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Margins Book and Music Festival
Back again for year three, this hip young festival spreads its wings to a new city for Margins Aberdeen. Set over two weekends, confirmed acts so far include Robert Newman, FOUND, Alasdair Gray, Christopher Brookmyre, Janice Galloway and more for six days of music, books and debate.
Various venues, Aberdeen
Fri 31 May
Times & prices vary
Sat 1 Jun
Times & prices vary
Sun 2 Jun
Times & prices vary
Various venues: Glasgow
Fri 18 Oct
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Sat 19 Oct
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Sun 20 Oct
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Neu! Reekie!
Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as 'playing host to the sinister and the sanguine'.
The Poetry Club, Glasgow
Fri 14 Jun
£8
Neu! Reekie! heads back to Glasgow, this time taking along indie trio Sparrow and the Workshop, filmmakers Kim Moore and Gareth Griffiths (with their protest film Hell Unltd) and poet, novelist and performer Kevin Williamson. Plus, a mystery guest! Ooh, who could it be?!
Summerhall, Edinburgh
Fri 31 May
£7 / 0845 874 3001
With readings from American poet Krystelle Bamford and short story writer McGuire; music from Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian and pop folkies Admiral Fallow; and the usual selection of animated goodness.
Borders Book Festival
Taking place in the National Trust's Georgian Harmony Garden, in the heart of Melrose, the Borders Book Festival attracts world-class writers and personalities and also hosts the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction awards. For its tenth year, the festival sees Joanna Lumley and Phyllida Law talk…
Harmony Garden, Melrose
Thu 13 Jun
Times & prices vary (£3–£13) / 0844 357 1060
Fri 14 Jun
Times & prices vary (£3–£13) / 0844 357 1060
Sat 15 Jun
Times & prices vary (£3–£13) / 0844 357 1060
Sun 16 Jun
Times & prices vary (£3–£13) / 0844 357 1060
Edinburgh Book Fringe
The Edinburgh Book Fringe takes place in Word Power Books and brings together writers and activists from around the world for a host of daily events of readings and discussions, all of which are free.
Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh
Fri 9 Aug
Times vary / Free / 0131 662 9112
Sat 10 Aug
Times vary / Free / 0131 662 9112
Sun 11 Aug
Times vary / Free / 0131 662 9112
Rally & Broad
A literary-flavoured cabaret night, boasting spoken word, 'live literature', new music and dancing into the wee small hours.
Counting House, Edinburgh
Fri 21 Jun
£5 / 07989 508436
With poetry from Kei Millar and Hannah Jane Walker, plus tunes from Swimmer One.
