MICHAEL PEDERSEN IN CONVERSATION WITH LAURA JEAN MCKAY

MONDAY 25TH MAY, 6.30PM

THE LOFT WEST END - 100 Boundary St, West End QLD 4101

Join us for an exlusive Brisbane event with prize winning Scottish author, Michael Pedersen. Michael will be in conversation with Laura Jean McKay to discuss his novel, Muckle Flugga. This novel has been a favourite among Riverbend and Avid Reader bookclubs and staff, and we are delighted to bring him to Brisbane to explore his magical tale of heart and tradition.

About the Book….

On the remote island of Muckle Flugga, off the coast of Scotland, exists a delicate balance between a lighthouse, the lighthouse keeper and his son.

When a lodger arrives from the mainland, loyalties are tested and life-changing decisions loom. In his highly original debut novel, award-winning poet and Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate) Michael Pedersen draws on the myths and legends of the rocky, resistant Scottish landscape to tell a family’s story amid great challenges.

About the Author…

Michael Pedersen is a prize-winning Scottish author, the former writer in residence at Edinburgh University and Edinburgh's Poet Laureate. He writes across fiction, non-fiction and poetry, with books translated into French, German, Spanish and beyond. His work has been championed by the likes of Stephen Fry, Bernardine Evaristo and Irvine Welsh.