 www.chrismsaunders.com | | 19,574 (79,803) | 1,208 | 956 |  (3.91) | 117 | 0 | Irvine Welsh was born in Edinburgh on September 27, 1958. After leaving school, he lived in London for awhile, but eventually returned to Edinburgh where he worked for the city council in the housing department. He received a degree in computer science and studied for an MBA at Heriot Watt University. His first novel, Trainspotting, was published in 1993 and was adapted as a film starring Ewan McGregor and Robert Carlyle in 1996. He became a full-time writer in August 1995. His other works include The Acid House (1994), Marabou Stork Nightmares (1995), Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance (1996), Filth (1998), Glue (2001), and Porno (2002). He also wrote the plays Headstate (1994) and You'll Have Had Your Hole (1998). (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Trainspotting … (more) |
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Irvine Welsh has 22 past events. (show) On-Stage Discussion with Rebecca Goldstein, Edward Hirsch, Sarah Lewis, Steven Pinker, and Irvine Welsh about Who Knows What HOUSE OF SPEAKEASY at CITY WINERY NEW YORK PRESENTS: SUMMERTIME BLUES - 6/15 6:00 PM DOORS / 8:00 PM START / ENDS 9:30 PM with Guests: Rebecca Goldstein, Edward Hirsch, Sarah Lewis, Steven Pinker and Irvine WelshAbout:"You have never seen a cabaret quite like this," said CBS Local News. And yes, we blushed. House of SpeakEasy presents Seriously Entertaining, an evening of literary cabaret. Past guests have included prize-winners and best-sellers from Kate Mosse to John Guare, Andrew Solomon to Emma Straub, and Jeff Kinney to Susan Orlean, as well as guest hosts including Uma Thurman, Salman Rushdie, and Waris Ahluwalia. Stop by our website for the latest line-up, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can even sign up www.houseofspeakeasy.org to receive an email alert once our next line-up has been neatly etched in stone. (rybie2)… (more) Chuck Palahniuk Chuck Palahniuk We are beyond thrilled to welcome Chuck Palahniuk for his first ever Anderson’s Bookshop event! We willl help celebrate his latest compilation of short stories, Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread as well as Fight Club 2 (the comic book sequel to his best-selling novel) This event will include a cash bar. There will be no autographing at this event. All books and comics will be pre-signed.
The event will also feature an additional special guest author: Irvine Welsh, author of The sex lives of Siamese twins and the international bestselling Trainspotting.
Attendees can expect a presentation, games, prizes, the reading of a sure-to-shock story, Q & A and other exciting and fun surprises. It?s a memorable evening made for Palahniuk fans! This event is co-sponsored by Chicago Comics.
Tickets are required for this event and are $40. Each ticket admits one person to the event and includes 1 pre-signed copy of Make Something Up and one pre-signed first run copy of the comic, Fight Club 2. There will not be a live signing.
Chuck Palahniuk is the New York Times bestselling author of over fourteen books including Beautiful you, Doomed, Choke, Stranger Than Fiction, Invisible monsters, Survivor, and Fight Club. Also, he is awesome. SATURDAY, MAY 30 at 7:00 PM Chicago Marriot Naperville | 1801 N. Naper Blvd., Naperville
Location: Street: Chicago Marriott Naperville City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)  Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House) Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House) Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House) Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House) Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House) Free Library of Philadelphia - Irvine Welsh - The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins Irvine Welsh The “genuinely, hauntingly, transgressive” (Guardian) navigator of underground realms of sex, drugs, and the Scottish working class, Irvine Welsh cooks up speedballs of kinetically subversive fiction laced with gritty vernacular and scalding social commentary. His first novel, Trainspotting, a mordantly funny portrait of the heroin-addicted fringe youth of 1980s Edinburgh, was adapted by Danny Boyle into a quintessential piece of British cinema. Welsh is also the author of more than a dozen other novels, including Ecstasy, Glue, Filth, Porno, and Skagboys. In his latest book, Welsh tells a dark story of obsessive weight-loss, abject codependency, and the media-driven transformation from hero to villain. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here
Location: Street: Free Library of Philadelphia Additional: 1901 Vine Street City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19103-5207 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Irvine Welsh - CANCELLED CANCELLED • IRVINE WELSH • CANCELLED The writer of Transpotting visits Anderson's with his new book, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins. Welsh is an acclaimed and often controversial writer of novels, stories and stage and screenplays. Meet him at our special event in conversation with Columbia College fiction professor Don De Grazia. • This is an in-store event. With a purchase of The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins from Anderson's Bookshop you will receive number for the signing line. TONIGHT'S EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 at 7:00 PM Anderson's Bookshop Naperville | 123 W. Jefferson Ave., Naperville
Location: Street: Anderson's Bookshop Naperville Additional: 123 W Jefferson Ave City: Naperville, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60540 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh ( The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins) Irvine Welsh is the author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, and, most recently, Skagboys. He currently lives in Chicago, IL. (added from Random House)
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