AUTHOR EVENT: KATE ATKINSON

Blog · Posted July 25, 2018

It is with great excitement that we announce Kate Atkinson will be with us on Wed 12th September to talk about her magnificent new novel, Transcription. Her many fans will be delighted to hear the book is once again set in wartime London, this time exploring the murky world of British espionage. In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is recruited into an obscure department of MI5 tasked …

It is with great excitement that we announce Kate Atkinson will be with us on Wed 12th September to talk about her magnificent new novel, Transcription. Her many fans will be delighted to hear the book is once again set in wartime London, this time exploring the murky world of British espionage. In 1940, eighteen-year old Juliet Armstrong is recruited into an obscure department of MI5 tasked …

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Claire Askew

Blog · Posted July 17, 2018

We are delighted to announce that novelist, Claire Askew, will be joining us on Thurs 30th August to talk about her new thriller, All the Hidden Truths. Brought up in the Scottish Borders, Claire’s first novel won the Lucy Cavandish Prize for Fiction and, among several other accolades, she also received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. If you …

We are delighted to announce that novelist, Claire Askew, will be joining us on Thurs 30th August to talk about her new thriller, All the Hidden Truths. Brought up in the Scottish Borders, Claire’s first novel won the Lucy Cavandish Prize for Fiction and, among several other accolades, she also received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. If you …

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AUTHOR EVENT: CLAIRE ASKEW

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We are delighted to announce that novelist, Claire Askew, will be joining us on Thurs 30th August to talk about her new thriller, All the Hidden Truths. Brought up in the Scottish Borders, Claire’s first novel won the Lucy Cavandish Prize for Fiction and, among several other accolades, she also received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. If you …

We are delighted to announce that novelist, Claire Askew, will be joining us on Thurs 30th August to talk about her new thriller, All the Hidden Truths. Brought up in the Scottish Borders, Claire’s first novel won the Lucy Cavandish Prize for Fiction and, among several other accolades, she also received a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award. If you …

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Tweed Dales

Blog · Posted June 27, 2018

We are delighted to announce that Elspeth Turner and Donald Smith will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 25thJuly talking about their new book, Tweed Dales. Tweed Dales, delves into the history, stories and folklore of the Scottish Borders, shining a new light on the culture of our area. Six journeys take the reader from the Eildon Hills to Tweeddale, …

We are delighted to announce that Elspeth Turner and Donald Smith will be with us at Mainstreet on Wed 25thJuly talking about their new book, Tweed Dales. Tweed Dales, delves into the history, stories and folklore of the Scottish Borders, shining a new light on the culture of our area. Six journeys take the reader from the Eildon Hills to Tweeddale, …

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Michael Palin

Blog · Posted June 7, 2018

We are delighted to announce that globe-trotting national treasure, Michael Palin will be joining us at Mainstreet to talk about his new book, Erebus on Tues 25th September. He brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, through the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to …

We are delighted to announce that globe-trotting national treasure, Michael Palin will be joining us at Mainstreet to talk about his new book, Erebus on Tues 25th September. He brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, through the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to …

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AUTHOR EVENT: MICHAEL PALIN

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We are delighted to announce that globe-trotting national treasure, Michael Palin will be joining us at Mainstreet to talk about his new book, Erebus on Tues 25th September. He brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, through the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to …

We are delighted to announce that globe-trotting national treasure, Michael Palin will be joining us at Mainstreet to talk about his new book, Erebus on Tues 25th September. He brings to life the world and voyages of HMS Erebus, from its construction in the naval dockyards of Pembroke, through the part it played in Ross’s Antarctic expedition of 1839–43, to …

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Honey & Co.

Blog · Posted June 5, 2018

Itamar Srulovich & Sarit Packer went down a storm when they visited Mainstreet back in 2015 and their delicious food has often informed our menu. So we are thrilled they are back on Wed 11th July, to mark publication of their beautiful new book, Honey & Co: At Home. The mouth-watering recipes featured in this book are quick and simple …

Itamar Srulovich & Sarit Packer went down a storm when they visited Mainstreet back in 2015 and their delicious food has often informed our menu. So we are thrilled they are back on Wed 11th July, to mark publication of their beautiful new book, Honey & Co: At Home. The mouth-watering recipes featured in this book are quick and simple …

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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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