{"id":2109,"date":"2015-06-03T15:12:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2109"},"modified":"2015-06-03T15:12:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T15:12:18","slug":"floris-authors-at-the-book-bothy-opening-in-linlithgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/06\/03\/floris-authors-at-the-book-bothy-opening-in-linlithgow\/","title":{"rendered":"Floris authors at the Book Bothy opening in Linlithgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01834-Copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignleft wp-image-2112\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01834-Copy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Far From the Madding Crowd Linlithgow \" width=\"287\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01834-Copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC01834-Copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a>Staff at independent bookshop <a title=\"Far from the Madding Crowd\" href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.co.uk\/\">Far from the Madding Crowd<\/a> in Linlithgow welcomed visitors on Saturday 11 April to the grand opening of their newest space, the Book Bothy.<\/p>\n<p>The Book Bothy is a cosy space in the shop which will host author visits, story times and craft sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Two Floris authors, Robert Harris and recent Scottish Children\u2019s Book Awards winner Alex McCall joined the celebrations with Robert reading extracts from his books <a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Robert-J.-Harris\/Day+the+World+Went+Loki\/9781782500308\"><em>The Day The World Went Loki<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Robert-J.-Harris\/Thor+Is+Locked+In+My+Garage!\/9781782501220\"><em>Thor Is Locked In My Garage<\/em>!<\/a> about mischievous Norse gods in St Andrews, followed by Alex\u2019s reading from hilarious poultry apocalypse adventure <a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/book\/Alex-McCall\/Attack+of+the+Giant+Robot+Chickens\/9781782500087\"><em>Attack o<\/em><em>f the Giant Robot Chickens<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of The Book Bothy was made possible by a grant from author James Patterson. Patterson announced a \u00a3250,000 fund in 2014 available to independent bookshops all over the UK and Ireland. Far from the Madding Crowd was one of 73 successful applicants. Other local recipients of the grant were Bookpoint in Dunoon and Word Power Books in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Storytime at the Book Bothy takes place every Saturday at 11am in Far from the Madding Crowd on Linlithgow High Street.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/attack-of-the-giant-robot-chickens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/attack-of-the-giant-robot-chickens-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"Alex McCall and Attack of the Giant Robot Chickens at Far From the Madding Crowd in Linlithgow\" width=\"231\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/attack-of-the-giant-robot-chickens-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/attack-of-the-giant-robot-chickens-1024x909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/attack-of-the-giant-robot-chickens.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TheDayTheWorldWentLoki.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignleft wp-image-2118\" src=\"http:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TheDayTheWorldWentLoki-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Harris with copies of his books at Far From the Madding Crowd in Linlithgow\" width=\"267\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TheDayTheWorldWentLoki-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TheDayTheWorldWentLoki-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florisbooks.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TheDayTheWorldWentLoki.jpg 1464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff at independent bookshop Far from the Madding Crowd in Linlithgow welcomed visitors on Saturday 11 April to the grand opening of their newest space, the Book Bothy. 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