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Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson: Sci-Fi's New Heroes

Saturday 10 August 14:00 - 15:00

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Travelling through time, dismantling space empires, and saving the world: just a few of the things Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson’s characters get up to in her epic space opera, The Principle of Moments. Today, she speaks about her debut novel with Jess Brough…
 

Loud Poets Grand Slam Final 2024

Saturday 10 August 14:00 - 16:00

Loud Poets Grand Slam Final 2024 Find out more
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New to spoken word? This is poetry like you’ve never experienced it. There’s stomping, swearing, shouting, laughter. Loud Poets are back for another epic showdown after their amazing award-winning Slam Series last year…
 

The Super Sunny Murder Club with Maisie Chan, Elle McNicoll, Serena Patel & Harry Woodgate

9-12

Saturday 10 August 14:15 - 15:15

The Super Sunny Murder Club with Maisie Chan, Elle McNicoll, Serena Patel & Harry Woodgate Find out more
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Discover how to write a mystery from bestselling authors Maisie Chan, Elle McNicoll, and Serena Patel – just three of the 13 writers to contribute to The Super Sunny Murder Club: an anthology of sizzling summer suspense stories…
 

Think Tank: Sophie Howe

Saturday 10 August 14:30 - 16:00

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Sophie Howe was Wales' First Commissioner for Future Generations, the lead for groundbreaking legislation, the 'Well-being of Future Generations Act'. Today Sophie discusses the impact of that work, and how it is influencing Scotland's own approach to…
 

Fairytales Unboxed with Vivian French

6+

Saturday 10 August 14:45 - 15:45

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Unlock some fairy magic! Join master storyteller and Book Festival favourite, Vivian French, as she shares her latest book, Bibi and the Box of Fairy Tales. It’s an enchanting collection of seven original fairy tales to bewitch and enthral. With Vivian’s…
 

Margaret Atwood: Practical Utopias – An Exploration of the Possible

Saturday 10 August 15:15 - 16:15

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We are thrilled to present Margaret Atwood, appearing remotely, illuminating a concept that has gripped her extraordinary imagination of late, and offering a way forward from the most intractable challenges of our time – Practical Utopias…
 

Balsam Karam & Adania Shibli: Lost and Found

Saturday 10 August 16:00 - 17:00

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In The Singularity and Minor Detail, Balsam Karam and Adania Shibli have written two challenging yet deeply powerful novels of loss. Or losses, really, because they are numerous, complex, and recurring: children disappear, homelands are left behind…
 

David Levithan: First Date Jitters

14+

Saturday 10 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Alice Oseman described David Levithan (bestselling author of Every Day) as an ‘icon of queer young adult fiction’ and his latest book Ryan and Avery proves why. From initial shyness through to falling in love, the novel is a love story following a couple’…
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John Burnside: Ruin, Blossom

Saturday 10 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Why not try? Colin Bramwell & Gerda Stevenson: Celebrating Aonghas Dubh Colin Bramwell & Gerda Stevenson: Celebrating Aonghas Dubh Thu 15 Aug 10:45 - 11:45
 

Michael Ondaatje: Roots and Restlessness

Saturday 10 August 17:00 - 18:00

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If you know Michael Ondaatje’s beautiful, lyrical fiction, you won't be surprised to learn that over 50 years ago the Booker Prize-winner of The English Patient began his career as a poet. Today, in a special digital event, Ondaatje shares his first…