AUTHORS and writers on a variety of topics are stopping off in East Lothian this week.

The county’s libraries are marking Book Week Scotland with a range of events to appeal to different age groups and interests.

Each of the events are free of charge but booking is required.

Tonight (Monday) at 6pm, Joe Waterfield, from Historic Environment Scotland (HES), will visit Haddington Library.

In 1773, Samuel Johnson and his friend and biographer James Boswell embarked on a tour of Scotland from the Central Belt to the Western Isles.

Mr Waterfield will use archive photographs and drawings to recreate the unforgettable journey.

The following day (Tuesday) at 7pm, Booker longlisted author Martin MacInnes and the award-winning Heather Parry will visit the same venue.

They will talk about how their travels have influenced their work.

The two authors will also speak about their latest works – ‘In Ascension’ by Martin MacInnes and ‘Orpheus Builds a Girl’ by Heather Parry.

On Wednesday, Ailsa Dixon visits Tranent Library.

The storytelling session, which gets under way at 11am, involves adventure, Scottish mythology and music.

The event is designed exclusively for unpaid carers.

Ailsa is a traditional storyteller and musician deeply rooted in place and passionate about sharing traditional tales and unheard histories.

On Thursday, author Abi Elphinstone stops off at Dunbar Library from 3.45pm.

Abi will be sharing her real life adventures that have inspired her books, from dog sledding in the Arctic to living with Kazakh eagle hunters in Mongolia.

East Lothian’s Countryside Rangers are holding a ‘Birds and Books’ nature walk on Friday.

Anyone interested in attending should meet at Musselburgh Library at 2pm.

Finally, at North Berwick Library on Saturday, Big Wild Life are running a forest school where families can explore and connect with nature by learning about the creatures that live in the forest, den building, woodland-crafts and storytelling.

Sessions are aimed at P4-7 aged children and their families and begin at 10.30am.

To book a place at any of the sessions, call 01620 827827 and ask for the relevant library.