Denise Mina will help launch the Book Week Scotland 10th birthday celebrations

Award-winning Scottish crime author Denise Mina kicks off the celebrations at Glasgow Women’s Library, where she filmed a new documentary called ‘The Women Writers of Garnethill’ with tour guide Melody House.

The film, exploring the contribution women writers have made to the area, will premiere on YouTube on Monday, November 15, at 12.30pm. Another film, exploring the inspirations behind former Makar Jackie Kay’s bestselling novel, Trumpet, will premiere later in the week.

Book Week Scotland is delivered by The Scottish Book Trust, whose CEO, Marc Lambert, said: “2021 marks a decade of Book Week Scotland, a massive milestone that all of us at Scottish Book Trust are extremely proud of. Last year alone, we reached 292,000 people through free Book Week Scotland events.”

Over the last ten years, Book Week Scotland has become a highlight of Scotland’s literary calendar, the national event where a huge range of partners celebrate the connective power of reading and writing. It is where communities all over Scotland gather together to have conversations with writers and other readers, and where individuals all over the country share their love of books and the books they love.

On Thursday evening, the Damian Barr Literary Salon will team up with Book Week Scotland for Scottish actor and author Alan Cumming in conversation with Damian Barr, with poetry from Lennie Pennie and Courtney Stoddart.

Book Week Scotland runs November 15-22, tickets for all events are free and are available from the Book Week Scotland website.