Far north book festival extended next year
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SOME of the best-known names in Scottish writing will descend on John O’Groats next year for its annual book festival.
The event will be full of local interest, looking at subjects such as police detective Donald Swanson, from Thurso, and the mid-1800s meal riots in Caithness, as well as discussing gender, music and gin!
Guest authors this year include renowned traditional musician Freeland Barbour, historian James Hunter, crime writer Gillian Galbraith and children’s historical novelist Barbara Henderson.
The festival’s first two years have proved such a success organisers have extended it to four days of sessions and workshops, running from April 23 to 26. The first session will be held at Lyth Arts Centre with a joint production from Freeland Barbour and singer Gerda Stevenson, a guest author at last year’s festival.
Barbara Henderson, from Inverness, will do sessions throughout the Friday with local primary schools.
She has just released a new book called Black Water, a Scottish smuggling tale featuring a real incident in the life of Robert Burns. She will also do a workshop at Lyth for older children, called Puppet Power.
Local author Kevin Crowe – formerly of Balnakeil – will present a session for LGBT writers.
