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<\/a><\/p>\nEdinburgh International Book Festival<\/a> Paper Trails x Muirhouse Library Winter Book Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n In partnership with EBIF Paper Trails and North Edinburgh Arts<\/a> we are very happy to announce, what we hope to be our first, Muirhouse library Winter Book Festival!<\/p>\n Throughout February we will be hosting:<\/strong><\/p>\n Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi<\/strong><\/p>\n Campaigners and hosts of the Witches of Scotland podcast and co-authors of How to Kill a Witch. Mitchell and Venditozzi join Vic Murray for a lively discussion about all things Scottish Witch trials and their sinisterly humorous book: How to Kill A Witch: A Guide for the Patriarchy.<\/p>\n Doug Johnstone<\/strong><\/p>\n Author bestselling works including anarchic rock and roll road trip story The Ossians, the darkly funny seven-book series The Skelfs, and the whip-smart sci-fi Enceladons Trilogy. <\/p>\n Ahead of the publication of his 20th novel later this year, join Doug Johnstone to celebrate his 20-year career as a writer, including sharing reflections and hilarious stories from the last two decades.<\/p>\n Maisie Chan<\/strong><\/p>\n Author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, Nate Yu\u2019s Blast from the Past and the Tiger Warrior series. Listen to Maisie read from her hilarious, warm-hearted books; hear where she gets the inspiration for her stories from and then get stuck into an interactive drawing activity fuelled by your imagination! <\/p>\n You\u2019ll also receive a free copy of one of Maisie\u2019s books to keep.<\/p>\n This event is suitable all ages \u2013 perfect for some half-term family fun.<\/p>\n Val McDermid<\/strong><\/p>\n Scotland\u2019s undisputed \u2018Queen of Crime\u2019, Val McDermid joins Book Festival Director Jenny Niven to talk all things crime, dark nights, and share a few behind the scenes stories of having her books adapted for TV.<\/p>\n Irvine Welsh<\/strong><\/p>\n Joining us via video link for this special event Welsh returns to Muirhouse Library, where he spent time as a child, to bring his characteristic wit, energetic imagination and unfiltered honesty home to the place that made him.<\/p>\n Details and tickets are available to book online via the link below:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n