{"title":"Events and workshops","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe host an eclectic range of author events in our cosy Stockbridge bookshop. Events usually begin at 6.30pm and consist of an hour of discussion (or sometimes a presentation), including time for audience questions. After the more formal part of the evening we always schedule in time for book signing and informal chat. We serve complimentary drinks upon arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA good rule of thumb is to arrive ahead of the 6.30pm start time, and expect the whole event to be finished by 8pm\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes our events are hosted in an external venue near the shop - this will always be made clear within an event's listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease get in touch at mail@goldenharebooks.live or on 0131 225 7755 with any questions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shiver-event-with-brigid-lowe-thursday-24th-september-2026","title":"Shiver Event with Brigid Lowe - Thursday 24th September 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us at St Vincent's Chapel to hear Brigid Lowe in conversation with Elizabeth Sulis Kim about \u003cem\u003eShiver: The Lessons of the Lochs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6.30pm on Thursday 24th September at St. Vincent's Chapel, St Vincent Street.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuy a copy of \u003ci\u003eShiver \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand receive free entry to the event, or choose our Ticket-Only option for £6 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe will send an email to confirm your booking - please be sure to check your junk\/spam folder!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eShiver\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAfter Brigid Lowe’s world is upended, Scotland becomes her home. Its icy, wild waters a place of visceral relief. Baptising herself into this new life, Brigid sets herself a challenge: to swim in 1,000 of these spectacular lochs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd so Brigid’s adventures begin: stepping into ice and caves and sacred springs, she swims with birds, conger eels and seals, across forest and mountain and moor, alone and with her children in tow. And as she comes to know these secret pools, with their vaulting depths and softer shallows, she walks the line between recklessness and safety, discovering new depths of pain and pleasure, of strength and endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Brigid Lowe \u003c\/strong\u003eBrigid Lowe grew up in remote Wales of Irish parentage and now lives in Edinburgh with her children. She studied literature at Bangor, completed a doctorate at Oxford, and later lectured at Sheffield and held a fellowship at Trinity College Cambridge. She traces her descent from travellers, circus performers, mill workers and gallowglass warriors. An obsessive wild swimmer, Brigid writes out of an intense relationship with the lochs, hills and elemental beauty of Scotland. Her debut novel, The Bloody Branch, was published by Harvill (PRH) in January 2026. Shiver was a winner of The RSL Giles St Aubyn Award for Non-Fiction 2025, gifted to exceptional first-time writers of non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Elizabeth Sulis Kim \u003c\/strong\u003eElizabeth Sulis Kim's writing has appeared in places such as \u003ci\u003eBBC Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMslexia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHellebore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFiddler's Green\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLitro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. 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