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The Blue Suitcase with Marianne Wheelaghan We hope you can join us for an evening with Marianne Wheelaghan who will be hear to discuss her novel The Blue Suitcase. The Blue Suitcase was inspired by letters and diaries Marianne Wheelaghan found after her mother's death. It tells the story of a Christian German girl growing up in Nazi Germany and explores themes to do with refugees and displaced people, bullying and intimidation, identity, ww2 and family relationships. When it was launched two years ago it was an immediate BestSeller and the interest in it continues to be remarkable. James Robertson says of it: “'We think by now that there can be no more untold stories from the 1930s and the Second World War. Then a book like this comes along and we are once again astonished by the capacity of some humans to do unspeakably cruel things, and of others to survive them. The simple, almost mundane tone of Antonia's diary makes The Blue Suitcase all the more shocking. It's hard to read, but harder to stop.” date: 20/06/13 time: 6.30pm |
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Gregory Norminton launches his book Thumbnails In these forty-eight very short stories, Gregory Norminton once again experiments with form, using his stylish and witty prose to examine the nooks and crannies of our distracted lives. Taken as a whole, the collection is an exercise in storytelling, proving that narrative can be found in the most unlikely packages. Sexual love flourishes briefly in a retirement home; British soldiers in eighteenth-century America give a very dubious gift to the natives; a Portuguese naturalist loses his life’s work to Napoleon; a grief-stricken father searches the Australian outback for signs of an extinct lizard; Mephistopheles answers his critics and explains the real origins of Shakespeare’s Hamlet; a roguish life is reduced to endnotes in a biography; an Anglo-Saxon bard despairs of his vocation… These are just a few of the premises that run through the book. Myth, social comedy, tragedy and speculative fiction follow one another in tales that vary widely in form and content – united by the task of conveying a complete narrative with the greatest possible economy. date: 11/06/13 time: TBC |
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Uan the Little Lamb Storytime & Workshop date: 26/05/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Ruth Thomas and Alice Thompson Looking Glass Books are delighted to invite you to join us on 25th May to hear Alice Thompson & Ruth Thomas reading from and talking about their new novels. Burnt Island and The Home Corner. Come along to hear both authors reading and in discussion on their books and writing. Ruth Thomas is a novelist and short story writer. Her first story collection was shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys and the Saltire Society First Book Awards, and her second received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award. Her first novel Things to Make and Mend received a Good Housekeeping Book Award. The Home Corner is her second novel. Alice Thompson is an award-winning, high-profile author with an international reach and extensive publication record as a novelist and reviewer; she is also an experienced tutor in both creative writing and literature. In the eighties she toured the world in the successful pop group The Woodentops; recorded three albums, six singles, and two videos; performed on stage and often gave interviews, both on TV and radio. Burnt Island is her sixth novel. date: 25/05/13 time: 4.00pm |
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The Giant Panda Party Storytime & Workshop date: 19/05/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Th Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh.
Next Meeting: Foreign Parts by Janice Galloway
New Members always welcome.
date: 14/05/13 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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The Sea Thing Child Storytime & Workshop date: 12/05/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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An Occupy Romance with Peter Burnett Peter Burnett talks hacks, internet security tips and how to beat the system and turn your old sattelite dish into a wireless receiver. Peter's latest book '#freetopiary: An Occupy Romance' is a page turning adventure set on the east coast of Scotland. Arrested for a cyber crime he did not commit, a young man is s shipped to Scotland’s e-crime unit in Aberdeen with a young hacktivist known only as Topiary. There they set about establishing a Scottish Occupy camp, along with others who feel that social inequalities are rising to historically unprecedented heights. Introduced to the story of Bradley Manning, the book's young hero is forced to question his long held political apathy. #freetopiary: An Occupy Romance is published Thirsty Books Link to book: http://peterburnett.info/freetopiary-an-occupy-romance date: 09/05/13 time: 6.30pm |
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The Magic Finger Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 06/05/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Lost and Found Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 28/04/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Freight Books Launch The Falling Sky by Pippa Goldschmidt A blackly comic campus satire combined with a heart-breaking family mystery, The Falling Sky brilliantly mixes fiction and astronomy into a fascinating, compelling and moving narrative.
Stephen Fry says of it:
Pippa Goldschmidt grew up in London, and now lives in Edinburgh. She is
a graduate of the renowned Masters course in creative writing at the
University of Glasgow. She has a PhD in astronomy and worked as an
astronomer for several years at Imperial College, followed by posts in
the civil service including working in outer space policy. |
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Launch Party for the Emergence of Judy Taylor by Angela Jackson Angela was recently named one of UNESCO City of Literature's emerging writers. By day she is a coach and a lecturer in psychology and education. She has written features for various newspapers including the Guardian and the Independent. The Emergence of Judy Taylor is her first novel. The Emergence of Judy Taylor is a novel about first loves and second chances. It's about love and life and sex and starlings. It's about Judy and Oliver and Paul and Fabiana andRob and Min and Lily and Harry and a French siren called Isabella… 'We swoop and soar like a murmuration of starlings, all as one. Those who break away from the flock go on to create the same recurring shapes elsewhere. Judy married Oliver and discarded her name without a second thought. She promised to love and honour him, and he promised to do all kinds of thins until death parted them. Some year passed. “Incredibly droll, sensitive and intelligent. Not a word out of place. Angela is a true writer and an extremely powerful and promising voice.” Bidisha date: 18/04/13 The shop will be closing at 5.30pm, attendance a the launch is by invitation only. |
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The Mousehole Cat Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 14/04/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh.
Next Meeting: The Spire by William Golding
New Members always welcome.
date: 09/04/13 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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How to Catch a Star Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 17/03/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh.
Next Meeting: The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
New Members always welcome.
date: 12/03/13 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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Brown Rabbit in the City Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 10/03/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The BFG Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 24/02/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh.
Next Meeting: The Fall by Albert Camus
New Members always welcome.
date: 12/02/13 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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The Magic Faraway Tree Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 10/02/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Jeremiah Jellyfish Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 03/02/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Nothing but the Poem on Tour: Sharon Olds The return of the popular poetry reading sessions lead by the Scottish Poetry Library’s Reader Development Officer, Lilias Fraser. Looking Glass Books are delighted to be the venue for the 1st session of 2013. We will be looking at the work of recent T.S Eliot prize winning American poet Sharon Olds. No previous knowledge or experience of poetry is necessary. For booking and further details contact Eventbrite Email: jennifer.williams@spl.org.uk or call 0131-557-2876 or ask a member of staff in the shop. For website link to eventbrite visit http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/connect/events/nothing-poem-tour-sharon-olds date: 31/01/13 time: 6:00pm - 7.30pm entry: £5/£3 |
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Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 27/01/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Magic Porridge Pot Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 20/01/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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George's Marvellous Medicine Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 13/01/13 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want
to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad
range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next Meeting: The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler New Members always welcome.
date: 08/01/13 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 16/12/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Acoustic Chill Warm up for winter! With a cornucopia of vocal talent accompanied by acoustic instrumentation, The Acoustic Chill will showcase six local acts, brought to you by Edinburgh Napier University. https://www.facebook.com/events/113490145481315/date: 12/12/12 time: 6:00- 9:00pm entry: FREE |
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Polar Express Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 09/12/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Snowman Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 02/12/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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St Marks Edinburgh Central Amnesty International Group cafe quiz. The bigger the brain the better the prizes! A fun night with a wide range of topics and prizes to raise money for the charity and maybe support some of our campaigns at the same time. Invite all your friends. £2 per person max 5 in a team. To find out more, email us: lyndseymclellan@yahoo.co.uk or visit our webpage: http://www2.amnesty.org.uk/groups/edinburgh-st-marks or join the event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/245102135615887/ date: 29/11/12 time: 6.30 for 7.00pm enty: £2.00 |
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Story Hour: stories at teatime with Kevin Barry & Angela Jackson City of Literature Trust are celebrating the short story in style for Book Week Scotland, with Kevin Barry and Angela Jackson. One of ‘the brightest and most delightful new voices in Irish fiction’, Kevin’s award-winning short story collections (There Are Little Kingdoms and Dark Lies the Island) and novel, City of Bohane, have won critical acclaim and fans in equal measure. Angela Jackson is a graduate of our popular Story Shop programme for emerging local writers, and is soon to have her first novel published by Constable & Robinson. She’s one to watch, described as ‘Incredibly droll, sensitive and intelligent. Not a word out of place.’ Order a tea, pull up a pew and treat your senses to some fantastic short stories. Register for a ticket at http://storiesatteatime-eorg.eventbrite.co.uk/?ebtv=C date: 28/11/12 time: 6.00pm enty: FREE |
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Prirates Love Underpants Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7. Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving, teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then this is the activity for you date: 25/11/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Burglar Bill Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 18/11/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want
to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad
range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next Meeting: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides New Members always welcome.
date: 13/11/12 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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Rapunzel Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 04/11/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Tea Tasting and Books Historical novelist, Sara Sheridan teams up with tea specialist, Erica Moore on 8 November at 6.30pm for a very special event. Sara will be talking about "The Secret Mandarin", set in China after the Opium War. The book fictionalises the real-life adventures of Robert Fortune - a botanist who went undercover inside China in 1842 for the East India Company. He stole the tea plants which then set up the Himalayan tea plantations. Erica runs Edinburgh's popular Eteaket tea boutique. She has extensive experience of tea production and will give us a tasting of three very special teas as well as talking about the plantations where they are grown, tea production and how it now varies from Fortune's day. Join us for a fascinating evening at this relaxed pre-Xmas event. Looking Glass Books will be exclusively stocking a tea selected by Erica that perfectly compliments Sara's book. We'll package them together - a brilliant present for you to give the reading connoisseur! date: 08/11/12 time: 6.30pm enty: FREE |
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Bringing Down the Moon Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 04/11/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Giraffes Can't Dance Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 28/10/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Snail on the Whale Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 14/10/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want
to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad
range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next Meeting: The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman by Angela Carter New Members always welcome.
date: 09/10/12 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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The Gruffalo Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 30/09/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Mrs Mash - The Storytelling Cook.
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 30/09/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Mrs Mash - The Storytelling Cook.
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365 Ways To Get You Writing
Looking Glass is delighted to welcome Jane Cooper to lead us through an evening of creative writing. Sometimes you don't know what to write about. Sometimes you don't knowhow to write better. 365 Ways To Get you Writing will get you past both these problems by providing daily inspiration and advice. The exercises in the book lead to prose fiction, personal writing, poetry and even journalism. Working through the book will teach you how to build characters and get them speaking realistically, how to show rather than tell, how to choose which tense and person works best, and much more besides. Jane Cooper lives in Edinburgh where she teaches English and Creative Writing. She’s the author of six successful school textbooks, and 365 Ways is her first book for adults. During our evening together she’ll take you through some of the tasks from the book, using strange props and prompts to bring them to life. Remember to bring a notebook and pen! |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next Meeting: The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal New Members always welcome.
date: 11/09/12 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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Velveteen Rabbit Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 09/09/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Labyrinth - landscape of the soul 6.00 Welcome & Introductions:
6.10 Talk: Introduction to the labyrinth as a unique space for de-compressing and renewing the self “Slowly walking the single path, step by step, to the centre of the labyrinth, enjoying the space at the centre and then retracing the same path back out, gives enough time to unwind and let go of everyday concerns in order to renew some sense of inner calm, balance and perspective.
In the fast-paced world in which we now live, we need simple, beautiful places like labyrinths that draw us in by the attraction of their pattern to slow ourselves down, still the busy mind and connect us again with our deep inner resources.” Di Williams 2011: Labyrinth landscape of the soul, Wild Goose, Glasgow 6.30 Walk: An opportunity to enjoy a facilitated walk with others in the beautiful Edinburgh Labyrinth 7.10 Coffee & Chat: Chance to reflect on the experience back in Looking Glass Books The event will be led by Di Williams MBE – author & UK labyrinth master teacher date: 29/08/12 time: 6.00 - 7.30pm entry: free |
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The Three Little Pigs Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 26/08/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Jungle Book Childrens Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 19/08/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next Meeting: The Glass Room by Simon Mawer New Members always welcome.
date: 14/08/12 time: 6.30-8pm enty: FREE |
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Where the Wild Things Are Childrens Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 12/08/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Everything Else Happened Join us at Looking Glass Books for a sneak preview of Everything Else Happened - a new play based on the short stories of Jonathan Safran Foer. date: 09/08/12 time: 6.30pm entry: FREE |
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Little Red Riding hood Childrens Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 05/08/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Jack and the Beanstalk Childrens Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 29/07/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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Funny Valentine: the story of Chet Baker.
Join us at Looking Glass Books for book signing with author Matthew Ruddick. Funny Valentine is an intimate and unflinching portrait of Chet Baker, the legendary jazz trumpet player and singer. In this definitive biography, Hong Kong based authorMatthew Ruddick gives a fascinating insight into the life of Chet, drawing on almost two hundred exclusive interviews with close friends and musicians. The book also includes a detailed, illustrated discography which enables readers to navigate the extensive catalogue he left behind. |
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The Scottish Book Trust For the very first time, the Scottish Book Trust and BBC Scotland’s new writing competition will be accepting graphic fiction as well as more conventional forms.
We’re running a comic-making workshop for new writing competition, My Favourite Place. This workshop is family-friendly and open to people of all ages. Comic makers as well as prose writers and poets will be given the opportunity to submit a short piece about their favourite place in Scotland. All submissions will be published on the Scottish Book Trust website, and the best of the bunch will be published in a print anthology and read on BBC radio Scotland. Everyone is welcome. Bring your children, and we’ll provide art materials. date: 17/07/12 time: 2-4pm enty: FREE |
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Pea Green Poetry with Theatre Paradok Come and Join Theatre Paradok for an evening of Pea Green Poetry to help fundraise for their Fringe Show, The Jumblies. The theme is childhood, fantasies and the desire for escape, we have a range of poets and ability. They have professionals and amateurs, but all with a huge amount of enthusiasm! Theatre Paradok are pleased to present: Emily Dodd, Dave Coates, Alex Howard,Callum O'Dwyer, John Rushton, Steven Kirschbaum, Jolon Dixon and Fiona MacDonald Only £3 entry, Doors open at 6.45pm to start at 7pm There will also be a raffle, with some fantastic prizes!!!! Including FREE TICKETS TO THE CAMEO !!!!! For further information visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/180619815401856/ date: 13/07/12 time: 6.45pm entry: £3 |
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The Central Edinburgh Monthly Bookclub
Want to expand your literary horizons with a monthly discussion of a broad range of different books selected by our diverse and friendly group? Meetings take place on second Tuesday of every month at Looking Glass Books, 36 Simpson Loan, Quartermile, Edinburgh. Next meeting: Rabbit, Run by John Updike For a list of previous books discussed visit: New Members always welcome. For more details, visit us at the shop or give us a call on0131 2292902
date: 10/07/12 time: 18:30- 20:00 |
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Peter Pan Childrens Storytime & Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 08/07/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 entry: FREE |
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An Evening of Poetry In Independent Booksellers Week & the week the US celebrate Independence Day we are delighted to be hosting an evening of poetry. Performing their work will be three poets with Scottish-American ties : A native of Mississippi, Benjamin Morris is the author of numerous works of poetry and fiction, and the recipient of such awards as a fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission and a residency from A Studio in the Woods. He is currently a research fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and has work forthcoming in the Tulane Review and the Edinburgh Review. Fiona Wilson grew up near Aberdeen and now lives in New York City. Her work has appeared in Pequod, Poetry Review, New Writing Scotland, Literary Imagination, and elsewhere. Her poetry is featured in the latest issue of From Glasgow to Saturn and is forthcoming in NorthwordsNow. A native of the United States, Jennifer (JL) Williams has been published in journals including Poetry Wales, The Wolf, Shearsman, Fulcrum and Stand. In September 2009 she journeyed to the Aeolian Isles to write a collection inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses called Condition of Fire and published by Shearsman Books. JL Williams plays in the band Opul and is Programme Manager at the Scottish Poetry Library.
date: 06/07/12 time: 18:30 entry: FREE |
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Sara Sheridan Storytelling and colouring Join us with best selling Scottish author Sara Sheridan for Storytelling from her brilliant picture book I'm Me! Suitable for 3-5 year Olds Sara Sheridan was born in Edinburgh and studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin. Fascinated by different media she has written a wide range of stories including contemporary novels, short films, teen and children's books as well as historical fiction. In 2000 her first novel, Truth or Dare won a place in the 100 Best Scottish Books, as part of the Scottish Library Award. She was also included in Company magazine's Top Ten Young Writers Under Thirty and was nominated for a Saltire Award in 2003. date: 01/07/12 time: 11:00 price: FREE |
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Alice in Wonderland Childrens Workshop The Drama Mill, is a new and exciting company who specialise in drama workshops for children aged 3-7.
Through role play, dance, movement and songs the Drama Mill encourages
each child to develop key skills in communication, problem solving,
teamwork, co-ordination and creativity. If you are interested in an
active fun filled session that will make your child feel 10ft tall then
this is the activity for you date: 24/06/12 time: 11:00- 12:00 price: FREE |
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