Lesley Riddoch and her book Blossom - What Scotland Needs To Flourish

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Lesley Riddoch and her book Blossom – What Scotland Needs To Flourish

Lesley Riddoch read from her book, Blossom, last night at The Muse at St Louis. This is a great night with a mixture of new writers reading short pieces, more experienced writers and poets performing their work and a musical interlude (Jim Byrne – provided that last night and played a short, knock out set). The host is the exuberant (and organised) Linda Jackson – one very talented woman.

But back to Lesley Riddoch. I was looking forward to hearing her read from her book after seeing her on Question Time a few weeks ago – her views are insightful, intelligent and well substantiated. She is a gifted communicator and last night she read at some length from her book – the chapter on culture – and it was fascinating. She’s a sheer pleasure to listen to and her contribution to this Independence debate, amid all the spin, smoke, mirrors and vitriol, is thought provoking and free of the boring blame theme that we hear so often.

She’s on tour with her book and will be in Glasgow School of Art, Friday 21st February.

Then at other venues throughout Scotland:

Tues Feb 25th Aberdeen 7pm Queens Cross Church
Weds 26^th Feb Oldmeldrum 2pm Meldrum Library, Colpy Road, Free
Saturday 1 March Linlithgow 2pm 1st floor Star & Garter hotel, High Street, Linlithgow Tickets £6.00 tel Lavinia Kilbride 01506 847342. Also book signing Star & Garter 1pm in pub before talk (in case venue sells out!)
Saturday 5th April Aye Write, Glasgow 3pm Working title “What are the differences between Scotland and England?”
Saturday 13th April Easdale Hall by Oban
Friday 25^thApril Arran, Community Hall, High School, Lamlash Contact Ailsa McNicol ailsa.mcnicol@btconnect.com
Sat 26^thApril Islay Columba Centre bear Bowmore
Sat 17th May 2014 Carrying the Fire Wiston Lodge, South Lanarks http://www.carryingthefire.co.uk/
Sat 21st June Dunblane 10.30am Victoria Halls Scottish Allotments conference AGM
20-22nd June Solas Festival, near Perth Date and time tbc
August Edinburgh Book Festival Date tbc
September 4th Orkney Science Festival Kirkwall