Books events in Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire Bookbug Sessions

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

Cuppa, Cake & Courage - An Intimate Spoken Word Experience

Cuppa, Cake & Courage is a 90-minute spoken-word gathering blending poetry, storytelling, and readings exploring womanhood, memory, resilience, and the courage it takes to reclaim our voices.

An Afternoon with Bestselling Author Ann Cleeves

Join bestselling author Ann Cleeves at Erskine Arts as she discusses the The Killing Stones, which features the return of Detective Jimmy Perez for the first time since the Shetland series!

Darren McGarvey: Trauma Industrial Complex: The Live Show

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!

Paisley Book Festival

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!

Paisley Comic Con

BGCP returns to the Lagoon Leisure Centre on Saturday 20th June for the 2026 edition of Paisley Comic Con!

Christopher Brookmyre: Quite Ugly One Evening with special guest host Martin Stewart

In partnership with The Ginger Cat Bookshop, award-winning author Christopher Brookmyre comes to Erskine Arts for a special live event where he will discuss his new book Quite Ugly One Evening!

David Sedaris returns to the Usher Hall on Saturday 4th July to read new and unpublished stories, take questions, sign books and meet his audience!

Fringe by the Sea is a vibrant ten-day fringe festival with a big heart, harnessing the joy of connection and creativity in the small Scottish seaside town of North Berwick!

Join Greg James for a hilarious evening in celebration of his new book, All the Best for the Future, at the Assembly Rooms on Saturday 25th April!

Irvine Welsh is coming to Barras Art & Design in Glasgow on 24th April to chat about Trainspotting, The Acid House, Crime, Filth and plenty more!

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

Join legendary comedian, writer, and Monty Python icon Eric Idle for a special live event at the O2 Academy marking the release of his wonderfully funny and deeply personal book, Idle in Provence.

BGCP Comic Con returns to Cumbernauld when they take over the Antonine Shopping Centre for another full day of Comic Con Madness on Saturday 2nd May!

Get ready for an action-packed day of comics, retro gaming, and cosplay when Excelsior Events' Comic & Card Show comes to Playsport East Kilbride on Saturday 25th July!

Excelsior Events return to Rutherglen Town Hall with their new comic focused event dedicated in featuring comic guests, comic dealers with some of Scotland's very best artists and comic writers!

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

The Boswell Children's Festival returns to Dumfries House! Authors, illustrators and mischief makers will be back, with a programme of fun filled activities for young readers and their families!