Polly Pullar
The Natural World & Scotland's Wildlife
Saturday 26th November 11:00am at The Gather, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert, PA29 6SX
Polly Pullar is a conservationist, naturalist, writer and photographer specialising in wildlife and countryside matters. Polly is the author of several books on natural history, and the West Coast of Scotland.
We are delighted that Polly will be joining us to discuss her latest book, 'The Horizontal Oak - A Life in Nature'.
This is Polly's own extraordinary & inspirational story about growing up in a remote corner of the West Highlands - an idyllic childhood but marred with family tragedy. In the book, Polly tells of how she rebuilt her life, earning a reputation as a wildlife rehabilitator, journalist and photographer.
Written with compassion, humour and optimism, Polly reflects on how her love of the natural world has helped her find equilibrium.
About the Author:
Polly Pullar is a conservationist, naturalist, writer and photographer specialising in wildlife and countryside matters. She is also a wildlife rehabilitator. She contributes to numerous publications including The Scots Magazine, Scottish Field, Scottish Wildlife, BBC Wildlife & The People’s Friend.). She lives on a small farm in Highland Perthshire, surrounded by an extensive menagerie.
Website: https://www.pollypullar.com/
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OLGA WOJTAS
MISS BLAINE RETURNS!
Saturday 26th November 1:00pm at the The Gather, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert, PA29 6SX
Olga Wojtas returns to the Tarbert Book Festival with her third instalment of Miss Blaine's Prefect, 'Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Weird Sisters'.
We last met Olga after the publication of her first novel, 'Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Golden Samovar', and we are glad to report that Miss Blaine continues to delight readers with her romps!
Olga is an unconventional - and very witty - writer of postmodern crime fiction. Her intrepid librarian, Shona McMonagle, proud former pupil of Marcia Blaine School for Girls, travels back in time for her third mission involving Macbeth, the Weird Sisters and a black cat.
Join Olga to find out more about her escapades.
About the Author:
Olga Wojtas is an unconventional – and very witty – writer of postmodern crime fiction whose surrealist humour has been compared to the likes of PG Wodehouse, Jasper Fforde and the Marx Brothers. Her debut novel, Miss Blaines Prefect and the Golden Samover, has been published in the UK and US to great critical acclaim – being longlisted for the inaugural Comedy Women in Print Prize 2019, shortlisted for a CrimeFest Award, and named as one of the best mysteries and thrillers of the year by Kirkus.
A journalist for more than 30 years, Olga was Scottish Editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement before she began adding creative writing to her portfolio. She won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2015 and has had numerous short stories and several novellas published. Olga’s second novel, Miss Blaines Prefect and the Vampire Menace, was published in 2020.
The third book in the Miss Blaine’s Prefect series, Miss Blaines Prefect and the Weird Sisters, was published in 2022.
She lives in Edinburgh, where she once attended James Gillespie’s High School – the model for Marcia Blaine School for Girls, which appears in Muriel Spark’s The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, the novel that inspired the Miss Blaine’s Prefect series.
Website: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors/olga-wojtas
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MORGAN CRY
COSTA DEL CRIME
Saturday 26th November 3:00pm at the The Gather, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert, PA29 6SX
Here, Gordon Brown is writing as Morgan Cry.
Gordon has written nine crime thrillers to date, along with a number of short stories. He also helped found Bloody Scotland, Scotland’s International Crime Writing Festival, is a DJ on local radio (www.pulseonair.co.uk) and runs a strategic planning consultancy.
About the Author:
In a former life Gordon delivered pizzas in Toronto, sold non-alcoholic beer in the Middle East, launched a Creativity training business, floated a high tech company on the London Stock Exchange, and compered the main stage at a two-day Music Festival. He lives in Scotland and is married with two children.
Website: https://gordonjbrown.com/morgan-cry/
Publications: Sheet 1
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Graeme Macrae Burnet
Case Study
The Kintyre Gin - Stonefield Castle Evening
Saturday 26th November 7:30pm Stonefield Castle Hotel, PA29 6YJ
Critically acclaimed, best-selling author, Graeme Macrae Burnet headlines this year's Festival at our beloved Stonefield Castle Hotel evening, sponsored by Kintyre Gin.
Graeme is among the UK's leading contemporary authors. He is best known for his dazzling Booker-shortlisted second novel, 'His Bloody Project'. He is also the author of two French-set detective novels: 'The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau' and 'The Accident on the A35'.
His fourth novel 'Case Study' was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.
His inventive style of writing blends gripping stories with compelling characters to create mesmerising page-turners, and promises a great evening of entertainment.
A conversation with Graeme will follow a gin tasting by Kintyre Gin, from Beinn an Tuirc Distillers, our local sustainable Craft Gin.
About the Author:
Born in Kilmarnock, Graeme Macrae Burnet is among the UK’s leading contemporary novelists, having achieved both critical acclaim and best-selling status around the world. He lives in Glasgow, where he studied film and English literature. After teaching English overseas and working as a researcher in the television industry, he won a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award in 2013 and now writes full-time. He is best known for his dazzling Booker-shortlisted second novel, His Bloody Project, Graeme is also the author of two French-set detective novels: The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau, (2014) and The Accident on the A35 (2017). Case Study is his fourth novel and was longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.
Website: https://graememacraeburnet.com/
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