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Together We Repair

Monday 11 August 19:15 - 20:15

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We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that stories help us make sense of our world. We’ve challenged local writers and poets, this year, to respond to 2025’s Festival theme: Repair. Join us as we bring them together to perform their work: a……
 

The Art of Asking: A Workshop with Hattie Crisell

Monday 11 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Hone your interview skills with In Writing podcast host and author Hattie Crisell as she shares what she’s learnt from six years of interviewing writers, and many more besides, in journalism…
 

Steve Crawshaw & Philippe Sands: Prosecuting the Powerful

Monday 11 August 19:30 - 20:30

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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…
 

Stress Test - Live

Monday 11 August 20:00 - 21:30

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A highlight of our annual programme, Stress Test (created by writers Joe Dunthorne and Ella Frears) sees poets and musicians join forces to create a brand-new song in front of your very eyes and ears… in just 15 minutes!…
 

Stories and Scran

Monday 11 August 20:15 - 21:30

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Stories and Scran celebrates the dynamic and thought-provoking work created by communities across Edinburgh and beyond. Expect diverse and creative talent from the Book Festival’s own Adults Writing Group and Citizen Collective, plus a special……
 

Amitav Ghosh: The Spaces We Inhabit

Monday 11 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Best known for his Ibis trilogy, Amitav Ghosh is a colossus of postcolonial literature. Today, the venerated writer joins us to discuss Wild Fictions, an extraordinary collection of his writing from the last 25 years…
 

Michael Pedersen, Hollie McNish, Gordon Buchanan & Lomond Campbell: Dynamic Earth

Monday 11 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Join us under the stars in Dynamic Earth’s breathtaking planetarium to celebrate our world, and look towards its future in poetry, imagery, and music…
 

First Edition: We Are Not Numbers

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Start your day with the facts. Today’s guests include Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq, co-founder and director of We Are Not Numbers…
 

Words from the Wards: The Exhibition

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 21:00

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Following the success of the Words from the Wards project, we worked with Edinburgh College of Art students to illustrate the collected stories. Join us to view the stories and illustrations side by side in our new festival gallery…
 

Sue Lawrence: Secrets Unearthed

Tuesday 12 August 10:30 - 11:30

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We’re delighted to welcome prolific cookery writer, novelist, and journalist Sue Lawrence back with her latest enthralling historical novel, Whispers in the Glen…