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Colum McCann: Heart of Darkness at the Bottom of the Sea

Monday 18 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Has the ultra-connected nature of modern life left humanity more lonely? Are some connections better severed? In Colum McCann's Twist, a journalist is sent to report on the repair of the undersea cables that make modern communication possible when the……
 

Mark Haddon: Curious, Different, Human

Monday 18 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Mark Haddon, who gave us the genre-­defying The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has always thought outside the box. That's especially true of his latest collection of stories, Dogs and Monsters: eclectic retellings of Greek myths wherein…
 

Will Hutton: National Remedies

Monday 18 August 20:30 - 21:30

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How Britain has gone wrong is a frequent conversational gambit, but it's seldom followed up with concrete solutions. These are just what political economist and former Observer editor­-in-chief, Will Hutton, offers in This Time No Mistakes…
 

Donna Ashworth: An Ode to Women

Tuesday 19 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Daughters, lovers, sisters, friends - relationships take many forms, but perhaps most important are the ones women have with themselves. To the Women is the latest inspirational poetry collection from Donna Ashworth, a writer who took the internet by…
 

Alistair Moffat: Scotland in a Lifetime

Tuesday 19 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Prolific social historian and Edinburgh favourite, Alistair Moffat returns to discuss To See Ourselves: A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950. Through this latest work, Moffat chronicles the radical changes seen in every aspect of Scottish life over…
 

James Birch: Adventures in the Art Trade

Tuesday 19 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Daring international art promoter James Birch has played a pivotal role in the careers of artists as varied as Grayson Perry, Francis Bacon, and the eccentric duo Gilbert & George. Today, he joins us to discus his lively new book, Gilbert & George and…
 

Andrey Kurkov: Our Daily War

Tuesday 19 August 17:00 - 18:00

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One of Ukraine's most celebrated post-Soviet novelists, and former president of PEN Ukraine, Kurkov writes with incredible passion and insight on the invasion of his home country. Today, hear Kurkov unpacking his vivid and defiant memoir, Our Daily War…
 

Javier Cercas: Violence, Lies, and Just Causes

Tuesday 19 August 20:30 - 21:30

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How do we live among a population capable of both the worst atrocities and the profoundest kindness? Daniel Hahn joins one of Spain's most lauded writers, Javier Cercas, to discuss Fortress of Evil, the latest in his ambitious Terra Alta series…
 

Celebrate 10 Years of Read Write Count with Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Wednesday 20 August 11:00 - 11:45

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Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are back for a PAW-some new adventure…
 

Kate Anderson, Rosemary Goring & Jade Scott: The Captive Queen and Her Son

Wednesday 20 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Rosemary Goring's Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots and Jade Scott's Captive Queen shed remarkable new light on the duplicitous years of Mary's English imprisonment. Meanwhile, Kate Anderson's Art & Court of James VI & I reconsiders Mary's…