BOOKMARK Book Festival

Perthshire's Book Festival

December Books of the Month

Kate Davies has once again chosen an exciting variety of titles for this month's book selection to help with your Christmas shopping or hints...

Chair, Gail Wylie and Team BOOKMARK would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and, hopefully a Covid-free(ish) 2022.  Thank you for supporting BOOKMARK throughout 2021 when times were difficult we really appreciated seeing everyone in October.   Early in the New Year we will be publicising all the wonderful events taking us into BOOKMARK's 10th Festival.  See you all then.

December 2021

Background:

BOOKMARK established in 2012, has developed a reputation for being a friendly, well organised Book Festival which offers a wide range of events to suit all interests.

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Events Calendar

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Authors

BOOKMARK has, right from the start, attracted important writers. Look who has been with us!

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Committee

Our Committee and find out how to get involved.

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Latest News

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BOOKMARK News

After being with us since the start of BOOKMARK, coming up for ten years ago, one of our Trustees and one of our Patrons...

by Gail Wylie, BOOKMARK CHAIR
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Thank you from Team BOOKMARK

Thank you all for coming to BOOKMARK’s  last event of 2021.  Jim Mackintosh, with guest poets Beth McDonough and John Glenday entertained a capacity crowd...

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Books of the Month

December 2021

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doer

Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout

Christmas Stories by George Mackay Brown

The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

The Vanishing Ice: Diaries of a Scottish Snow Hunter by Iain Cameron

How to Make the World Add Up: Ten Rules for Thinking Differently About Numbers by Tim Harford.

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Testimonials

author photo BOOKMARK attendee from Aberdeenshire

I love the Blairgowrie Book Festival. So glad it's taking place this year.

author photo Merryn Glover Author

Of Stone and Sky

An inspired move by this small but perfectly formed literary festival. 

https://twitter.com/merrynglover/status/1395467883661123586?s=11


author photo On-line Event with Richard Frazer & Olga Wojtas

Here are some of the wonderful remarks that attendees said at the end of the session:

Thank you to all those who have made this a lovely hour.

Thank you Richard for a great interpretation of your book and the modern meaning of pilgrimage.

author photo C J Schüler C J Schüler

Message from C J Schüler - October 2020

I have just received the beautiful bookmark, your lovely card and your kind words about the book. Many, many thanks. That feels like a win in itself.   Hope to see you in Blairgowrie next year...

author photo Rachel Joyce Rachel Joyce

Message received from Rachel - October 2020

'What a wonderful boost this award has been for me.'  
Read more: https://www.facebook.com/230422897014589/posts/3454929907897189/?extid=0&d=n


author photo Ali Smith Author

Message received, by postcard, from Ali 2020

BOOKMARK was my favourite Festival.

author photo Olga Wojtas Author

Interviewed in 2020

I always love coming to BOOKMARK as the atmosphere is so friendly and encouraging. I think Gail Wylie is an inspiration and what she and the committee have done here with BOOKMARK is fantastic. This is one of the best book festivals in the country and has really put Blairgowrie on the map.

author photo Gerda Stevenson actor/ writer/ director/singer-songwriter

Interviewed in 2019

I love the welcome that the excellent, professional BOOKMARK team of wonderful women gives to its authors and its ability to always bring together a terrific audience – really very special.

author photo Ken Cox Patron

Interviewed in 2019

Very well done on the programming and organisation of the Festival. Most impressive again and getting Nicola Sturgeon to interview Ali Smith was a triumph. Proud to be associated with BOOKMARK.

author photo Dean Nelson Journalist

Interviewed in 2019

I would like to thank you for inviting me and for making Pamela and I so welcome…We had a wonderful time…BOOKMARK is a wonderful festival and if you ever need someone to chair a session or help in any way, I’d be delighted.