Meeting the Makar
Find out what’s been going on in our sessions as one of our Lead Readers shares news from their group. Meeting the Makar: Airdrie
New Writing Sought
Open Book are commissioning new writing and supporting material for the Unbound programme. You can find more details on Open Book Unbound at https://openbookreading.com/unbound/. Ten
Open Book and Frederick Douglass
On 28 May Celeste-Marie Bernier, Professor of United States and Atlantic Studies at Edinburgh University, and Nick Batho, who is studying for a PhD at
ESCAPE – A poem by the women of Shakti Women’s Aid
Escape Strike me Something is coming Out of me My soul has escaped Butterfly wings flutter Feelings smash on the floor The air is
Open Book’s Further Afield Project Takes Off!
We are delighted to report that our Further Afield project, new pilot groups in Stranraer, Ullapool, Kirkwall, Aberdeen, Eyemouth, Lochgelly and (two groups in) Dundee
Open Book’s Marjorie Lotfi in conversation with Richard Holloway
Listen to Open Book’s Marjorie Lotfi Gill in conversation with Richard Holloway, for Book week Scotland 2018, talking about how an Open Book session runs
Book Week Scotland – Rebel Yell with Open Book
This year for Book Week Scotland, Open Book is running a series of shared read+creative writing in our PUBLIC groups, on the theme of Rebel!
New Lead Readers
We had an overwhelming response to our call out for new Lead Readers for the Open Book Community Project. After some difficult decisions, we are thrilled to
Hiring New Lead Readers
Open Book is looking for new Lead Readers for 3 groups as a part of our newly funded Community Project. Each post includes developing and
Edinburgh Book Festival 2018
This year, Open Book brought around 300 of our readers to the Book Festival over two days. On Monday 13th August, 120 women and