AUHTOR EVENT: SALLY MAGNUSSON

Blog · Posted November 13, 2017

Join us at Mainstreet with Sally Magnusson on Tues 25th Feb for our first event in 2014. It will be something quite different and very special, likely to make you laugh and cry, though not perhaps in equal measure. Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation, Sally’s mother, Mamie Baird Magnusson’s whole life was a celebration of …

Join us at Mainstreet with Sally Magnusson on Tues 25th Feb for our first event in 2014. It will be something quite different and very special, likely to make you laugh and cry, though not perhaps in equal measure. Regarded as one of the finest journalists of her generation, Sally’s mother, Mamie Baird Magnusson’s whole life was a celebration of …

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Kirsty Wark

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The ridiculously talented Kirsty Wark has published her first novel. Having just heaved a sigh of satisfaction as I turned the last page, I can highly recommend The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle (esp. to fans of Maggie O’Farrell). Do join us on the 20th March to hear more when Kirsty will be visiting Mainstreet. Dear Mrs Morrison, A long time …

The ridiculously talented Kirsty Wark has published her first novel. Having just heaved a sigh of satisfaction as I turned the last page, I can highly recommend The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle (esp. to fans of Maggie O’Farrell). Do join us on the 20th March to hear more when Kirsty will be visiting Mainstreet. Dear Mrs Morrison, A long time …

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AUTHOR EVENT: KIRSTY WARK

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The ridiculously talented Kirsty Wark has published her first novel. Having just heaved a sigh of satisfaction as I turned the last page, I can highly recommend The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle (esp. to fans of Maggie O’Farrell). Do join us on the 20th March to hear more when Kirsty will be visiting Mainstreet. Dear Mrs Morrison, A long time …

The ridiculously talented Kirsty Wark has published her first novel. Having just heaved a sigh of satisfaction as I turned the last page, I can highly recommend The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle (esp. to fans of Maggie O’Farrell). Do join us on the 20th March to hear more when Kirsty will be visiting Mainstreet. Dear Mrs Morrison, A long time …

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Clare Balding

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We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …

We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …

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AUTHOR EVENT: CLARE BALDING

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We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …

We are delighted to announce that, fresh from the Commonwealth Games, Clare Balding will be joining us at Mainstreet on Monday 29th September to talk about her new book, Walking Home: My Family and Other Rambles. In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. As her dad always said, …

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The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop

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We are delighted to announce that Victoria Hislop, author of bestselling novel, The Island, will be at Mainstreet to talk about her new book, The Sunrise, on Thurs 6th November. In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is a city bathed in a golden glow of good fortune, a place where Greek and Turkish Cypriots live in harmony. When …

We are delighted to announce that Victoria Hislop, author of bestselling novel, The Island, will be at Mainstreet to talk about her new book, The Sunrise, on Thurs 6th November. In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is a city bathed in a golden glow of good fortune, a place where Greek and Turkish Cypriots live in harmony. When …

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AUTHOR EVENT: VICTORIA HISPLOP

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We are delighted to announce that Victoria Hislop, author of bestselling novel, The Island, will be at Mainstreet to talk about her new book, The Sunrise, on Thurs 6th November. In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is a city bathed in a golden glow of good fortune, a place where Greek and Turkish Cypriots live in harmony. When …

We are delighted to announce that Victoria Hislop, author of bestselling novel, The Island, will be at Mainstreet to talk about her new book, The Sunrise, on Thurs 6th November. In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is a city bathed in a golden glow of good fortune, a place where Greek and Turkish Cypriots live in harmony. When …

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Olia Hercules

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Many of you will be looking forward to the Borders Book Festival which has a strong foodie theme this year. To get you in the mood, we are delighted to welcome the Observer’s Rising Star for 2015, Olia Hercules, to Mainstreet on Wed 10th June. ‘Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so …

Many of you will be looking forward to the Borders Book Festival which has a strong foodie theme this year. To get you in the mood, we are delighted to welcome the Observer’s Rising Star for 2015, Olia Hercules, to Mainstreet on Wed 10th June. ‘Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so …

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AUTHOR EVENT: OLIA HERCULES

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Many of you will be looking forward to the Borders Book Festival which has a strong foodie theme this year. To get you in the mood, we are delighted to welcome the Observer’s Rising Star for 2015, Olia Hercules, to Mainstreet on Wed 10th June. ‘Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so …

Many of you will be looking forward to the Borders Book Festival which has a strong foodie theme this year. To get you in the mood, we are delighted to welcome the Observer’s Rising Star for 2015, Olia Hercules, to Mainstreet on Wed 10th June. ‘Exotic, earthy dishes, vibrant colours, big flavours. This is real cooking, written about with so …

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Honey & Co: The Baking Book

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Continuing our foodie theme, we are thrilled to have ‘the Honeys’ joining us at Mainstreet on Sat 11th July. They will be talking about, and cooking from, their gorgeous new book on baking. Their first book, Honey & Co, won The Sunday Times Food Book of the Year 2014 and was recently announced as Fortnum & Mason’s Cookbook of the …

Continuing our foodie theme, we are thrilled to have ‘the Honeys’ joining us at Mainstreet on Sat 11th July. They will be talking about, and cooking from, their gorgeous new book on baking. Their first book, Honey & Co, won The Sunday Times Food Book of the Year 2014 and was recently announced as Fortnum & Mason’s Cookbook of the …

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