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Michael Pedersen: Charged by Starlight

Saturday 23 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Edinburgh’s Makar, Michael Pedersen, is an effervescent poet, poignant memoirist, anarchic event host… and now a debut novelist. He joins Russell Tovey to discuss the offbeat Muckle Flugg…
 

Chloe Dalton: Raising Hare

Sunday 24 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Suffering from burnout, political adviser Chloe Dalton retreated from the big city to the English countryside. There she found a seemingly abandoned leveret, or baby hare, and took it home…
 

The Front List: Ian McEwan

Sunday 24 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Ahead of the highly anticipated publication of his new novel, What We Can Know, Ian McEwan reflects on a truly remarkable career which has produced so many works which are at once timeless and yet always remain in close conversation with current affairs…
 

The Wholesome Rapper, it's MC Grammar

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 24 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Viral for spittin’ school lessons and stories as beats and bars, MC Grammar is in the Book Festival hood with his debut book, The Adventures of Rap Kid…
 

Richard Susskind: Navigating the AI Revolution

Sunday 24 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Drawing on 40 years’ experience in the field, for Richard Susskind, balancing the benefits and threats of artificial intelligence is the defining challenge of our age…
 

Richard Holloway: The Grace in Uncertainty

Sunday 24 August 18:45 - 20:00

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In this unmissable event, Holloway shares the texts and music that have shaped him, reflects on a long life defined by great faith and grave doubt, and relates how he’s found a gentle path between the two…
 

The Front List: R F Kuang

Sunday 24 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Yellowface author and international sensation R F Kuang isn’t one to rest on her laurels, constantly evolving her style and skill across genres and ages. Join Kuang chatting about her highly anticipated page-turning thriller, Katabasis…