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Flit, Flap, and Fly into the Spectacular World of Birds with M G Leonard If you love birds, nature, and adventure, this is the perfect event for you. Hear international bestselling author and wildlife queen, M G Leonard, talk about Feather: the final, unputdownable instalment in her birdwatching detective series. Get ready for… Mishal Husain: Family, Unravelled Journalist, newsreader, and presenter on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Mishal Husain delves into her family’s past in her memoir, Broken Threads. Connecting fragments from her family history through letters and diaries, Husain discovers how her… Edward Wong: China Under the Lens Diplomatic correspondent for the New York Times, Edward Wong covers foreign policy from Washington. Wong’s new account of the last century of change, The Edge of Empire, gives profound insight into a new authoritarian age transforming the world. Join him… Rosemary Goring: Mary Stuart's Homecoming Despite spending just 12 years in Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots irrevocably shaped the nation; she inhabits our imagination like no other monarch. In Homecoming, literary editor Rosemary Goring ‘breathes life into this legendary queen’ (Southern Reporter)… Kate Atkinson: Last Good Man Standing Twenty years after it began, this year Kate Atkinson’s Case Histories series of murder mysteries celebrates its sixth instalment with Death at the Sign of the Rook. Come and hear how another master of the form does it as Atkinson speaks with Alex Clark… Rachel Cusk: A Carousel of Lives Rachel Cusk is arguably one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary British literature, widely celebrated for her ability to fold the momentous into the seemingly mundane. The celebrated author of the Outline trilogy returns to the Festival… Ken Costa & Yuan Yang: Capital Ideas We continue our Future Tense series exploring two very different perspectives on how the future might play out. In The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer, banker and philanthropist Ken Costa imagines how generational transfer of economic control might… The Front List: Alan Cumming & Forbes Masson in conversation with Jackie Kay One of Scotland’s most beloved comedy double acts of all time, Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson, are delving back into their comedy past, to present ‘Victor and Barry’s Kelvinside Compendium’, a riotous romp through their formative years treading the boards… Out of This World with Michael Rosen Michael Rosen is one of the nation’s best loved voices in children’s literature. The former Children’s Laureate has written more than 150 books for all ages including the classic We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Come along for a fun-filled event of stories… Step into the Fairy Tale Kingdom with Richard Ayoade & David Roberts Ever wondered if it was really Happily Ever After? Or if the Big Bad Wolf is actually that bad? Join dynamic duo Richard Ayoade and David Roberts for an entertaining event on their new book The Fairy Tale Fan Club, where you'll discover the real stories… Elif Shafak: Rivers and Roads Elif Shafak’s latest novel explores profound connections across borders and sees her immersed deep in the mysteries of water. Today the Booker Prize nominated author of The Island of Missing Trees launches There are Rivers in the Sky, a luminous story of… Alistair Moffat: Walking Scotland's History One of Scotland’s most beloved historians, Alistair Moffat arrives at the Festival with two new books: Between Britain: Walking the History of England and Scotland, and The Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Today, he joins James Jauncey to talk about… Susie Alegre & Shami Chakrabarti: What Makes Us Human In a vital conversation two authors examine threats to human rights in the 21st century from different angles. Baroness Shami Chakrabarti’s Human Rights reasserts the case for dignity and universal freedoms in the face of increasing authoritarianism… Olivia Laing: In Search of Eden When Olivia Laing began to restore a walled garden in Suffolk, she also embarked upon an imaginative discovery of the pleasures and possibilities of gardens through the ages. The Garden Against Time explores their significance in Western culture, from… Marian Keyes: Disaster Averted The bestselling author arrives at the Festival with a hilarious, heart-warming new novel. In My Favourite Mistake, Anna trades in her high-flying life in New York to help her friends open a wellness retreat in a tiny Irish town. When the locals protest…