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 nature illustrator, author and educator Vojta Hybl for a hands-on exploration of Edinburgh's local geological landscape!

New York Times bestselling author Matt Dinniman and legendary voice actor Jeff Hays will bring their highly anticipated Dungeon Crawler Carl LIVE TOUR to the EICC on Friday 20th March!

Join Miriam Margolyes OBE in conversation at the Edinburgh Playhouse for stories from her new book, naughty confessions, and a no-holds-barred Q&A where no question is off-limits!

Excelsior Events returns to the Kingdom Shopping Centre with their Comic & Toy Fair... an action-packed family day out for kids and adults alike with free entry!

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

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

Join Matt Johnson of THE THE in conversation with acclaimed writer Jason Wood at Saint Luke's Glasgow to mark the release of their new book, Cognitive Dissident.

Get ready for the EPIC Glasgow Comic Con on 26th & 27th of September, featuring hundreds of exhibitors and also meet very special guests from the worlds of film, gaming, TV and comics!

Join Chris Brookmyre at Drygate for the launch of his new book Quite Ugly One Evening, the event will be chaired by McIlvanney Prize winner Callum McSorley!

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

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!

Renowned Scottish crime writers, a former first minister, a record-breaking explorer and one of the nation's most famous newsreaders will all star at this year's Paisley Book Festival!

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.