The Ginger Cat Presents an Evening with Alex Gray in Conversation with Michael J Malone
Bernie’s Cafe Deli Wed 6th May, 2026 at 7PM.
Join us for an evening of Scottish crime as Sunday Times bestelling author Alex Gray discusses the next installment in the DSI Lorimer series, Blood on Old Stones with prize -winning poet and author Michael J Malone.
Following the interview there will be an audience Q&A and book signing. Copies of Alex Gray's books will be available to purchase and have signed on the night.
Ticket link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985478086404?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join Stephen McGinty as he discusses One Morning in March: Dunblane and the Shooting that Changed Britain with former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon on Thursday 14th May at St Columba's Sr School, Kilmacolm, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing
Stephen McGinty is an author, journalist and Bafta-winning documentary producer.
Based on original archival research, unseen royal correspondence, and exclusive interviews with parents, politicians and police, One Morning in March tells – for the first time – of the lead-up to that day but also the incredible and powerful true story of how, in their darkest hour, a band of parents used their grief as fuel in a fight with John Major’s Conservative government to forever ban handguns in Britain.
Ticket link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1986341661380?aff=oddtdtcreator
The Ginger Cat presents an evening with bestselling crime writer Val McDermid in conversation with actor Colin McCredie as they discuss the paperback release of Silent Bones, a Karen Pirie thriller.
Hear about where Val McDermid finds the inspiration for her characters, learn about her writing process and find out what she thinks of the Karen Pirie TV adaptation..
Kilmacolm Primary School Tues 2nd June, 2026 at 7PM.
Following the interview there will be an audience Q&A and book signing.
Val's books will be available to purchase and have signed on the night.
Ticket link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985145786486?aff=oddtdtcreator
The Ginger Cat Presents an Evening with Graeme Armstrong in partnership with Erskine Arts.
Join us for an evening with award-winning author Graeme Armstrong as he discusses his new book Raveheart with poet Len Pennie, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing. Books available on the night.
Graeme Armstrong is a Scottish writer from Airdrie. His teenage years were spent within North Lanarkshire’s gang culture. Alongside overcoming his own struggles with drug addiction, alcohol abuse and violence, he defied expectation to read English as an undergraduate at the University of Stirling; where, after graduating with honours, he returned to study a Masters’ in Creative Writing. His bestselling debut novel, THE YOUNG TEAM, is inspired by his experiences.
In 2023, Graeme Armstrong was chosen as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists, an accolade that is awarded once a decade. Raveheart is his second novel.
Ticket link: https://bookwhen.com/erskinearts/e/ev-sm221-20260622183000
Join us for an evening with bestselling crime writer Chris Brookmyre who will be in conversation with Doubleproof author Martin Stewart.
Quite Ugly One Evening sees the return of fan-favourite journalist Jack Parlabane, 30 years after his first appearance in Quite Ugly One Morning and is a devilishly entertaining locked-room mystery, set aboard a cruise ship where blood is thicker than water . . .
Chris Brookmyre has won or been nominated for every major Crime Fiction prize in the UK. He has won the McIlvanney Prize twice, the CWA Dagger in the Library and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, as well as winning the Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing.
Erskine Arts, Friday 17/07/26, 7.30pm
Copies of Chris Brookmyre’s books will be be available to purchase and have signed on the night.
This event is in partnership with Erskine Arts
Ticket link - https://bookwhen.com/erskinearts/e/ev-syhzp-20260717183000
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