The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

For anyone who has seen (or would like to see) the film, why not try the original story by F. Scott Fitzgerald? You can read it online at:

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/Fitzgerald/jazz/benjamin/benjamin1.htm

Bookseller Book Video Awards 2009

Film trailers for books!

National Film & Television School (NFTS) students have developed 90-second films based on three novels published by the Random House Group: Double Cross by Malorie Blackman, Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud and My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson. Watch the videos via Play.com and vote for your favourite at

http://www.play.com/campaign.aspx?campaign=4841&cid=9345018

World Book Day Reading Survey

World Book Day (5th March 2009) is all about reading for pleasure. Sometimes reading can be even more fun if it is a guilty pleasure rather than a virtuous one. Why not spend a few minutes of your time letting World Book Day know about your secret reading habits - you could win £100 worth of book tokens if you do! Find out more at:

http://www.spread-the-word.org.uk/guilty-secrets/

East Renfrewshire Storytelling Festival

The East Renfrewshire Storytelling Festival takes place from 2nd February until 29th March. Find out what's on at :

http://view.vcab.com/showvcab.aspx?count=13/01/2009%2013:29:06-2&vcabid=cehSlrgnSejegr

Aye Write Glasgow Book Festival

The programme for the 2009 Aye Write Book Festival has just been published. You can download it from:

http://www.ayewrite.com/NR/rdonlyres/7E871EFF-3228-459A-838C-0FFC68978BEB/0/AyeWrite_Programme_2009.pdf

The festival takes place from 6 - 14 March in The Mitchell Library. General information on the festival can be found at:

http://www.ayewrite.com/