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The Front List: Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates is an award-winning, uncompromising commentator on race relations, truth, and justice, especially in America. He’ll discuss the urgent need for the West, and particularly America, to free itself from the myths it tells itself… Should Rivers Be Afforded Personhood? Around the world, a growing movement seeks to protect rivers by declaring them living beings entitled to fundamental rights. This vital, perspective-shifting panel - a cornerstone of our Repair theme - is chaired by Guardian environmental editor, Jonathan… Ash Sarkar: Immigrants Aren’t Eating Your Pets One of the left’s most prominent commentators, Ash Sarkar wades right into the middle of the culture wars in Minority Rule in hyper-intelligent, acid fashion… Peter Mackay: Meeting One’s Makar At this unique event, we introduce this trailblazing poet, academic, and broadcaster, and discovers how a son of the Western Isles became the fifth incumbent in this totemic Scottish literary role. Tha fàilte air càch!… Joe Boyd: Bringing It All Back Home Responsible for the sound on the night Bob Dylan went electric, and producer of Nick Drake, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, and R.E.M, few know the 20th century’s most popular music better than the legendary Joe Boyd – or are more familiar with the global…… Judy Murray: See You in Court Judy Murray needs no introduction: former tennis professional and coach, and of course mother of Those Tennis Brothers, she’s an icon of the game. Latterly, she’s become a figurehead for women in sport and has also subjected herself to the rigours of… From Aotearoa to Alba: A Literary Exchange Scotland and New Zealand are separated by 11,113.48 miles. Yet in a cultural and literary sense, the distance isn't quite so great. Join us for a vibrant celebration of the poetic connections between the two nations, based on a shared love of performance… Steve Crawshaw & Philippe Sands: Prosecuting the Powerful Is justice possible when war crimes have been committed? Should retribution, reconciliation, or something else be the goal? Two leading authors discuss this tense subject from their own experience… Jenny Lau, Chitra Ramaswamy & Sami Tamimi: Food and Home Food profoundly shapes our sense of home and belonging, no matter which country or cuisine we identify most closely with. Jenny Lau, Sami Tamimi, and Chitra Ramaswamy come together to discuss the kaleidoscope of stories and connections that come alive… Liu Zhenyun: Behind the Mask of Humour This is how Liu Zhenyun, one of China’s finest and most decorated writers, accounts for the humour in his work. Today, he’ll discuss his exquisite analyses of Chinese society with Lijia Zhang… Ece Temelkuran: Coming Together to Fight Dictatorship How did things get so bad, and how can we begin to try and make them better? Turkish political commentator, novelist, poet, and winner of the El Mundo International Journalism Award, Ece Temelkuran joins us to unpack two books attempting to answer both… Michael Hutchinson: Understanding Endurance Few know what it takes to navigate the intense mental and physical demands of professional cycling quite like Michael Hutchinson. A writer and former champion professional cyclist, his latest book, Further, is a deep dive into the world of extreme… Esther Freud: Excavating the Intimate More than 30 years after her indelible debut, Hideous Kinky, Esther Freud brings us her 10th novel, My Sister and Other Lovers: a scalpel-sharp exploration of intrafamilial intimacies, concerning a mother and two daughters… Sophie Elmhirst: For Better or Worse What is a marriage, if not being stuck on a raft with another, trying to survive? That's the question, both literally and figuratively, at the heart of Sophie Elmhirst's remarkable Maurice and Maralyn… Kate Foster: Echoes of Edinburgh’s Past The remarkable, dramatic story of Maggie Dickson ('Half Hangit Maggie') has intrigued and horrified Grassmarket drinkers for decades. In The Mourning Necklace, Kate Foster breathes new life into her story…