August Enewsletter

So overall, July has been a great month with lots of reading going on around the world... Now if only the sun would keep shining on Bo’ness everything would be fantastic!

And looking forwards, there’s a lot going on in August. Whether you’re looking for a book to take to the book festival, some information on the hill climb or an introduction to that Olympic sport you’ve been meaning to take up, we hope to see you back in the shop soon!

Thanks to all who entered last month’s competition, and congratulations to our winner - Claire Bradford! The question was... With Glastonbury over, Wimbledon underway and the rest of the summer stretching lazily out before us, the weather is suddenly under intense scrutiny! But which book by Gavin Pretor-Pinney about a particular weather feature became a surprise bestseller when first published in 2006? ... And the answer was of course ‘The Cloudspotters Guide’. Thanks to all who entered!

This month’s question to win a £5 Inkspot & Silverleaf gift voucher is... The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place from 9th - 25th August this year, but for how long has the festival been running? Is it 15, 20 or 25 years?

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Tickets are now available for most events at the Stirling Book Festival ‘Off the Page’ which runs from 13th – 20th September 2008. Authors and events at this year’s festival include Cathy Cassidy, Jess Smith, Val McDermid, Aline Templeton, Janet Paisley and many others. The festival takes place at various libraries and central locations in Stirling. Visit the official website here for full details.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place from August 9th - 25th 2008. With events being held in Charlotte Square Gardens, authors such as Ian Rankin, Jasper Fforde, Louis de Bernieres, Liz Lochhead, Iain Banks, Terry Pratchett, Charlotte Mosley, Wendy Cope, Patrick Gale and Salman Rushdie amongst others will be appearing. Visit the website here for all the most up to date information on which tickets are still available.

In July, the winner of the ‘Best of the Booker’ award was announced as Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie. It first won the Booker Prize in 1981 then was also chosen as the ‘Booker of Bookers’ in 1993.

The longlist for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2008 was announced at the end of July (full details can be found here) with the final shortlist to be announced in September.

Heading down to London soon? Check out the very first BBC Proms Literary Festival at the Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and Royal College of Music. Running throughout August to September 10th, it will accompany this year's BBC Proms and will look at the relationship between writers and composers. It will feature such names as Stephen Poliakoff, Rowan Williams, Hermione Lee, Ian McMillan, and Matthew Sweet. Visit the website here to find out more.

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The next issue of our enewsletter is scheduled to be sent at the beginning of September.

By entering our competition you consent to having your name published in the following month’s newsletter should you happen to be our lucky winner.

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book tokens! Well worth a try!

Full details can be found on the website here, but remember there’s not much time left to write your review so you’d better get cracking!

We carry a good selection of award winning books in store. If we don’t have the exact winner or nominee you’re looking for we can order and have them in store for you in just a few days (or less)!

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Subject Specific Updates

The saga continues... Unfortunately we still have yet to bring you the subject specific updates we’ve been promising since day one. The original process we had cleverly devised for them is proving a little trickier to implement than planned! There are various technical ins and outs involved (aren’t there always?), but we’re currently looking into new ways of organising everything and will let you know once these are ready to go. Apologies to any of you who’ve been looking forward to these updates, but hopefully we’ll get everything up and running soon!!

Email your answers by Saturday 31st August to -

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The winner will be the first correct answer drawn and will be notified by email as soon as possible after the closing date. Good luck!

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Here’s just a selection of the new titles that have arrived (or will be arriving) in August!

Divisadero

By Michael Ondaatje

£7.99

Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer

By Jane Brocket

£16.99

Breaking Dawn

By stephenie Meyer

£12.99

The Journal of Dora Damage

By Belinda Starling

£7.99

The Scottish World

By Billy Kay

£9.99

It is the 1970s in Northern California. A farmer and his teenage daughters work the land with the help of the enigmatic young man who lives with them. Theirs is a makeshift family, until they are riven by an incident of violence - of both hand and heart - that sets fire to the rest of their lives. This is a story of possession and loss, about the often discordant demands of family, love, and memory.

A wonderfully nostalgic cookery book, Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer will take you straight back to your favourite children's reads and show you how to cook the feel-good foods that feature so strongly in them. So, you'll find recipes for Swallows and Amazons Squashed-Fly Biscuits, the Famous Five's Gorgeous Ginger Beer, and Gloriously Sticky Marmalade Roll from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe amongst many delicious others.

Twilight tempted the imagination ...New Moon made readers thirsty for more ...Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon ...And now ? the book that everyone has been waiting for ...Breaking Dawn. In the much anticipated fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's love story, questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed.

Renowned broadcaster Billy Kay takes us on a global journey of discovery, highlighting the extraordinary influence the Scots have had on communities and cultures on almost every continent. While others have questioned the self-confidence of the Scots, Kay has travelled the world from Bangkok to Brazil, Warsaw to Waikiki and found ringing endorsements for the integrity and intellect, the poetry and passion of the Scottish people.

London, 1859. By the time Dora Damage discovers that her husband Peter has arthritis in his hands, it is too late - their book-binding business is in huge debt and the family is on the brink of entering the poorhouse. But Dora proves that she is more than just a housewife and mother. She resolves to rescue her family at any price and finds herself irrevocably entangled in a web of sex, money, deceit and the law.

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This week our theme is ‘motorsports’, and the Bo’ness Hill Climb. Future themes this August will include ‘Back to School’ and ‘Sports’ in keeping with this year’s Olympics in Beijing.

We all have days we’ll never forget - The Scottish Book Trust in Partnership with BBC Radio Scotland want to hear about yours!

To take part in the Days Like This project, simply write about a day in your life that was extraordinary for some reason - any reason! If your story is true, and takes place on a single day, you could have it included on the website here and perhaps even have it featured on a special programme on Radio Scotland later this year!

Stories should be no more than 1000 words. Closing date for entries is November 1st 2008. Full details can be found on the website here, or by picking up a leaflet in the shop (next to the cash register). So get writing and good luck!

... Calling all Writers ...

That’s Not My Truck...

By Fiona Watt

£5.99

This fresh new edition of the popular title now has updated artwork. It combines bright, colourful illustrations with a variety of different textures to touch and feel on each page, and helps very young children develop important language and sensory skills.

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Calling All Writers!

Following on from Independent Booksellers week our theme changed to ‘Summer Reads’ and we highlighted our guidebooks, phrasebooks and maps as well as some fantastic summer fiction and beach reads, activity packs and holiday books to keep you and the family going on the journey - whether by car, plane, boat or train!

We hope everyone who’s been away these last few months has had a fantastic holiday, and if you’ve still got your holiday to come... don’t forget you summer reading!

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Welcome to the August issue of the Inkspot & Silverleaf Enewsletter!

August is an exciting month this year, both in Bo’ness and further afield. August 9th & 10th at Kinneil House sees the revival of the Bo’ness Hill Climb (and we’ve a few copies of Kenny Baird’s book ‘Bo’ness Speed Hill Climb’ in stock so pop in if you want to find out more). August also sees the Edinburgh International Book Festival taking place... we’ve got our tickets sorted, have you got yours?! Much further afield, August is also an Olympics month as the games start in Beijing. And towards the end of the month you’ll hear a collective groan as kids from schools all across Scotland wend their weary way back after the holidays. So August is jam-packed, and we’re here throughout it for all your book needs!

In the newsletter this week as well as the competition and all the usual great stuff we’ve details on how you could be a judge for the Costa Children’s Book Awards, (see ‘Awards’ section) and how you could have the story of a day in your life featured on a special programme on BBC Radio Scotland! Read on to find out more!

Well July was a great month here... And we even had one or two days of sunshine!

Back at the start of the month we took part in the national Independent Booksellers week with the theme of ‘Love Your Local Bookshop’. We had special offers, a theme window and many of you took part in the national competition, as well as in our own prize draw. Congratulations to our prize draw winner Margaret - we hope you’re enjoying your books!

The winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction was announced in July as The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, By Kate Summerscale.

LAST MINUTE NOTICE : This year, the Costa Book Awards are looking for three young people between the ages of 9 and 13 to be judges for this year’s Children’s Book Award. If you or anyone you know are interested in this, all you have to do is write a 200 word book review and submit it here by the end of the day on August 8th 2008. Jacqueline Wilson will select the winners who’ll sit on the judging panel with the adult judges, and will also attend the gala dinner and presentation where they’ll meet the authors, and will receive £100 of

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Spotlight on... sports!

From 8th - 24th August, Olympic fever will take over. Which sport have you always wanted to try? From triathlon to table tennis, athletics to archery, we’ve a book for you! Stop by and browse our sports section to see exactly what we have on offer... And if your chosen field isn’t an Olympic sport, we’ll still have something for you too - Formula 1, golf, rugby or pigeon racing, there’s something for everyone!