Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting, reads from his new novel 'Can Nothing Save Us?' and discusses his work before signing books.
Irvine Welsh is back in Glasgow on Wednesday 4 November, at Mackintosh Queens Cross in the West End. It's a night put on as part of Waterstones Argyle Street, and it's built around his latest novel, Can Nothing Save Us?.
If you're not up to speed on the new book, it's a long way from the tenements of Leith. It's set in Las Vegas, following a profoundly dysfunctional family: Luke, the dropout son of wealthy Sin City grandparents, whose hedonistic life of drugs and dance music pulls him into the orbit of a violent cult leader. That triggers a horrifying sequence of events, played out against suspicious neighbours, frustrated housewives and the pressure cooker of Nevada heat. It's a riotous tour of the bright lights and the back rooms of Vegas, and Welsh will be reading from it on the night.
After the reading, he'll be talking through a few things that run through his work: his fascination with troubled characters, the appeal of sub-cultures and the difference between writing Americans and writing Scots. He'll then take questions from the audience and sign books, so if you've got something you've always wanted to ask him, this is your chance to do it in person.
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It starts at 7pm at Mackintosh Queens Cross, Queens Cross, Garscube Road, Glasgow West End, G20 7EL. Tickets are £5 on their own, or £23 if you want a copy of Can Nothing Save Us? included.
