Alastair Chisholm — Reek

Name: Alastair Chisholm — Reek
Start: 2024-06-26T18:00:00.000000Z
End: 2024-06-26T19:00:00.000000Z
Location: The Portobello Bookshop

WithAlastair Chisholm

At: The Portobello Bookshop

On:26th June 2024, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Attendance options:

Book & In-person Audience£7.99In-person access, along with a physical copy of Reek

Voucher & In-person Audience£5.00In-person access, with a £5.00 voucher to redeem against Reek at the event

One Parent or Guardian In-person Audience£0.00Please only select this option for one parent or guardian accompanying a child who is attending the event with a Book & In-person Audience ticket

Additional Parent or Guardian In-person Audience£0.00Please select this option for any additional parents or guardians accompanying a child who is attending the event with a Book & In-person Audience option.

Free In-person Audience£0.00In-person event access - Limited to 2 per person- Free access is limited, so please consider leaving for those who can't afford other options

Alastair Chisholm — Reek at The Portobello Bookshop

We're really excited that Alastair Chisholm is coming to the bookshop for a pre-publication launch event to celebrate his latest book Reek. It's going to be published by Edinburgh-based publisher Barrington Stoke, who work with the best writers and illustrators to publish super-readable, accessible books that help every child experience the joy of reading.

Reek has a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it. It has been edited to a reading age of 9 and is suitable for all middle grade readers.

This family-friendly event will take place in the bookshop with an in-person audience. There will be a signing after the event.

In-person vouchers can be redeemed on the night of the event against a single copy of Reek – we will have a list of attendees with vouchers to be redeemed. Please note that only one voucher can be redeemed per book.

About Reek:

To keep breathing, insert payment…

Sparrow lives in the world after the Reek, a toxic pollution that covers the Earth. Only tech billionaire Axel Brodie knows how to make clean air, and Sparrow works every day to keep her family alive.

But when an inventor friend discovers a new way to survive the Reek, Sparrow’s life becomes even more deadly. Someone doesn’t want the world to learn what Sparrow knows – and they’ll do everything in their power to stop her…

Who will win in this battle to breathe free?

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Alastair Chisholm Author

Alastair is a children’s author and puzzle creator. As a puzzle creator he wrote quite a lot of books of Sudoku and other puzzles for kids and grown-ups, and as an author he writes picture books and middle-grade fiction. Alastair lives in Edinburgh with his wife (who is lovely), two teenagers (who are lovely but very loud), and a cat named Maudie, who is yowling at him even though there is clearly food in her bowl, look, it’s right there, look. His hobbies include writing and playing games on his phone when he should be writing. You can follow him on Twitter @alastair_ch, if you like.

The venue

The Portobello Bookshop

46 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH15 1DA

Telephone: 0131 629 6756

Website: www.theportobellobookshop.com

Wheelchair Access

We have a ramp at the front of the shop which has a ratio of 1:10 and loading capacity of 300kg, and so should be able to be used by most wheelchair users or those with mobility vehicles. The front doors are fully automated. Our shop interior is designed to allow access throughout for wheelchair users and prams, though please note there is only 700mm wide clearance to access the staff toilet.

Sound

We use a PA system to enhance the audio at our live events. We also have a hearing loop system installed, if you’d like to use our loop system during an event please let us know and we’ll make sure we have it set up and connected to the live audio feed during the event. If you wish to attend an event and require BSL interpretation, please give us a few weeks notice and we’ll do our best to arrange an interpreter.