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Paisley Book Festival 2021 – Online

18 – 27 February, 2021

During Lockdown books and reading have been a great source of comfort for so many people. The Paisley Book Festival has a fabulous programme lined up with something for everyone on their digital stage.

Radical New Futures: Launch Event 18 February, 7 p.m.

Hannah Lavery, Laura Waddell and Alan Bissett

The  launch  for this year’s festival will provide a taste of what’s in store over the ten days of Paisley Book Festival. Poet, playwright and performer Hannah Lavery, whose recent works The Drift and Lament for Sheku Boyah both call for accountability from a society that remains determined to look the other way. Writer Laura Waddell, whose recent book, Exit, is a wide-ranging exploration of exit signs and what might be on the other side. Finally,  Renfrewshire resident Alan Bissett with his new novella Lazy Suzan.

18 February, 9.30 p.m. Women With Fierce Words

Newtopia: Women With Fierce Words, Paisley Book Festival

Authors from Home: Free. Book Tickets

Highlights

How Poets See The World with Brian Whittingham

22 February,  2021, 5 p.m.

Free. Book Tickets

Join Renfrewshire’s Tannahill Makar Brian Whittingham for an hour of readings from Paisley connected poets, who share their visions of the world and make some projections for its future.

Featuring Jim Ferguson, Basia Palka, Kay Metcalfe and Sean McMenemy, these local voices have cut their teeth living, working, and honing their craft in and around Paisley, and in this event they reflect on the worlds within which they live, and far beyond.

Jim and Pat’s West End Chat – Podcast with Brian Whittingham

Jim and Pat’s West End Chat – Podcast with Basia Palka

Jim and Pat’s West End Chat – Podcast with Jim Ferguson

What It Means To Overcome – Poems and Short Stories

23 February at 5 p.m. with Charlie Gracie, Donal McLaughlin and Mairi Murphy

What It Means To Overcome – Paisley Film Festival

The World I Fell Out Of – Melanie Reid 20 February

A Kist of Thistle 25 February, 2021 5p.m. – 6 p.m.

For the Kids

Vivian French and The Giant’s Tea Party

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