AUTHOR EVENT: MICHAEL MORPURGO

Blog · Posted April 17, 2018

Our very first event at Mainstreet back in 2008 was with the wonderful Michael Morpurgo, so it is with very great pleasure that we welcome him back during the week of our 10th birthday on 20th June 2018. Firmly established as a national treasure, Michael will be talking about his two most recent books, Flamingo Boy and In the Mouth …

Our very first event at Mainstreet back in 2008 was with the wonderful Michael Morpurgo, so it is with very great pleasure that we welcome him back during the week of our 10th birthday on 20th June 2018. Firmly established as a national treasure, Michael will be talking about his two most recent books, Flamingo Boy and In the Mouth …

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Emma Healey

Blog · Posted April 14, 2018

Many of you will be familiar with Emma Healey’s debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing, which won the Costa First Novel Award in 2014. We are delighted to welcome her to Mainstreet on Tues 5th June to talk about her new book, Whistle in the Dark. Jen’s 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in …

Many of you will be familiar with Emma Healey’s debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing, which won the Costa First Novel Award in 2014. We are delighted to welcome her to Mainstreet on Tues 5th June to talk about her new book, Whistle in the Dark. Jen’s 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in …

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AUTHOR EVENT: EMMA HEALEY

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Many of you will be familiar with Emma Healey’s debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing, which won the Costa First Novel Award in 2014. We are delighted to welcome her to Mainstreet on Tues 5th June to talk about her new book, Whistle in the Dark. Jen’s 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in …

Many of you will be familiar with Emma Healey’s debut novel, Elizabeth is Missing, which won the Costa First Novel Award in 2014. We are delighted to welcome her to Mainstreet on Tues 5th June to talk about her new book, Whistle in the Dark. Jen’s 15-year-old daughter goes missing for four agonizing days. When Lana is found, unharmed, in …

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AUTHOR EVENT: MAGGIE O’FARRELL

Blog · Posted April 4, 2018

Regulars at Mainstreet will know that we were a touch evangelical about Maggie O’Farrell’s extraordinary memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am which came out in hardback last year. We are therefore delighted to announce that Maggie, our very own Mainstreet Makar, will be joining us on Thurs 31st May to celebrate publication of the paperback edition. I Am, I …

Regulars at Mainstreet will know that we were a touch evangelical about Maggie O’Farrell’s extraordinary memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am which came out in hardback last year. We are therefore delighted to announce that Maggie, our very own Mainstreet Makar, will be joining us on Thurs 31st May to celebrate publication of the paperback edition. I Am, I …

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Maggie O’Farrell

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Regulars at Mainstreet will know that we were a touch evangelical about Maggie O’Farrell’s extraordinary memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am which came out in hardback last year. We are therefore delighted to announce that Maggie, our very own Mainstreet Makar, will be joining us on Thurs 31st May to celebrate publication of the paperback edition. I Am, I …

Regulars at Mainstreet will know that we were a touch evangelical about Maggie O’Farrell’s extraordinary memoir, I Am, I Am, I Am which came out in hardback last year. We are therefore delighted to announce that Maggie, our very own Mainstreet Makar, will be joining us on Thurs 31st May to celebrate publication of the paperback edition. I Am, I …

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James Crawford

Blog · Posted March 30, 2018

This May sees the release of a major three part TV series on the landscape of Scotland, telling the story of our nation from a completely different angle. Viewers will be guided through a century of aerial photographs, charting the ever-changing face of Scotland’s rural and urban landscapes. We are delighted to announce that the series creator, James Crawford, will …

This May sees the release of a major three part TV series on the landscape of Scotland, telling the story of our nation from a completely different angle. Viewers will be guided through a century of aerial photographs, charting the ever-changing face of Scotland’s rural and urban landscapes. We are delighted to announce that the series creator, James Crawford, will …

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Tim Marshall

Blog · Posted March 23, 2018

Many of you may be familiar with Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, published to huge acclaim a few years ago… “Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding… Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture …

Many of you may be familiar with Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, published to huge acclaim a few years ago… “Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding… Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture …

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AUTHOR EVENT: TIM MARSHALL

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Many of you may be familiar with Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, published to huge acclaim a few years ago… “Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding… Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture …

Many of you may be familiar with Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall, published to huge acclaim a few years ago… “Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding… Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture …

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AJ Pearce

Blog · Posted March 15, 2018

We are often asked to recommend books to cheer up friends and family – the response, quite often, is to reach for Nancy Mitford, but now we have another contender, Dear Mrs Bird. Better still, its author, A J Pearce, is coming to Mainstreet on Wed 25th April. ‘Dear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting; a …

We are often asked to recommend books to cheer up friends and family – the response, quite often, is to reach for Nancy Mitford, but now we have another contender, Dear Mrs Bird. Better still, its author, A J Pearce, is coming to Mainstreet on Wed 25th April. ‘Dear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting; a …

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AUTHOR EVENT: AJ PEARCE

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We are often asked to recommend books to cheer up friends and family – the response, quite often, is to reach for Nancy Mitford, but now we have another contender, Dear Mrs Bird. Better still, its author, A J Pearce, is coming to Mainstreet on Wed 25th April. ‘Dear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting; a …

We are often asked to recommend books to cheer up friends and family – the response, quite often, is to reach for Nancy Mitford, but now we have another contender, Dear Mrs Bird. Better still, its author, A J Pearce, is coming to Mainstreet on Wed 25th April. ‘Dear Mrs Bird is an adorable novel, charming, funny, and uplifting; a …

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