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Friday 16 August 10:00 - 10:30
- Attend in person
- BSL interpreted
Start your day with a magical half hour of stories for children and families. Appearing today: award-winning poet and author, Raymond Antrobus.
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Friday 16 August 10:00 - 10:30
Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug event, part of Scottish Book Trust’s Early Years Programme. Then meet Bookbug for cuddles, high-fives, and photos.
Friday 16 August 10:00 - 11:00
Quality journalism is indispensable. The model of ‘breaking the news’ has changed enormously in recent years, but we’re here to sing the praises of essential stories, well told. In an age of diminishing local resources, global conglomerates, and...
All Ages
Friday 16 August 10:00 - 17:00
Oh help! Oh no! Can you find the Gruffalo? Join our trail around the Festival Village and see if you can spot the five characters from The Gruffalo. Find everyone for a discount on the special 25th anniversary edition in the Bookshop!
Friday 16 August 10:15 - 11:15
In our Close Reads series, an author takes readers through a fun analysis and discussion of a classic text or genre which has inspired them. Here Sinéad Gleeson, author of the dark tale of island life, Hagstone, presents her fellow Irish writer Maeve...
Friday 16 August 10:30 - 11:30
- Attend in person
- Watch online
The history of ‘Auld Reekie’ is brought to life in new ways by film producer Leslie Hills in 10 Scotland Street, her first book. It’s a kaleidoscopic portrait of one house where we meet booksellers, silk merchants, sailors, preachers, politicians,...
Friday 16 August 10:30 - 11:30
Join Open Book Lead Readers for an informal and relaxed shared reading session. Each session will explore a chapter from a debut book from this year’s Festival programme. No experience necessary, all reading materials will be provided on the day. Meet...
Friday 16 August 10:45 - 11:45
Gavin Francis celebrates bridges he’s encountered across decades of travel in The Bridge Between Worlds: the ones that connect places, people, and ideas. Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama examines the impact of walls: the literal,...
Friday 16 August 11:00 - 12:00
An award-winning novelist whose last book, A Wild and True Relation, was praised by Hilary Mantel. Kim Sherwood is also the granddaughter of James Bond actor George Baker and a lifelong James Bond aficionado. She talks today about A Spy Like Me, the...
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Friday 16 August 11:00 - 11:30
Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug event, part of Scottish Book Trust’s Early Years Programme. Then meet Bookbug for cuddles, high-fives, and photos.