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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 16h

Irvine Welsh is coming to London! The legendary author of Trainspotting will be joined by John Niven and Nicola Meighan for a live recording of Kick Up the Arts:
📍 Irvine Welsh and John Niven:
📅 8:00pm, Sat 29 Nov 2025 in SW1.
🎟️ For tickets and more information:
www.standrewsbookfestival.org

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 4d

What are you up to today❓Why not book for the St Andrew’s Book Festival, London Nov 27–30!
Hear from @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social
@valmcdermid.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social
Justin Currie of @delamitri.bsky.social
Sally Magnusson. 🌟
🎟️ Get tickets now: standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 4d

What are you up to today❓Why not book for the St Andrew’s Book Festival, London Nov 27–30!
Hear from @nicolasturgeon.bsky.social
@valmcdermid.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social
Justin Currie of @delamitri.bsky.social
Sally Magnusson. 🌟
🎟️ Get tickets now: standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 7d

The Box Office is now ...🥁... OPEN!

Don’t miss the
St Andrew's Book Festival in London
26-30 November

The best of Scottish writing and themes for a London audience.
Buy your tickets now www.standrewsbookfestival.org/events

St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 11d

Val is coming to London! Bestselling crime writer @valmcdermid.bsky.social will be joined by @NicolaSturgeon.bsky.social to discuss Silent Bones, the gripping new thriller in her much-loved Karen Pirie series (as seen on ITV).

📅Thursday 27th November 2025
🎟️ standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 11d

We were delighted to speak to Baroness Ayesha Hazarika MBE this week here in London!
@ayeshahazarika.bsky.social will be interviewing @NicolaSturgeon.bsky.social on her candid and compelling autobiography Frankly.

📍 St Columba’s Church, London
📅 6:30pm, 27 Nov
🎟️ standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · 11d

TWO MONTHS TO GO 🎉

From household names to debut authors and spoken word artists we look forward to welcoming you to this celebration of Scotland’s writers in the heart of London.

📅 26th-30th November 2025
📖 See you there!
🎟️ Tickets: standrewsbookfestival.org/events

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Aug 20

Delighted to be included in this illustrious list of the leading Literary Festivals across London and the UK to suit every bibliophile theglossarymagazine.com/arts-culture...

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Aug 18

We are delighted to announce the return of St Andrew’s Book Festival to London this November 27 - 30th! 📚

Tickets are now available for our first events of 2025 here: standrewsbookfestival.org/events

Featuring Nicola Sturgeon, Val McDermid, Sally Magnusson, Irvine Welsh and more! ⭐

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tickets for the St Andrew’s Book Festival go on sale very soon! The biggest names in Scottish writing are heading to London! Don’t miss out. Subscribe for all the news here www.standrewsbookfestival.org

St Andrew's Book Festival | London 2025

Scots in London is delighted to be running our second St Andrew’s Book Festival in London from 27th - 30th November 2025 at locations across the central city. Hosting an exciting mix of Scottish bestselling authors, debut novelists and events for schools and families.

www.standrewsbookfestival.org

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tickets for the St Andrew’s Book Festival go on sale very soon! The biggest names in Scottish writing are heading to London! Don’t miss out. Subscribe for all the news here www.standrewsbookfestival.org

St Andrew's Book Festival | London 2025

Scots in London is delighted to be running our second St Andrew’s Book Festival in London from 27th - 30th November 2025 at locations across the central city. Hosting an exciting mix of Scottish bestselling authors, debut novelists and events for schools and families.

www.standrewsbookfestival.org

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Apr 27

Free panel discussion event for #VE80
Tuesday 6 May
6:30pm
VE Day: Then and Now
London Scottish House, SW10 2DX

Chaired by BBC’s James Landale with Sir Malcolm Rifkind, historian Prof Lucy Noakes and Prof David Fergusson. Book your FREE tickets: tinyurl.com/2fk8rhn9
#ScotsInLondon

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Mar 19

It’s an honour to be exhibiting at @Scotsman.com Investment Conference 2025 today, at the beautiful Kimpton Charlotte Square in Edinburgh. Sandy Begbie, CE of Scottish Financial Enterprise is the opening speaker for the day. Come and chat if you are attending. #ScotInvestConf25

St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Mar 6

To celebrate #WorldBookDay2025 here is amazing Rob Biddulph giving a sell-out drawing lesson at our bookfest in 2024. Great for after school today. Rob is on at 9.06 minutes. youtu.be/aEtfF_oAK9w

Rob Biddulph at the St Andrew's Book Festival 2024

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨Major announcement! We are thrilled to welcome the legendary crime writer @valmcdermid.bsky.social to the St Andrew’s Book Festival in central London (27 - 30 November)!
This is a huge moment for the festival! Don’t miss it! 🔍 #WorldBookDay2025 #ValMcDermid #CrimeFiction #BookLovers
Photo KT Bruce

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚨We have a big announcement coming tomorrow!🚨Huge! We can’t wait to tell you who our first guest will be in November. Can you guess? St Andrew’s Book Festival in London 27 - 30 November #worldbookday2025 #Bookfest #scottishwriters #scottishwriting #scottishthemes #Fiction #crimenovels #debutauthors

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Feb 20

Save the Date!
The St Andrew’s Book Festival returns to central London from 27 to 30 November 2025! Expect a warm welcome, literary stars, debut authors, schools events & lots for all who love books. Stay tuned for lineup updates! Oh and please share! 😄#BookFestival 📚#StAndrewsBookFest #SaveTheDate

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Jan 21

@londonkirk.bsky.social Our Burns Supper this weekend is sold out. Looking forward to a great evening.

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Dec 23

Thank you to everyone in our community and all our new followers for a smashing first year of our Book Festival.

Best wishes for the Christmas or holiday period and 2025.

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Dec 19

Carols at our beautiful main bookfest venue -

This Sunday at St Columba’s, Pont Street, London, SW1 at 5pm. Pont Street Carols. Free. All welcome.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pont-stree...

Pont Street Carols

Join us on Sunday 22nd December for an evening of music and community spirit at Pont Street Carols.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · Dec 16

Currently on BBC Sounds: TAKE FOUR BOOKS

A.L. Kennedy talks about her new novel, ALIVE IN THE MERCIFUL COUNTRY, & its connections to 3 other literary works: MOBY-DICK by Herman Melville (1851); PETERSBURG by Andrei Bely (1913); & THE LORD OF THE RINGS by JRR Tolkien
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - Take Four Books, A. L. Kennedy

James Crawford speaks to writer A. L. Kennedy about her new book and three key influences.

www.bbc.co.uk

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Dec 15

Yeah! If you were lucky enough to see amazing @robbiddulph.bsky.social at @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social then you’ll spot all our families right at the end of this fab video! Thanks Rob x

Rob Biddulph @robbiddulph.bsky.social · Dec 15

Big thank you to the thousands of people who came to my live events this year. I have loved seeing you all from the stage and meeting you afterwards. Can you spot yourselves in this video?
FYI I'll be announcing the first of next year's events very soon. Can't wait to get going in 2025...

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James Crawford @jdcrawf.bsky.social · Dec 12

I’m hosting a new books program on BBC Radio 4, on Sundays at 4pm, and also on BBC Sounds!

It’s called TAKE FOUR BOOKS, and here it is! 👇📻🎧

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - Take Four Books - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Take Four Books on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Michael Pedersen @michaelpedersen.bsky.social · Dec 12

Next year’s London launch for Muckle Flugga with @holliemcnish.bsky.social was sold out, but (voila) they’ve just released a final batch of tickets. ‘Mon join our spring fling in the truly glorious Bush Hall. Books by Phlox.

🎫: www.seetickets.com/event/hollie...

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Dec 10

We think you will like this @ianrankin1.bsky.social @mccallsmith.bsky.social @judymurray.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social @jenstout.bsky.social @brookmyre.bsky.social

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