Download - Inverness Book Festival 2012
25 – 28 JULY 2012Tickets & Info01463 234 234www.eden-court.co.ukwww.invernessbookfestival.co.uk
INVERNESSBOOKFESTIVAL
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WELCOME TOEDEN COURT’SINVERNESS BOOKFESTIVAL 2012.We’redelighted tobringyouaprogrammethat’spackedfull of variety– fromScottish Islands toDanishCrimeandfromMidwivesTales toScottishemigration–wereallythink there’s something forall readersat this year’sbookfestival.Wehavewriterswho live in Inverness, explorersofScottishMountainsandaSwedishpoetandrock starcoming togiveushis takeontheLochNessMonster!
Our small, butperfectly formed, festival takesplacethroughoutEdenCourt so it’s allunderone roof. Inbetweeneventsyoucanenjoy the festival atmospherewithameal inour restaurant, a coffee inourcaféor justfindaquiet spotandreadabook.Thechoice is yours.
Everyyearweendthe festivalwithourbookfestpubquizsoget somefriends togetherand joinusas thebattle forthePubQuizwinners’ crownbegins...
Enjoythe festival
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Page1 Welcome
Page4 Sponsors&Supporters
Page5 DavidHewson
Page6 PeterMay
Page7 KennethMacLeod
Page8 ShonaMaclean
Page9 KarinAltenberg
Page10 MarkStephen–NeilGunnTrustEvent
Page11 CameronMcNeish
Page12 ProffessorTomDevine
Page13 MariaAnderson
Page14 RonFerguson
Page15 JohanHolmlund
Page16 DonMacNaughton–BookLaunch
Page17 PubQuiz
Page18 StarGazing&SwingingStories
Page19 Tricksters,CharlatensandNe’erDoWells
Page20 Bookbug
Page21 Tickets&Info
Page22 InvernessCourier
Page23 Timetable
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SPONSORS
Eden Court Highlands (trading as Eden Court) is a company registered in Scotland(company number SC63216) and a charity registeredwith the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (registered number SCO08237)
Event Partner
Event Vehicle Supplied by
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Eden Court is supported by
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CRIME FICTION
DavidHewsonOneTouchTheatre I Thu26July I 18.30 I Chair GeorginaCoburn
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davidhewson.com
BestsellingauthorDavidHewson’s literaryadaptationof thebaftaaward-winningDanishcrimetv series,TheKillinghasbeenhailedas literarygoldby theTelegraph.Followingahotly contestedacquisition for the literary rights,DavidwaschosenbypublishersPanMacmillan to turn the screenplay intoanovel (which isnowavailable).
A former reporter andarts correspondent,David isnowabestsellingauthoroftwenty-twobookspublished inmore than twenty languagesand hispopularCostacrimeseries is indevelopment fora seriesof tvmovies inRome.
“Hewsonisadaunting talent–awriterwho isamaster stylist” JefferyDeaver
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CRIME FICTION
PeterMayOneTouchTheatre I Wed25July I 20.30 I Chair RobertTaylor
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Bornandraised inScotlandandnowliving inFrance,PeterMay is theauthorof several standalonenovels, theaward-winningChinaThrillersandthecritically-acclaimedEnzoFiles.
Peter’snovelshavewontwoFrenchbookprizesandhavebeennominatedandshortlisted formanyothers.His latestbook,TheLewisMan is thefollow-up toTheBlackhousewhichwasan internationalbestseller. It is thesecondnovel in theLewis trilogyand is set in the IsleofLewis.This is anareatheauthorknowswell sincehespent several years thereproducingandfilming theGaelicTVseries Machair.
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FICTION
KennethMacleodOneTouchTheatre I Sat28 July I 16.00 I Chair NickyMarr
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Born inGlasgowin1972,KennethMacleodbeganworkingasanewspaperreporter agedonly 17. Asa freelance reporter incentral Scotlandheworkedforabout twentydifferentnewspapersover thecourseof adecade.
Kenneth’s firstnovel,TheIncident, published in2012, isdescribedbywelovethisbook.comasawonderful storyabout fateand the small importantdetails thatmakeuswhoweare.All thewhileweawait“the Incident”–which,whenit comes isbeautifullywritten,well-pacedandsurprising.Proof thatMacLeod isa fictionwriter stratigistof talent.TheScotsman
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THRILLER
ShonaMacLeanOneTouchTheatre I Fri 27 July I 20.30 I Chair SusanMansfield
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Invernessborn,ShonaMacLeanholdsaPhDinHistory, is a specialist in 16thand17thCenturyhistory, andwasencouraged towritebyher lateUncle,AlistairMacLean.
Shona’s latestnovel, acclaimedhistorical thriller,CrucibleofSecrets, is set inthe16th&17thCenturies,wheremainprotagonist,AlexanderSeaton, a fallenminister, becomes the informal investigator intovarious sinistermurdersreaching fromBanff to Irelandandbackagain.
Seaton isacompellingly flawedyet indomitable figurewhoinspiresourrespect,pityandempathy inequalmeasureScottishField
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FICTION
KarinAltenbergOneTouchTheatre I Sat28 July I 14.30 I Chair NickyMarr
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islandofwings.com
Bornandraised inSweden,KarinAltenbergmoved toBritain to study in1996.SheholdsaPhDinArchaeologyandher thesis,published in2001,wontheNordenstedskaFoundationAward.Herdebutnovel, IslandofWings, setonStKilda,wasdescribedsimplyas“Stunning”byTheGuardian.
IslandofWings–Theyear is 1830.Neil andLizzieMackenzie, anewlymarriedyoungcouple, arriveat the remotestpartof theBritish Isles: StKilda.Asbothfind themselves tested to the limit in thisharshnewenvironment, Lizzie soondiscovers thatmarriage is as treacherousacountryas the land that surroundsher.
Brilliantly recreates the sublime, terrible beauty of the islands...A superb book Scotsman
This lovely,hauntingnovelevokes theroughbeautyofStKilda ...Astoryof faithand loveTheTimes
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NON FICTION
NeilGunnTrustEvent:MarkStephen–TheManBehindTheVoiceOneTouchTheatre I Fri 27 July I 18.00
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neilgunn.org.uk
MeetandtalkwithRadioScotlandpresenterMarkStephen.Markpresents thehugelypopularSaturdaymorningprogrammeOutofDoors, thehistory seriesPastLivesandtheone-to-oneconversational,TurningPoint.
Hiskeen interest in theScottishcountrysidealsoextends to literatureandpoetry. In2011thiswas reflected in twospecialprogrammes featuring the landscapeandwritingsofSorleyMacleanandNormanMacCaig,whichheexplored inRaasay,SkyeandSutherlandin thecompanyof contemporarywritersAngusPeterCampbell andAndrewGreig.
NormallyMark’s role is toask thequestionsandpersuadeotherpeople todo the talking.This timeroundtheNeilGunnTrusthave succeeded inpersuadingMark todo the talk-ing. The themehehaschosen isBelongingtothisPlace.
Thisevent issponsoredbySandstonePress
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NON FICTION
CameronMcNeishEmpireTheatre I Thu28July I 20.30
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Throughhishighly successful televisionprogrammes,numerousbooksandmagazinearticlesCameronMcNeishhasbecomeoneof thebestknownfigures in theBritishoutdoors scene.Amountaineer, skier andwildernessbackpackerCameronhastravelledextensively throughout theworldandhas lednumerous treks toNepal, India,Morocco,Turkey,RussiaandJordan,but it is forhis knowledgeof themountainsofScotland thathe isbestknown.
Aspartof thebook festivalCameronwill present TrailsandClimbsinScotland–abehindthe scenes insight into someofhisworkwith theBBC,which features some incredibleclimbing footageandapieceonthemakingofTheGreatClimb, a sevenhour livebroadcast thatCameronworkedon last yearwithDaveMacLeodandTimEmmett.
Cameron’smost recentpublicationsareTheSutherlandTrail (2009) andTheSkyeTrail(2010)–bothco-writtenbyRichardElse.
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NON FICTION
ProfessorTomDevineScottishEmigrationSince1800:AHistoricalPuzzleOneTouchTheatre I Sat28 July I 20.30 I Chair BryanBeattie
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ProfessorTomDevine isSeniorResearchProfessor inHistoryat theUniversityofEdinburgh.Hehaswrittenandeditedmore than threedozenbooksandcontributesregularly to television, radioand theprintmediaatbothanational andan internationallevel.He is theonlyUK-basedhistorianelected toall threenational learnedacademiesin theBritish Isles in recognitionofhisdistinguishedcontributions to scholarship.
Basedonresearchpresented inhis recentbestsellerTotheEndsof theEarth: Scotland’sGlobalDiaspora1750–2010, Tomexplores the reasonsbehind the remarkable scaleof theScottishexoduscompared tootherEuropeannations in thenineteenthandtwentiethcenturies.
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NON FICTION
MariaAndersonOneTouchTheatre I Wed25July I 18.30 I Chair SusanWelsh
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talesofamidwife.co.uk
MariaAnderson is aSeniorChargeMidwifeon thedelivery suiteatRaigmoreHospitalin Inverness.Workingonthe frontlineofNHSmaternity care forover twentyyears,Mariahasexperiencedall theupsanddownsofmidwifery.
Maria’smemoir,TalesofaMidwife is awarmandpoignantaccountofher careerandthe impact ithashadonher life. Fromfrantic fathersand traumatichomebirths,towitnessing thedeliveryofquadsandtheultimatedevastationofassisting thedeliveryof a stillbornbaby,Mariahas seen it all.
ThepopularityofChannel4’sdocumentaryOneBornEveryMinuteandBBC’sdramaseriesCallTheMidwifehighlightsour fascinationwith theemotional and life-changingexperienceofgivingbirth.This is thecaptivating storyofonewoman’sdevotion todeliveringnewlife.
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FICTION
RonFergusonOneTouchTheatre I Sat28 July I 18.30 I Chair SusanMansfield
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Originally fromFife,Ronhas lived inOrkney foralmost20years. Authorofoveradozenbooksandcountless articles andpoems for theGlasgowHerald,his one-manplayEveryBlessedThinghasbeenperformedacross theUKandNorthAmerica.
Ron’s latestnovel,GeorgeMackayBrown:TheWoundandtheGift trackswithcuriosityandpassionGeorgeMackayBrown’s literaryandspiritual journey,includinghis controversialmove fromPresbyterianismtoRomanCatholicism.Ronexplores thedarker,more tormented, sideofOrkney'sBardanduncoversthe intense relationshipbetweenalcohol, sufferingandcreativity.
Shortlisted for theSaltireAward forBestResearchBookof theYear.
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POETRY
JohanHolmlundOneTouchTheatre I Sat28 July I 13.00
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JohanHolmlundoriginallymadeanameforhimself inSwedenandoverseasasthe frontmanof Swedish indiepopgroup,Easy,whotouredall overEuropewithTheCharlatansandTheJesusandMaryChain.Aftermore thanadecadeof lyinglow,2010was the start of anewphase for JohanasEasymade their live comebackat summer festivals andhepublishedacollectionofpoetry.
Johan’s longpoem, I’veBeenSwimmingwiththeBeast isparticularly relevanthereat the InvernessBookFestivalwith the subjectbeingLochNessand thecentralcharacterbeing,of course, the LochNessMonster.
Thispoetry recitalby Johanhimselfwill takeyou inside themysteryof theLochNessMonster.His enthusiasmandgenuineappreciationof thebeastofLochNess,mythical or real, isutterly infectious.
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BOOKLAUNCH
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DonMacNaughtonStallsFoyer I Thu26July I 19.30 I FREE
DonMacNaughton’sAmazonNo1Bestseller 12Hiddenlaws of Performance is being re-releasedasa special “GoldMedalEdition” just in time forthe2012OlympicGames.Packedwithnewmaterial, this enhancedprint containsevenmore tipsandhints fromthe“SportShrink”
We’redelighted thatDonhaschosen theInvernessBookFestival to launch this specialeditionofhisbest-sellingbook.
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NewsroomBar I Sat28 July I 22.00
£1.00PerTeamMember (Max4PerTeam)
Getyour teamtogetherand joinus for theultimatepostfestivalwinddown–thebrainboglingbook festival generalknowledgepubquiz.Don’tworry, therewill, of course,bealiterary roundbut this year there’s a twist...A final roundthat could see those inpolepositionhurtling to thebottomoftheheap!Rise to thechallenge,putyourmoneywhereyourmouth is andproveyourworth! (we’rehopingsomeof thefestival authorswill joinus too).
QUIZNIGHT
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FAMILY
EdenCourtCREATIVEPresents:
SwingingStoriesSGLRoom I Fri 27 July I 13.00 I £4.00Accompanyingadultsgofree I 6+
Award-winningandbestsellingauthorGilesAndreae’s funny, exuberant,energetic, instantly recognisableandmuch-loved rhymingstoryGiraffesCan’tDancewill bebrought to lifebyEdenCourtCREATIVE’S JoMcCullough.This interactivemovementandcraft session,burstingwithenergyandenthusiasm,guarantees smilesall round–goon,makeaGiraffe faceanddance thewilddance!
Limitedplaces–only20available
FAMILY
EdenCourtCREATIVEPresents:
StarGazingSGLRoom I Wed25&Thu26July I 14.00 I £4.00
Oneof thehitsof last year’sBookFestival isbackbypopulardemand!Joinus in theEdenCourtPlanetariumand journeydeep into space foranhourof amazingstories fromacross thegalaxy.Amagical experience forchildren (anda reallynicepeacefulhour forgrown-ups).
Limitedplaces–only30available
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FAMILY
EdenCourtCREATIVEPresents:
Tricksters,CharlatansandN’erDoWellsSGLRoom I Sat28 July I 11.00
£4.00Accompanyingadultsgofree I 5+
Seatyourself onacushionorcomfychair andencounterbraggarts, swindlers andhaplessno-hopers ingigglyadventureswithexuberantandenthusiastic storyteller,EdenCourtCREATIVE’S JessePaul.
Over thepast25years Jessehasdevelopedherworkacross theUKand inFrancewith touringcircuses,street and fringe theatre companies,hospitals,schools,musicians, visual artists,playwrights,storytellers andeven football teams.
Limitedplaces–only20available
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FAMILY
BookbugMacleanRoom I Thu26&Fri27 July I 11.00 0–2yrs I 14.002–4yrs
FREEBUTTICKETED
Since theBookbugevents first appearedat the InvernessBookFestivalthreeyearsagowe’vebeenblownawayby the response from childrenandparentsalike.These fun, free, friendly sessions incorporatebooks, rhymes,singingandplayandareaimedat childrenaged0–4.Placesare limitedsobookearly toavoiddisappointment.
ScottishBookTrust inpartnershipwithHighlandLibrariesandotherpartnerorganisationsgift freebookstoHighlandchildrenataround16weeks,18monthsand3yearsold. While theBookbugPacksaredesignedtobeenjoyedathome,BookbugSessionsareafunandsocialoccasionforbabies, toddlers,parentsandcarers.
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TICKETS AND INFOAllmaineventsarepricedat£7.00FullPrice/£6.00 forReducedRate
Children’s eventsarepricedat£4.00,exceptBOOKBUGevents,whichareFREE!
EdenCourtFriends receive£1.00additionaldiscountonall of theaboveprices
TheEdenCourtBoxOffice is in thetheatre foyerand isopeneachdayfrom10.00until 15minutesafterthe last ticketedeventbegins.Youcanalsobook ticketsonlinewww.eden-court.co.uk,bycallingboxofficeon01463234234or inpersonatEdenCourt.
Wecanpostyour tickets toyou for just£1.00per transaction.Youcanof coursecol-lect your tickets inpersonatanytime fromtheBoxOffice.
PaymentMethodsPaymentcanbemadebycash, cheque(madepayable toEdenCourt),Visa,MasterCard,Maestro,VisaDebitCardsorEdenCourtGiftVouchers. Paymentcanbemade inperson,byphoneorbypost.Pleasenote thatwedonot currentlyacceptMaestro forpaymentonline.
Booking FeesThe followingBookingFeeswill applytophone reservationsandall onlineandphonesales:
50p for ticketsup to£9.99£1.00 for tickets£10.00–£19.99£2.00 for tickets£20.00andover
Reduced RatesReducedratesareoffered formostBookFestival events.Onlyone reductionappliesper ticketother thanFriendsof thetheatre.Reductionsgenerallyapply tounder 18s, full-timestudents, over60s,people claimingunemploymentbenefit,peoplewithdisabilities,peopleon incomesupport andpartiesof 10ormore.Wemayask to seeproofof reducedrate status.
Peoplewithdisabilitiesmaybringanescort at a reducedrateprice if assistanceisneeded.EdenCourt is amemberofHighlandCouncil’sPlusOnescheme.For furtherdetailspleasecontactHighlandCouncil.
Data ProtectionEdenCourt is registeredwith theDataProtectionRegistrar and is committedtoupholding theDataProtectionAct.Shouldyouwish tobe removed fromourmailing list, [email protected]
Changes & CancellationsEdenCourt reserves the right tocancelor change thepublished timesof anyperformance–butwill doourbest tokeep the informationonthewebsiteaccurateanduptodate. If youneedtodouble check something, give theBoxOfficeacall on01463234234.
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TIMETABLEWED 25 JUL THU 26 JUL FRI 27 JUL SAT 28 JUL
morning BOOKBUG BOOKBUG TRICKSTERS,0-2 YEARS 0-2 YEAR CHARLATANS &(11.00) (11.00) N'ER DO WELLS
(11.00 )
afternoon STAR-GAZING STAR-GAZING SWINGING JOHAN(14.00) (14.00) STORIES! HOLMLUND
(13.00) (13.00)
BOOKBUG BOOKBUG KARIN2-4 YEARS 2-4 YEARS ALTENBERG(14.00) (14.00) (14.30)
KENNETHMACLEOD(16.00)
evening MARIA DAVID ANEIL GUNN RONANDERSON HEWSON TRUST EVENT FERGUSON(18.30) (18.30) MARK (18.30)
STEPHEN(18.00)
PETER MAY DON SHONA PROFESSOR(20.30) MACNAUGHTON MACLEAN TOM
(19.30) (20.30) DEVINE(20.30)
CAMERON QUIZ NIGHTMCNEISH (22.00)(20.30)
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www.invernessbookfestival.co.ukTICKETS & INFO 01463 234 234
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