A host of great attractions have been lined up to mark the week.

There’s something for all ages and the events are free.

One major draw of BWS is A Walk on the Wild Side with Doug Allan, an award-winning cameraman, photographer and author.

Doug has worked as principal cameraman on series such as The Blue Planet and Life in the freezer, and after working with him, Sir David Attenborough himself said ‘wildlife cameramen don’t come much more special than Doug’.

He will be sharing tales of his adventures and you can find out for yourself what it’s like to get up close to a shark or track polar bears across the wilderness.

Hear Doug speak at Clarkston Library on Thursday, November 27 from 7.30 to 9pm. Booking is required – call 0141 577 4972 or email clarkston.library@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Join Dan Sweeney for Glasgow’s Lost Mansion Houses, as he illustrates homes that were one prominent features of Glasgow’s landscape, but are now lost to the city.

He will be looking at mansions on the south side and the city centre.

Dan will be at Clarkston Library on Tuesday November 25 from 7.30 to 9pm. Book your place at 0141 577 4972 or email clarkston.library@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk Top children’s illustrator and author Nick Sharratt will be in Giffnock to demonstrate how he creates and draws some of his well-known characters.

All welcome at Giffnock library on Tuesday 25 November from 11am to noon. Free with no booking required. Nick is renowned for his work on the books by Tracy Beaker author Jacqueline Wilson.

Another award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Stuart Reid, will be entertaining with stories and illustrations and inspiring young people to have a go themselves.

Stuart will be at Clarkston Library from 11am to noon. It is aimed at eight to 12-year-olds. Free with no need to book.

At Neilston Library on Thursday, November 27 will be Scotland’s Books – Past Present and Future. Go along for afternoon tea and a blether about the books you’ve enjoyed over the years. It is on from 1 to 2.30pm, no booking required.

Lots more events are taking place, from ceilidh dancing, children’s Gaelic songs and stories and ‘bonny bookbug’ – the popular regular sessions for youngsters but with a Scottish twist for a week.

For a full list of everything that’s happening in East Renfrewshire for Book Week Scotland, see www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/libraries