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The Royal National Mod
Date	Location
Scotland's premier festival of Gaelic music, song, dance, drama, literature and sport, as well as informal Mod Feis events.
10 Oct–18 Oct (Times vary)	Various Venues, Falkirk

Alan Carr
Date	Location
The camp comic signs copies of his autobiography, 'Look Who It Is', which, he claims, chronicles childhood embarrassments rather than tortured past.
23 Oct 1.30	Borders Books, Glasgow

Elisabeth Horem life in Iraq: Shrapnels and Un jardin a Bagdad
Date	Location
French-Swiss writer Elisabeth Horem spent 3 years in Baghdad, tonight she will discuss and present two accounts of her life through 'Shrapnels' and 'Un Jardin a Bagdad'.
6 Nov 6.00	Institut Français d'Ecosse, Edinburgh

Gordon Ramsay
Date	Location
The tempestuous chef gets all chummy in his latest book,' Cooking For Friends'. Pop along to the signing to see what's on the menu.
30 Oct 1.00	Borders Books, Glasgow

Bruce Parry
Date	Location
The man who has hung out with some of the most remote tribes in the world takes a journey up the Amazon, which he will be sharing in his BBC TV series and a book.
16 Oct 7.00–8.00	Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh

Michael Parkinson
Date	Location
Perky septuagenarian Parky sits on the other side of the interview at this event to talk about his autobiography, which is helpfully titled 'Parky: My Autobiography'.
20 Oct 12.00–1.00	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
20 Oct 7.00–8.00	Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

The Royal National Mod
Date	Location
Scotland's premier festival of Gaelic music, song, dance, drama, literature and sport, as well as informal Mod Feis events.
9 Oct 2009–17 Oct 2009 (Times vary)	Various Venues, Oban

Glen Michael
Date	Location
The TV host of 'Cavalcade' will be talking about cartoons and working with the likes of Peter Sellars, Ronnie Corbett and Clint Eastwood over the course of his 60-year career following the release of his autobiography, 'Life's a Cavalcade'.
29 Oct 7.00–8.00	Cameo, Edinburgh

Cantando y Recitando
Date	Location
A blend of original songs and poems lead by Chilean poet and singer-songwriter Carlos Arredondo. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'.
19 Oct 7.30	The Lot, Edinburgh

Close Encounters: John Burnside
Date	Location
Poet and novelist John Burnside gets up close and personal with poems in this joint event with the National Library of Scotland.
15 Oct 7.00	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Conversation Pieces: Graeme Pearson
Date	Location
Following the release of his book 'The Enforcer - A Life Fighting Crime' one of the UK's most vocal senior police officers discusses his extensive career fighting organised crime in Scotland.
31 Oct 1.00	Royal Concert Hall: Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow

Poetry Translation Centre World Poets' Tour
Date	Location
The only 2008 reading from the World Poets' Tour in Scotland features Kajal Ahmed (from Kurdistan with new English translations by Mimi Khalvati), and Al Saddiq Al Raddi (from Sudan with translations by Sarah Maguire).
30 Oct 7.30	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

The 12th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair
Date	Location
Returning for its 12th year, the Radical Book Fair features exhibitions, talks and film screenings. See website for full programme.
29 Oct–2 Nov (Times vary)	Out Of The Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh

The Wolf and The Howler: Poetry and poets who play music
Date	Location
Leading UK poetry magazine The Wolf presents a showcase of poet/musicians, including Christopher Twigg, Niall McDevitt, JL Williams, Lee Scrivner and James Byrne, who hosts.
28 Oct 8.00	CCA, Glasgow

Pitlochry, A History - Book Signing
Date	Location
Local historian Colin Liddell will be on hand to sign copies of his new book, ' Pitlochry - A History'.
9 Nov 3.00–4.00	The Watermill, Aberfeldy

Rhyme for a Reason
Date	Location
Poetry readings in a welcoming atmosphere. Bring your own along to be read by yourself or others, or just listen. 'Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival'.
17 Oct 11.30am–12.30	Mitchell Library, Glasgow

Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Date	Location
The festival is Scotland's annual celebration and showcase of storytelling as a contemporary art form and a rich part of Scotland's cultural heritage. Performance, workshops, talks and children's events follow this year's 'Northlands and Sagalands' theme.
24 Oct–2 Nov (Times vary)	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Alexander McCall Smith
Date	Location
The hugely successful Scottish author and creator of the popular 'Ladies No1 Detective Agency' series, Alexander McCall Smith will be reading from and signing copies of his latest novel 'La's Orchestra Saves the World', to be published in November.
5 Nov 7.30	The Watermill, Aberfeldy

Clare Grogan
Date	Location
The Scottish actress turned pop pixie turns children's author with the launch of her new book, 'Tallulah and the Teenstars'
14 Oct 1.00	Borders Books, Glasgow
18 Oct 1.00–2.00	Waterstone's, Edinburgh

Da Sang o da Barren Orange Tree
Date	Location
Local poet Christie Wiliamson recites Lorca's Spanish poems in Shetlandic Scots accompanied by guitarist Galo Ceron. 'Part of the Hispanic Festival'.
16 Oct 7.00	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Found Magazine
Date	Location
Michigan brothers David Rothbart and Peter Dazzles present a collection of notes, letters, photographs and other found items collected and mailed by finders from all over the globe. With live music and performance.
15 Oct 8.00	Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen

The Guid Crack Club
Date	Location
A special night of stories for Hallowe'en.
31 Oct 10.00	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Scott and Stevenson Dissect the Doctors
Date	Location
Caroline McCracken-Flesher give a lecture on Edinburgh's gruesome scientific history, taking in Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
16 Oct 6.00	Appleton Tower, Edinburgh

The Space Of The Page
Date	Location
Starting with Stéphane Mallarmé's 'Un Coup de Dés', curators Thomas A Clark and Julie Johnstone take a look at the relationship between poem and page, and what the page can add, in this exhibition that draws on the works of work of Charles Olson, Eugen Gomringer, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Edwin Morgan and more.
26 Sep–20 Dec, not Sundays Mon–Fri 11.00am–6.00; Sat 1.00–5.00	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Two Minutes Pandemonium
Date	Location
Podcasts, songs and other recordings bring poetry to the airwaves inside the library for an afternoon.
18 Oct 1.00–6.00	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

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