days of an unprecedented global financial catastrophe. As Chancellor, Alistair Darling sanctioned the bailouts of RBS and HBoS just before their cash machines would have ceased to function; at the 11th hour, he prevented Barclay's from acquiring Lehman Brothers; and he used controversial legislation to stop Icelandic banks from withdrawing funds from the UK. He provides a unique perspective on the events that rocked global capitalism and… View full details
17 Mar 3.30pm	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Amanda Prowse: Book Signing
Date	Location
The author signs copies of her book Poppy Day. View full details
14 Feb Feb 14, 4pm–5pm	Selfridges Department Store, London W1C
18 Feb Feb 18, 12noon–4pm	Waterstones Liverpool One, Liverpool

Doug Allan: Life Behind the Lens: Talk
Date	Location
The award-winning cameraman whose TV credits include the epic wildlife series Blue Planet and Planet Earth presents adventures, encounters and insights from his work with amazing footage. View full details
19 Feb Feb 19, 2.30pm & 7pm	The Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
21 Feb Feb 21, 7.30pm	Epsom Playhouse, Epsom
22 Feb Feb 22, 7.30pm	Broxbourne Civic Hall, Hoddesdon
29 Feb Feb 29, 7.30pm	Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea
2 Mar Mar 2, 7.30pm	Main Auditorium at Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
7 Mar Mar 7, 7.30pm	At-Bristol, Bristol
13 Mar Mar 13, 7.30pm	Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
27 Mar Mar 27, 7.30pm	Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
28 Mar Mar 28, 7.30pm, doors 6.45pm	Corn Exchange, Exeter
29 Mar Mar 29, 7.30pm	Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne

Jacqueline Wilson: Author Event
Date	Location
The author discussses and signs copies of her book The Worst Thing About My Sister. View full details
25 Feb Feb 25, 2pm	Queen Elizabeth Hall at Southbank Centre, London SE1

John Barrowman, Carole E Barrowman: Book Signing
Date	Location
The authors sign copies of their first children's book Hollow Earth. View full details
16 Feb Feb 16, 12noon	Waterstones, Cardiff

Nicholas Hytner And Nicholas Wright On Travelling Light: Talk
Date	Location
The playwright and director discuss the production starring Anthony Sher. View full details
17 Feb Feb 17, 6pm	National Theatre: Lyttelton, London SE1

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