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Kate Davies' Book Selection for November 2022

November – aka ‘recovery after Festival’ month. What a feast of stories and entertainment we enjoyed! I know for a fact that many BOOKMARK members...

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Catering News for BOOKMARK 2022

Procaffeinate will be serving tea, coffee, cakes and sweet treats all day during the weekend.  They will also be serving lunch.  To view the lunch...

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Authors in Schools 2022 - Coupar Angus

The BOOKMARK Book Festival team was hard at work in Coupar Angus Primary School this week, with a brand-new Authors in Schools (AiS) event for...

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Kate Davies' Book Selection for October 2022

BOOKMARK Book Recommendations: October 2022Our FESTIVAL month! There’s something for everybody from art and the history of Mary, Queen of Scots, to wildlife photography, crime...

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Hilary Mantel

HILARY MANTEL A few years ago, Hilary Mantel wrote about a recent holiday she had enjoyed in Scotland. She had been staying near Port Appin...

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Kate Davies Book Selection for September

Time to put the deckchair away and then curl up somewhere cosy with a good book. Gail Wylie starts off our recommendations this month, with...

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BOOKMARK Book of the Year 2022

The six books this year have history at their heart. Some are blends of fact and fiction; some come out of personal memories; all evoke...

by Gail Wylie, BOOKMARK CHAIR
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Message from Merryn Glover

Excerpt from Merry Glover's Newsletter:Notes for your Diary ...Saturday 8th October [3.00-4.00]You may remember that one of the most exciting moments for me last year...

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Glenericht Small Glen: Huge History AD 806 to the present day - Book Launch

Glenericht Small Glen: Huge History AD 806 to the present daySAVE THE DATE MONDAY 22 AUGUST  Bridge of Cally Village Hall 6.00pm-7.30pm free entry  in conversation...