Books events in Lanarkshire

East Kilbride Comic Con

East Kilbride Comic Con is back, with more traders, props and all of your favourite heroes and villains, for two full days at The Hub, EK on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March!

Free, fun and fantastic! East Renfrewshire Libraries run several interactive song, rhyme and story Bookbug sessions!

Join the team at Waterstones Newton Mearns on Tuesday 10th March as they welcome bestselling crime novelist Alex Gray to discuss and sign copies of Blood on old Stones!

Waterstones Edinburgh West End are thrilled to be joined by Neil Lancaster on Tuesday 10th March to celebrate the release of his newest book, The Dark Heart.

Experience a stellar night of music and poetry as Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen launches his acclaimed novel Muckle Flugga with special guests under the Planetarium's dazzling stars!

Join critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion, and award-winning broadcaster John Robins in conversation about alcohol addiction and the journey to sobriety.

Kirkcaldy, assemble... BGCP are taking over Mercat Shopping Centre on Saturday 21st March, transforming it into a vibrant playground for geeks, gamers, and families!

Excelsior Events returns to the Kingdom Shopping Centre on Sunday 29th March with their RetroVerse Retro Gaming & Card Market... a new event for 2026!

Kings Theatre Kirkcaldy is thrilled to welcome back the brilliant Darren McGarvey for a sold-out, razor-sharp live show and book signing exploring his gripping new release, Trauma Industrial Complex!

Glasgow's Book Fair, Books at the Botanics, is held every month in the Hopkirk building at Glasgow's Botanic Gardens!

Clare Mackintosh draws on her experience as a former police officer to discuss her gripping domestic novel, It's Not What You Think, at Waterstones Argyle Street on Monday 23rd March!

Sophie Jane Lee comes to Waterstones Argyle Street to celebrate the release of her manifesto for women seeking to unapologetically embrace their whole true selves, Beyond Palatable!

Lochwinnoch Arts Festival are delighted to welcome Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo to the McKillop Institute to discuss their new book, Jules and Greg's Wild Swim!

Erskine Arts is thrilled to welcome back the brilliant Darren McGarvey for a sold-out, razor-sharp live show and book signing exploring his gripping new release, Trauma Industrial Complex!

Celebrate 25 years of Lochwinnoch Arts Festival by meeting brilliant local authors, including Alan Bissett, Bobby Motherwell and Rowena Murray for a chat and a browse of their latest books!

Being held at Bridge of Allan Parish Church on 28th March, The Literary Escape Festival is a one-day grassroots book festival celebrating independent authors, local creatives, and small businesses!

Join a host of big-name authors and personalities, celebrating life stories, as the Boswell Book Festival returns to Dumfries House, Ayrshire for 2026.