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Raja Shehadeh & Avi Shlaim: From Then to Now

Saturday 17 August 15:45 - 16:45

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In Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew, New Historian Avi Shlaim critically reflects on the history of Zionism, Israel, and his own childhood after being forced to flee Baghdad, aged five. Also blending the personal and political, esteemed writer Raja…
 

Jenni Fagan & Iona Lee: Calling to Mind

Saturday 17 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Anamnesis is Greek for ‘recollection of the past’. It’s also the title of Iona Lee’s latest poetry collection which prompted Darren McGarvey to write, ‘Lee performs open-heart surgery on the English language’. Similar could be said for Jenni Fagan’s A…
 

Elaine Feeney: The Possibilities of Art

Saturday 17 August 16:15 - 17:15

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Irish poet, novelist and playwright Elaine Feeney returns to the Book Festival to discuss her new poetry collection, All the Good Things You Deserve, with Zoe Venditozzi. Her powerful poetry juxtaposes the tyranny of violence and shame with beauty and…
 

Drawing Workshop with Ken Wilson-Max

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Saturday 17 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Why not try? New-Found Family with Elena Arévalo Melville New-Found Family with Elena Arévalo Melville 8+ Sat 17 Aug 13:00 - 14:00
 

Len Pennie: Poyums for All

Saturday 17 August 17:00 - 18:00

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In the depths of lockdown, Len Pennie’s ‘Scots word of the day’ spread the joy of the Scots language to thousands while her debut collection, Poyums, was an instant bestseller. She speaks to Beth Cochrane…
 

The Front List: Salman Rushdie in conversation with Fiammetta Rocco

Saturday 17 August 17:30 - 18:30

Changed The Front List: Salman Rushdie in conversation with Fiammetta Rocco Find out more
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In August 2022, literary luminary Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage as he delivered a talk on artistic freedom and writers in exile. In a very rare interview, as part of our McEwan series of events, we are honoured to present Knife: Meditations After…
 

On Reflection: Richard Holloway

Saturday 17 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Elif Shafak once noted that, after reading Richard Holloway – broadcaster, writer, professor, and former head of the Scottish Episcopal Church – ‘you understand the world better, you feel less lonely’. Come and hear Holloway talk with Allan Little about…
 

Catherine Lacey: Alternate States

Saturday 17 August 17:45 - 18:45

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‘A Russian doll of a book’ is how the Financial Times described Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X, a novel disguised in biographical form, riven with complexity and intrigue. When ‘X’, an iconoclastic artist dies suddenly, her grief-stricken widow begins…
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Anne Boyer: The Politics of Illness

Saturday 17 August 18:00 - 19:00

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Why not try? Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy? Erica Benner: What's Wrong with Democracy? Sun 25 Aug 17:45 - 18:45
 

Words from the Wards: Gavin Francis

Saturday 17 August 18:15 - 19:15

Words from the Wards: Gavin Francis Find out more
Why not try? Inside Out: Sky Inside Out: Sky Sat 17 Aug 11:00 - 12:00