Jo Nesbo (2018 Event)
A former footballer, financial analyst and the lead singer of a chart-topping band in his homeland, Norway’s Jo Nesbo struck gold with the crime-writing career which has made his name. His latest bestseller, Macbeth, is a fresh take on Shakespeare’s ‘Scottish play’, relocating it to a police department where Inspector Macbeth is plagued by paranoia.
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A S Byatt (2010 event)
Edwyn Collins & Grace Maxwell with Ian Rankin (2015 Event)
Charles Fernyhough and Ben Marcus (2012 event)
Kate Tempest with Don Paterson (2015 Event)
Guy Gunaratne & Imran Mahmood (2018 Event)
The Principle of Religion (2014 event)
Robin Robertson (2018 Event)