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Kapka Kassabova: New Pastures

Wednesday 21 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Pastoral life is explored in Kapka Kassabova’s new non-fiction book, Anima. In the shadow of the Pirin Mountains, the ‘pastiri’ people still maintain the ancient practice of shepherding their animals in search of pasture. Kassabova lived with one of…

Creativity in an Inflexible World

Wednesday 21 August 13:00 - 14:00

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This is an online livestream event. This panel will tackle the topic of accessibility and flexibility in publishing and how they can impact creativity and the quality of books published. Today's panelists invite us to think creatively about how we can…

On Humour: Andrew O'Hagan

Wednesday 21 August 13:45 - 14:45

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Jackie Kay: The People's Poet Sun 25 Aug 20:30 - 21:30

Edward Wong: China Under the Lens

Wednesday 21 August 14:00 - 15:00

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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…

Hisham Matar: Walking with Friends

Wednesday 21 August 14:15 - 15:15

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The genesis for Hisham Matar’s latest novel began almost ten years ago when he scribbled two lines on the back of an envelope. The Booker-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return shares what happened in the in-between years to result in My…

Sasha Dugdale & Rebecca Sharp: New Myths

Wednesday 21 August 14:30 - 15:30

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How do myths – both ancient and modern – shape our lives? Two new poetry collections reckon with this question. In Long Field Loop, Rebecca Sharp explores the last decade, a turbulent time for Scottish politics and identity as well as Sharp’s personal…

Shakespeare & Co Podcast – Live

Wednesday 21 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Bookshops have always been sites for reading, togetherness, and organising. Shakespeare and Company provides this space for readers in Paris and beyond, and this sense of community is what novelist Lauren Groff is building at her new bookstore in Florida…

Olesya Khromeychuk & Andrey Kurkov: We Need to Talk About Ukraine

Wednesday 21 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Andrey Kurkov: Too Close to Home Thu 22 Aug 15:15 - 16:15

Lucy Caldwell: Moments That Change a Life

Wednesday 21 August 16:15 - 17:15

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A short story specialist and winner of the 2022 EM Forster Award and the 2023 Walter Scott Prize, Lucy Caldwell talks to Peggy Hughes about her third collection, Openings, in which the Northern Irish writer continues to write about the contemporary…