Events

Saturday 18th July, 10am-4pm

City of Inverness Highland Games

Calling all Diana Gabaldon fans!

Vicky will be at the Great Clan Village at the City of Inverness Highland Games with American/Scots bestselling author , Diana Gabaldon.  While everyone is of course invited, those who cannot undertake a trip north at this time can still reserve signed copies of any of Ms Gabaldon's publications. 

Go to www.invernesshighlandgames.com for more details

Friday 24th July, 7pm

Elgin Library Gallery

Ian Hamilton,QC, reclaimer of the Stone of Destiny, will be 'in conversationi' with Alistair Campbell, Head of Moray Libraries, discussing his life, 'that stone' and the subsequent bestselling paperback.

Tickets are £3 available from both branches of Yeadon's.

(Ian is also appearing in our Banchory Homecoming Events)

 

HOMECOMING  EVENTS

Yeadon's of Banchory and Banchory Library are delighted to announce a special collaboration to mark this 'Homecoming Year 2009'.  Across two weeks in July we have a diverse line-up of Scottish authors joining us on Royal Deeside to celebrate Scottish writing in its many forms.  Daytime events taking place at Banchory Library are free but ticketed;  evening events take place at Finzean Community Hall and cost £4.

Monday 20th July, 7pm

Finzean Community Hall

Andrew Arbuckle will be 'in conversation' with Aberdeenshire Provost  Bill Howatson about his new book Footsteps in the Furrow, a social history of Scottish farming life from 1900 to the present day. 

Tickets £4

Tuesday 21st July, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

Famous North-east Storyteller Stanley Robertson will be talking about and signing copies of his new book Reek Roon a Campfire, a collection of tales offering a fascinating glimpse into the world of Scotland's Travellers.

Tickets are free

Wednesday 22ndJuly, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

Newspaperman and Raconteur Jack Webster will be talking about  'Jack Webster's Aberdeen' and will undoubtedly stray into tales of his varied career in journalism and his upbringing in the Aberdeenshire village of Maud.

Tickets are free but limited

Wednesday 22nd July, 7pm

Finzean Community Hall

Jack Webster will be 'in conversation' with North-east Entertainer, fundraiser and personality, Robert Lovie of Fyvie Castle.  This will without doubt be a splendid evening of song and reminiscence from these great friends and hilarious storytellers.  Copies of Jack's much respected BBC film Grain of Truth is currently available from Yeadon's with ALL proceeds going to RSABI.

Tickets for this event are £4

Thursday 23rd July, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

More singing and traditional tales from Jess Smith (author of Jessie's Journey and Sookin' Berries) and Sheila Stewart (Queen Amang the Heather, Pilgrims in the Mist).  Both from travelling families, these wonderful ladies will give a glimpse of the travelling life in Scotland.

Tickets are free

Thursday 23rd July, 7pm

Finzean Community Hall

Ian Hamilton QC, reclaimer of the Stone of Destiny and recent people's champion against

The Royal Bank of Scotland will be 'in conversation' with Jack Webster discussing his varied life, 'that stone' and the subsequent bestselling paperback.

Tickets are £4 and will sell fast

Monday 27th July, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

Bruce Bishop FSA, well known to our Elgin customers for his broad and invaluable Moray Lands and Peoples publications, will give a general talk on family history and researching your family tree.  Family Historians from beginners to the dedicated are invited to come along and share thoughts and ideas on this fast growing area of international interest.

Tickets are free

Tuesday 28thJuly, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

The Cottage Garden Diaries: My Year in the Eighteenth Century has become a Yeadon's bestseller.  Author  Fiona Houston will be with us to discuss her extraordinary experiment;  for a full year she immersed herself in the lifestyle of her rural Scottish ancestors.  This event also includes a cookery demonstration.

Tickets are free but limited

Tuesday 28thJuly, 7pm

Finzean Community Hall

Three Scottish Crime Writers discuss writing in, and about Scotland and what makes Scottish Crime Fiction so successful.  Join bestselling novelist  Denise Mina (Garnethill, The Last Breath), Shona MacLean, niece of Alistair MacLean and author of last year's highly acclaimed debut The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, and Craig Russell (billed as 'Glaswegian noir') at this exciting panel event.

Tickets £4

Wednesday 29th July, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

He's back!  Norman Harper, the P&J's most popular columnist and North-east wordmaster will be with us to discuss his new book Spikkin Doric.  Whether you are a native Doric speaker or new to the area, this event will take a fun look at our local dialect.

Tickets are free but limited

Thursday 30th July 2.30pm

Banchory Library

Herald Columnist and local publisher Charlie Allan will be talking about his wonderful memoir of an Aberdeenshire Wartime childhood, The Truth Tells Twice.  One of Vicky's favourite books of last year, this will be a wonderful event by an author famed for his entertainments and speaking engagements. 

Tickets are free

Friday 31st July 2.30pm

Banchory Library

Debut novelist  Eleanor Thom will be talking about and reading from The Tin-Kin.  Set around her own family stories and the death of her Grandfather in Police custody in the 1950s, this is an incredibly strong and poignant fiction of Moray travelling folk and the impact on a current generation of decisions long taken.  Ellie is an exciting talent on the Scottish literary scene.

Tickets are free

Monday 3rd August, 2.30pm

Banchory Library

We're tempted to say we've left the best until last.....but Monday 3rd sees Banchory staff member Esther Woolfson discussing her two books of 2008, Corvus: A Life with Birds and her debut novel Piano Angel.  For those who don't already know, Corvus was a Radio 4 'Book of the Week' and garnered great praise from broadsheet reviewers. 

Tickets are free

Monday 3rd August, 7pm

Finzean Community Hall

Former Bishop of Edinburgh, Chariman of the Scottish Arts Council, newspaper columnist and author, Richard Holloway is one of Scotland's most respected thinkers and theologians.  To end our fortnight we have the paperback launch of Between the Monster and the Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition.  Billed as a heartfelt study of the human capacity for good and evil, this evening looks set to provide a challenging and inspiring end to our 'Homecoming' schedule.

Tickets are £4

 

Phew!!!