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| - | ====== Reading ====== | + | ====== Reading in Glasgow ====== |
| * See also [[Book Shops]] | * See also [[Book Shops]] | ||
| + | * [[https://slomo.scot/|Slo-mo books]] - //Set up around 2013 by Jamie Bolland and is attempting to bring a series of books and pamphlets into being by fellow poets, artists, and experimental writers based in Glasgow. It operates in very short runs of 300 to extremely short runs of 11 or less.// | ||
| * [[https://www.ayewrite.com|Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival]] | * [[https://www.ayewrite.com|Aye Write! Glasgow's Book Festival]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.agitcollage.org/angry/events/rib.htm|Glasgow's Radical Independent Book Fair]] | ||
| * [[https://asls.arts.gla.ac.uk/|The Association For Scottish Literary Studies]] | * [[https://asls.arts.gla.ac.uk/|The Association For Scottish Literary Studies]] | ||
| * [[https://glasgowtosaturn.com/|From Glasgow to Saturn]] - //A Literary Journal at the University of Glasgow// | * [[https://glasgowtosaturn.com/|From Glasgow to Saturn]] - //A Literary Journal at the University of Glasgow// | ||
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| ===== Blogs ===== | ===== Blogs ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/|Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic]] - //This is the blog for the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow.// | ||
| * [[http://oxfambooksglasgow.wordpress.com|Oxfam Books]] - //We are an Oxfam secondhand charity bookshop located on Byres Road in the heart of the west end of Glasgow in Scotland.// | * [[http://oxfambooksglasgow.wordpress.com|Oxfam Books]] - //We are an Oxfam secondhand charity bookshop located on Byres Road in the heart of the west end of Glasgow in Scotland.// | ||
| ===== Book groups ===== | ===== Book groups ===== | ||
| + | * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1933053710295550/|Feast or Fiction Book Club (Facebook)]] - //Each season we cook from a featured cook book and pepper in some themed novels along the way! Meetings are held at Toast Wine Bar every 3rd Tuesday at 7:00PM.// | ||
| + | * [[https://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/about/|Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic (CFF)]] - //Anyone is welcome to join discussions about works of fantasy/the fantastic, our events, and share relevant news and opportunities.// | ||
| * [[https://u3asites.org.uk/glasgow-west-end/page/85727|History Book Group]] | * [[https://u3asites.org.uk/glasgow-west-end/page/85727|History Book Group]] | ||
| * [[http://www.scifibookgroup.com/|Scifi Bookgroup]] | * [[http://www.scifibookgroup.com/|Scifi Bookgroup]] | ||
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| * [[https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/whatson/glasgowlibbkclub.php|Glasgow West End: Book Groups in Glasgow Libraries]] - //Glasgwegians have always loved their libraries and they love to talk so local libraries have set up Book Groups which facilitate their desire to talk about the books they have read with other people. // | * [[https://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/whatson/glasgowlibbkclub.php|Glasgow West End: Book Groups in Glasgow Libraries]] - //Glasgwegians have always loved their libraries and they love to talk so local libraries have set up Book Groups which facilitate their desire to talk about the books they have read with other people. // | ||
| * [[https://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/activities/reading-and-discussion/|What's On Glasgow: Reading and Discussion]] - //Book groups are a great way to get more out of what you read, and can open your eyes to whole new genres and types of writing.// | * [[https://www.whatsonglasgow.co.uk/activities/reading-and-discussion/|What's On Glasgow: Reading and Discussion]] - //Book groups are a great way to get more out of what you read, and can open your eyes to whole new genres and types of writing.// | ||
| - | * [[https://libcat.csglasgow.org/web/arena/book-groups|Glasgow Life: Bookgroups]] - //Glasgow Libraries support a range of book groups across the city e.g. Poetry, Classics, Crime - there really is something for everyone. Get together in the comfort of your local library with like-minded book lovers to discuss everything book related or borrow a set of our books and hold your own sessions wherever is best for you.// | + | * [[https://libcat.csglasgow.org/web/arena/book-groups|Glasgow Life: Bookgroups]] ([[https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/whats-on?page=2&q=BOOK%20GROUP|direct list link]]) - //Glasgow Libraries support a range of book groups across the city e.g. Poetry, Classics, Crime - there really is something for everyone. Get together in the comfort of your local library with like-minded book lovers to discuss everything book related or borrow a set of our books and hold your own sessions wherever is best for you.// |
| * [[https://uk.thegirlybookclub.com/glasgow/|Girly Book Group: Glasgow]] - //The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded women to discuss great books! All members of the book club read the same book over the same period; members then meet up in their respective cities at the end of each month to discuss the book and exchange views. // | * [[https://uk.thegirlybookclub.com/glasgow/|Girly Book Group: Glasgow]] - //The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded women to discuss great books! All members of the book club read the same book over the same period; members then meet up in their respective cities at the end of each month to discuss the book and exchange views. // | ||
| + | * [[https://theglossbookclub.com/glasgow/|The Gloss Book Club Glasgow]] - //The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded women to discuss great books! All members of the book club read the same book over the same period; members then meet up in their respective cities at the end of each month to discuss the book and exchange views.// | ||
| ===== Businesses ===== | ===== Businesses ===== | ||
| * [[http://www.dadbookbinders.com/|Downie Allison Downie Book Binders]] - //We are a family run bookbinding company based in the heart of Glasgow’s West End.// | * [[http://www.dadbookbinders.com/|Downie Allison Downie Book Binders]] - //We are a family run bookbinding company based in the heart of Glasgow’s West End.// | ||
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| + | ===== Fairs ===== | ||
| + | * [[http://www.booksatthebotanics.co.uk/|Books at the Botanics]] - //We are a group of full and part time dealers and online sellers, selling a wide variety of second hand, vintage and antiquarian books as well as prints, maps and other paper ephemera. We promote a friendly family atmosphere where people can browse at leisure in a comfortable environment.// | ||
| + | * [[http://www.agitcollage.org/angry/events/rib.htm|Glasgow's Radical Independent Book Fair]] | ||
| ===== Libraries ===== | ===== Libraries ===== | ||
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