Events at Silverlink
All our Events are listed below. We host a range of events from personalised book signings to author talks and interactive lectures. Further details about the Events listed below can be obtained by calling us directly on 0191 2634503.
We are delighted to announce the start of the Silverlink Modern Classics Book Group. A Book Group for well and lesser known classics from the last 100 years or so. The group plan to meet the 1st Tuesday of every month with the first meeting planned for 7th October 2008 If you are interested in joining this group please contact Colin Davey Tel 0191 263 4503 or Email CDavey@borders.co.uk.
We are delighted to announe the start of the Silverlink Teenage Book Group. This group plan to meet on the 1st Friday of every month with the first meeting planned for 12 September 2008 at 7pm. If you are interested in joining this group please contact Wendy Renton Tel 0191 263 4503 or Email. Sharrison@borders.co.uk
Fancy setting up your own Book Group in our store? We’d love to help! Just call our store manager to find out more or email Sharrison@borders.co.uk
Book Hens Book Group 06:30 pm, Wed 15th Oct 2008
The Book Hens meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact the store to register your interest.
The Book Hens meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact the store to register your interest.
Kate Adie - Into Danger - Talk and 07:00 pm, Wed 15th Oct 2008
Come and meet Kate who will be talking about her new book "Into Danger". This is event is being held in conjunction with Newcastle Libraries and will be held at The Mining Institute, Westgate Road. Free tickets are available by calling 0845 0020336
Come and meet Kate who will be talking about her new book "Into Danger". This is event is being held in conjunction with Newcastle Libraries and will be held at The Mining Institute, Westgate Road. Free tickets are available by calling 0845 0020336
John Donahue - Shakespeare My Butt 01:00 pm, Sat 18th Oct 2008
Local author John Donahue will be instore meeting customers and signing copies of his book "Shakespeare My Butt"
Local author John Donahue will be instore meeting customers and signing copies of his book "Shakespeare My Butt"
Yu Gi Oh! Tournament 11:00 am, Tue 21st Oct 2008
Registration from 10:50am. All players and card traders welcome. The tournament is FREE to attend! PARENTS: the tournament will be held under STRICT, official Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Rules and therefore maybe unsuitable for young players
Registration from 10:50am. All players and card traders welcome. The tournament is FREE to attend! PARENTS: the tournament will be held under STRICT, official Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Rules and therefore maybe unsuitable for young players
Eileen Thornton - Book Signing 12:00 pm, Sat 25th Oct 2008
Eileen will be in store signing copies of her brilliant new thriller THE TROJAN PROJECT, a fast paced thriller written around the release of a chemical weapon in a remote part of the country
Eileen will be in store signing copies of her brilliant new thriller THE TROJAN PROJECT, a fast paced thriller written around the release of a chemical weapon in a remote part of the country
Walking With Witches - Lynn Huggins Cooper 12:00 pm, Thu 30th Oct 2008
Come and join our Halloween fun and meet author Lynn Huggins Cooper who will be in store meeting customers and signing copies of her Newcastle based book..Walking with Witches........... "Eleanor and Izzy are on a trip to Newcastle, visiting the Literary and Philosophical Society library. They see odd shadows and hear ghostly whispering voices - and a book in a glass display case leafs open as they watch. Pages stop fluttering at woodcut of a group of witches hanged on the town moor in 1650. The girls hear a bell ringing and their adventure begins...The friends decide to study the witches for a history project. When witches' bones are unearthed in St. Andrew's graveyard in Newgate Street the girls investigate, and encounter an unearthly dark cloaked figure. As they follow the trail that the accused witches took around Newcastle, the friends fit the pieces of the puzzle together ...and put themselves in danger"
Come and join our Halloween fun and meet author Lynn Huggins Cooper who will be in store meeting customers and signing copies of her Newcastle based book..Walking with Witches........... "Eleanor and Izzy are on a trip to Newcastle, visiting the Literary and Philosophical Society library. They see odd shadows and hear ghostly whispering voices - and a book in a glass display case leafs open as they watch. Pages stop fluttering at woodcut of a group of witches hanged on the town moor in 1650. The girls hear a bell ringing and their adventure begins...The friends decide to study the witches for a history project. When witches' bones are unearthed in St. Andrew's graveyard in Newgate Street the girls investigate, and encounter an unearthly dark cloaked figure. As they follow the trail that the accused witches took around Newcastle, the friends fit the pieces of the puzzle together ...and put themselves in danger"
Gary Davidson - Fat Tuesday 12:00 pm, Sat 1st Nov 2008
Come and meet local author Gary Davison will be in store signing copyies of his book FAT TUESDAY. "Fat Tuesday" is the portrait of the disintegration of a personality. Hiding out on the gold coast, amidst the madness of Mardi Gras, Spencer and his friends experiment with every drug they can get their hands on, leaving Spencer struggling to hold onto reality...
Come and meet local author Gary Davison will be in store signing copyies of his book FAT TUESDAY. "Fat Tuesday" is the portrait of the disintegration of a personality. Hiding out on the gold coast, amidst the madness of Mardi Gras, Spencer and his friends experiment with every drug they can get their hands on, leaving Spencer struggling to hold onto reality...
Writing Group 07:00 pm, Mon 3rd Nov 2008
All welcome. Please bring your own work to be discussed with the group. Also bring along something to scribe with and upon...and your imagination. Contract Heather at the store for more details
All welcome. Please bring your own work to be discussed with the group. Also bring along something to scribe with and upon...and your imagination. Contract Heather at the store for more details
Teenage Book Group 07:00 pm, Fri 7th Nov 2008
Our Teenage Book Group meet on the 1st friday of every month between 7pm and 8pm. Just bring along whatever book you are reading and you get 20% off any book talked about on the evening. If you are interested in joining this group please contact Wendy Renton at the store for more details or email Sharrison@borders.co.uk
Our Teenage Book Group meet on the 1st friday of every month between 7pm and 8pm. Just bring along whatever book you are reading and you get 20% off any book talked about on the evening. If you are interested in joining this group please contact Wendy Renton at the store for more details or email Sharrison@borders.co.uk
Pat Monteath 12:00 pm, Sat 8th Nov 2008
Pat will be in store signing copies of his books from the gritty Ferryman trilogy. Set in Ireland during the height of the IRA troubles.
Pat will be in store signing copies of his books from the gritty Ferryman trilogy. Set in Ireland during the height of the IRA troubles.
Roz Southey - Chords and Discords 12:00 pm, Sat 15th Nov 2008
Roz Southey - Local crime writer will be meeting customers and signing copies of her latest book "Chords and Discords", Set in 18th century Newcastle.
Roz Southey - Local crime writer will be meeting customers and signing copies of her latest book "Chords and Discords", Set in 18th century Newcastle.
Book Hens Book Club 06:30 pm, Wed 19th Nov 2008
Book Hens Book Club meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact the store to register your interest.
Book Hens Book Club meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Contact the store to register your interest.
Sophie King - Book Signing and Talk 04:00 pm, Sat 22nd Nov 2008
Sophie king will be instore chatting to customers about writing and signing copies of her latest book Supper Club. Sophie will be instore from 4pm and this event will be heald on the 1st floor.
Sophie king will be instore chatting to customers about writing and signing copies of her latest book Supper Club. Sophie will be instore from 4pm and this event will be heald on the 1st floor.
John Gaunt - Gaunty's Best of British 02:30 pm, Sun 23rd Nov 2008
Borders Silverlink is delighted to announce that Talk Radio Hero JOHN GAUNT will be in store meeting is fans and signing copies of his latest book Gaunty's Best of British. The book truly contains something for everyone. It’s one of those books you may not even read from cover to cover, but I guarantee you will find subjects that strike a chord close to your heart and you’ll want to read those first.
Borders Silverlink is delighted to announce that Talk Radio Hero JOHN GAUNT will be in store meeting is fans and signing copies of his latest book Gaunty's Best of British. The book truly contains something for everyone. It’s one of those books you may not even read from cover to cover, but I guarantee you will find subjects that strike a chord close to your heart and you’ll want to read those first.
Diana Shaw - Septimus Smythe & the Spectre Detectors 01:00 pm, Sun 30th Nov 2008
Diane will be meeting customers, reading stories and signing copies of her brilliant kids book "Septimus Smythe and the Spectre Detectors"
Diane will be meeting customers, reading stories and signing copies of her brilliant kids book "Septimus Smythe and the Spectre Detectors"
Tony Frais - Stantley Saves the Amazon Rainforest 12:00 pm, Sat 6th Dec 2008
Borders friend Tony Frias will be in store signing copies of the latest adventure starring Stanley the Spider. Stanley takes on what would seem to be an impossible task of saving the Rainforest from the tree choppers. Will Stanley succeed? What adventures will he have on the way?
Borders friend Tony Frias will be in store signing copies of the latest adventure starring Stanley the Spider. Stanley takes on what would seem to be an impossible task of saving the Rainforest from the tree choppers. Will Stanley succeed? What adventures will he have on the way?
