AUTHOR EVENT: OLIVER JEFFERS & SAM WINSTON

Blog · Posted June 9, 2017

We are very fortunate to be hosting an evening event during which these two talented artists will discuss their own flights of imagination and the process by which they then harness their ideas onto the page (we can barely contain our excitement!). Anyone who visits Mainstreet on a regular basis (or after a long car journey) will know we have …

We are very fortunate to be hosting an evening event during which these two talented artists will discuss their own flights of imagination and the process by which they then harness their ideas onto the page (we can barely contain our excitement!). Anyone who visits Mainstreet on a regular basis (or after a long car journey) will know we have …

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Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston

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We are very fortunate to be hosting an evening event during which these two talented artists will discuss their own flights of imagination and the process by which they then harness their ideas onto the page (we can barely contain our excitement!). Anyone who visits Mainstreet on a regular basis (or after a long car journey) will know we have …

We are very fortunate to be hosting an evening event during which these two talented artists will discuss their own flights of imagination and the process by which they then harness their ideas onto the page (we can barely contain our excitement!). Anyone who visits Mainstreet on a regular basis (or after a long car journey) will know we have …

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Sabastian Barry

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Many of us at Mainstreet discovered the writing of Sebastian Barry with his extraordinary novel, The Secret Scripture, so it’s a huge pleasure to welcome him on Thurs 27th October to talk about his new novel, Days Without End. After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go …

Many of us at Mainstreet discovered the writing of Sebastian Barry with his extraordinary novel, The Secret Scripture, so it’s a huge pleasure to welcome him on Thurs 27th October to talk about his new novel, Days Without End. After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go …

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AUTHOR EVENT: SEBASTIAN BARRY

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Many of us at Mainstreet discovered the writing of Sebastian Barry with his extraordinary novel, The Secret Scripture, so it’s a huge pleasure to welcome him on Thurs 27th October to talk about his new novel, Days Without End. After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go …

Many of us at Mainstreet discovered the writing of Sebastian Barry with his extraordinary novel, The Secret Scripture, so it’s a huge pleasure to welcome him on Thurs 27th October to talk about his new novel, Days Without End. After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his brother-in-arms, John Cole, go …

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Jeremy Paxman

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We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Paxman will be at Mainstreet for his only Scottish event to launch A Life in Questions on Thurs 20th October. In these long-awaited memoirs, Paxman spills the beans behind four decades in front of the camera. He offers reflections and stories from a career that has taken him as a reporter to many …

We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Paxman will be at Mainstreet for his only Scottish event to launch A Life in Questions on Thurs 20th October. In these long-awaited memoirs, Paxman spills the beans behind four decades in front of the camera. He offers reflections and stories from a career that has taken him as a reporter to many …

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AUTHOR EVENT: JEREMY PAXMAN

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We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Paxman is coming to Mainstreet for his only Scottish event to launch A Life in Questions on Thurs 20th October. In these long-awaited memoirs, Paxman spills the beans behind four decades in front of the camera. He offers reflections and stories from a career that has taken him as a reporter to many …

We are delighted to announce that Jeremy Paxman is coming to Mainstreet for his only Scottish event to launch A Life in Questions on Thurs 20th October. In these long-awaited memoirs, Paxman spills the beans behind four decades in front of the camera. He offers reflections and stories from a career that has taken him as a reporter to many …

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John Simpson

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Please join us on Saturday 26th November to celebrate Civilised Saturday with one of the world’s most respected journalists, BBC’s World Affairs editor, He will be talking about his new book, We Chose to Speak of War and Strife, a fascinating history of what it is to risk life and limb to bring home news of the troubled world beyond …

Please join us on Saturday 26th November to celebrate Civilised Saturday with one of the world’s most respected journalists, BBC’s World Affairs editor, He will be talking about his new book, We Chose to Speak of War and Strife, a fascinating history of what it is to risk life and limb to bring home news of the troubled world beyond …

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AUTHOR EVENT: JOHN SIMPSON

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Please join us on Saturday 26th November to celebrate Civilised Saturday with one of the world’s most respected journalists, BBC’s World Affairs editor. He will be talking about his new book, We Chose to Speak of War and Strife, a fascinating history of what it is to risk life and limb to bring home news of the troubled world beyond …

Please join us on Saturday 26th November to celebrate Civilised Saturday with one of the world’s most respected journalists, BBC’s World Affairs editor. He will be talking about his new book, We Chose to Speak of War and Strife, a fascinating history of what it is to risk life and limb to bring home news of the troubled world beyond …

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Afternoon Tea with Salley Vickers

Blog · Posted June 8, 2017

Please join us for a real treat on Saturday 3rd June – afternoon tea with a master in the art of fiction, Salley Vickers. We are huge fans of her most recent novel, Cousins, and this event is to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition. Salley Vickers is one of those writers who somehow manages to put into words …

Please join us for a real treat on Saturday 3rd June – afternoon tea with a master in the art of fiction, Salley Vickers. We are huge fans of her most recent novel, Cousins, and this event is to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition. Salley Vickers is one of those writers who somehow manages to put into words …

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AUTHOR EVENT: SALLEY VICKERS

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Please join us for a real treat on Saturday 3rd June – afternoon tea with a master in the art of fiction, Salley Vickers. We are huge fans of her most recent novel, Cousins, and this event is to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition. Salley Vickers is one of those writers who somehow manages to put into words …

Please join us for a real treat on Saturday 3rd June – afternoon tea with a master in the art of fiction, Salley Vickers. We are huge fans of her most recent novel, Cousins, and this event is to celebrate the publication of the paperback edition. Salley Vickers is one of those writers who somehow manages to put into words …

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