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!

Ginger Cat Bookshop Pop-up

The Ginger Cat Bookshop will be heading to Three Sisters Bake in Quarriers on Saturday 28th March as part of their Pop Up Shop... cakes and books, what a combination!

Jules & Greg’s Wild Swim Event

Head along to Erskine Arts on Friday 3rd April for an evening with Julie Nimmo and Greg Hemphill as they discuss the new series of Jules and Greg's Wild Swim and their companion book with Gina McKie!

An Evening with Sunday Times Bestselling Author and GP Gavin Francis

Join The Ginger Cat for an evening with multi-award-winning author and GP, Gavin Francis as he discusses his new book, The Unfragile Mind, followed by an audience Q&A at Bridge of Weir Parish Church.

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!

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

The Portobello Bookshop team are absolutely thrilled to announce that they will be hosting the launch of Douglas Stuart's new novel, John of John, at Assembly Rooms on Saturday 16th May!

Come to the Institut Francais d Ecosse on Thursday 21st May for a special screening of Alain Fleischer's documentary 'Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World'!

To mark our 100th birthday, the National Library of Scotland presents a special exhibition, 'Dear Library'.

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!

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 the87press and host Jessica Widner at Mount Florida Books on Thursday 19th March for a poetry reading evening featuring Emily Lee Luan, Megan Pinto and Annie Wenstrup!

Don't miss an evening of unforgettable stories from Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock Rock and one of the world's iconic musicians, with a career spanning six decades, at The Pavilion Theatre!

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!

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!

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.