Alastair Reid
Gatecrash the final evening of the 2008 Book Festival to hear the brilliant 'word magician', citizen of the world, translator, poet and more, as he talks about his work and reads from a new collection of writing.
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Alex Gray and Denise Mina
Sue Black with Val McDermid (2018 Event)
Dylan Wiliam - Formative Assessment
Ben Mezrich (2011 Event)
Ruby Wax (2018 Event)
Brian Boyd - The Curriculum for Excellence
Melvyn Bragg (2011 Event)
Julia Donaldson reading Ballad of Jemmy Button
Pat Barker (2012 event)