Byres Road Book Festival at Hillhead Library – Maisie Chan
- Tickets
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Free - ticket requiredThis event is run by an external organisation but takes place in a Glasgow Life venue. Glasgow Life does not take any responsibility for this event including the communication of any cancellations or rearrangements, or the ticket sales for this event.
- Dates and times
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Friday 26th Sept 2025
12:00pm
- Age
- 5-11 years, Family, kid friendly
- Venue
What do you get
when you combine Liverpool, untold histories and ants? Maisie Chan’s newest
book, Nate Yu’s Blast from the Past, that’s what!
When Nate gets
hold of an artefact from the First World War, it sparks a friendship he doesn’t
see coming – because his new friend is a ghost
Come hear
Maisie chat about different kinds of families, periods of history we don't
often hear about and the real-life inspiration behind her writing as well as an
ant fact or twelve!
Maisie Chan is
a multi-award-winning author. She won the Jhalak Prize and Branford Boase with
her debut children's novel, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths in 2022.
She writes a
young fiction series called Tiger Warrior and has written for the best selling
anthology The Very Merry Murder Club. She lives in Glasgow with her family and
dog.
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Assistance dogs
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Hearing loop
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Baby changing
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Baby feeding
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Computers
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Photography and video recording
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Study spaces
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