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There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Over 900 authors appear in around 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.

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    Markus Zusak

    Boys will be boys

    Monday 12 August 17:00 - 18:00

    Markus Zusak
    Thirteen years since his multi-million bestseller The Book Thief, Markus Zusak joins us for his first Book Festival appearance with his much-anticipated follow-up, Bridge of Clay. In a conversation with author and presenter Janet Ellis, Zusak discusses...

    Janet Ellis & Billy O'Callaghan

    Secretly Lived Lives

    Tuesday 13 August 10:15 - 11:15

    Janet Ellis & Billy O'Callaghan
    How It Was is the second novel from former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis. A haunting exploration of a woman’s interior life as she sits at the bedside of her dying husband, it will delight fans of Elizabeth Strout. In My Coney Island Baby,...
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    Anna Pasternak

    Playing the game of thrones

    Thursday 15 August 15:45 - 16:45

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    Why not try? Richard J Evans Richard J Evans An Age of Extremes Wed 14 Aug 12:30 - 13:30

    A L Kennedy

    Fateful Fable

    Friday 16 August 15:45 - 16:45

    A L Kennedy
    Are friendships worth the pain of losing them? In Scottish writer A L Kennedy’s new fable The Little Snake, this question hangs over the bond between young Mary and a golden snake who becomes her best friend. Kennedy’s tale of war, resilience and...

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