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 …

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 …

Join us in partnership with the Borders Book Festival on Sat 17th June when Joanna Trollope will be talking about her new novel, City of Friends. Like Mary Wesley and Anne Tyler before her, Joanna Trollope has that ability to get to the heart of life, often finding truth in the detail. City of Friends is a stunning story with …

Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 14th April to meet actress and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis who will be discussing her debut novel, The Butcher’s Hook with the Edinburgh Book Festival’s Roland Gulliver. A dark and twisted tale, The Butcher’s Hook brims with the colour and atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange …

Please join us at Mainstreet on Thurs 14th April to meet actress and former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis who will be discussing her debut novel, The Butcher’s Hook with the Edinburgh Book Festival’s Roland Gulliver. A dark and twisted tale, The Butcher’s Hook brims with the colour and atmosphere of Georgian London, as seen through the eyes of a strange …