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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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    Rowan Hisayo Buchanan & Yelena Moskovich

    Queer Love Stories

    Saturday 10 August 17:00 - 18:00

    Rowan Hisayo Buchanan & Yelena Moskovich
    Meet two writers whose new novels explore hybrid identities, LGBTQ+ metropolitan life, and love. Starling Days, by Desmond Elliott-shortlisted Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, opens with a woman staring over the edge of George Washington Bridge. With the...

    Discovering D-Day with Michael Noble

    Age 10-14

    Saturday 10 August 17:00 - 18:00

    Discovering D-Day with Michael Noble
    Experience the dramatic events of a major turning point in the Second World War as you uncover the diverse stories of those who were there, including soldiers and civilians. To mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Michael Noble has collected amazing...

    Grant Watson

    Ethos of an Art School

    Saturday 10 August 17:30 - 18:30

    Grant Watson
    With the Bauhaus celebrating its centenary this year, contemporary art curator Grant Watson reflects on the influential art school today. Formed by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, and boasting Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee among its teachers, the...

    Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series

    Words of Comfort

    Saturday 10 August 17:30 - 18:15

    Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series
    All over the world people are persecuted or imprisoned for writing critically about their government or country. Today's event looks at how books and writing can provide comfort, succour and solidarity when you are fighting for your rights. Join authors...

    Kit de Waal with Damian Barr

    Class Acts

    Saturday 10 August 17:45 - 18:45

    Kit de Waal with Damian Barr
    The publishing world is finally waking up to the barriers that have prevented working class voices from being heard in books. Kit de Waal grew up in Birmingham’s Irish community and she has successfully broken into the mainstream with two highly...

    Yasmin Rahman: The Power of Friendship

    Age 12+

    Saturday 10 August 18:30 - 19:30

    BSL Event Yasmin Rahman: The Power of Friendship
    Yasmin Rahman’s All the Things We Never Said is a bold, brave novel touching on suicide and the life-saving power of friendship. She introduces her moving debut and its heroine Mehreen, who makes new connections in her darkest times. Come prepared for...

    Laura Beatty & Emiliano Monge

    Going on a Road Trip

    Saturday 10 August 19:00 - 20:00

    Laura Beatty & Emiliano Monge
    Journey into the minds of two exquisite writers who are here today to discuss their novels about borders and quests, both real and metaphysical. With Lost Property, Laura Beatty takes us on a mind-blowing trip across Europe. Among The Lost by Emiliano...

    Casey Gerald with DeRay Mckesson

    Miracles Can Happen

    Saturday 10 August 19:15 - 20:15

    Casey Gerald with DeRay Mckesson
    Called ‘extraordinary’ and ‘electrifying’ by Marlon James and Colm Tóibín, Texan writer Casey Gerald’s powerful memoir traces fault lines in American racial and masculine identity. There Will Be No Miracles Here examines how Gerald grew up...

    Russ Litten & Chris McQueer

    In the Margins

    Saturday 10 August 20:30 - 21:30

    Russ Litten & Chris McQueer
    Chris McQueer’s short, side-splitting stories keep coming in HWFG, the follow-up to debut Hings. Nurtured in Scotland’s spoken word scene and described as ‘Charlie Brooker on Buckfast’, his stories illuminate lives on the margins. Novelist Russ...

    Mark Walters

    Stepping Out of the Wings

    Saturday 10 August 20:45 - 21:45

    Mark Walters
    Footballer Mark Walters is remembered for his wing wizardry, but while he’s revered by the Rangers faithful who cheered him for four trophy-laden years, he also endured racist chants – an issue he campaigns against now. Today, Walters talks to Pat...

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