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Meet Pikachu

All ages

Saturday 16 August 13:00 - 13:30

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Pikachu, I choose YOU! Come along and meet everyone’s favourite electric-type Pokémon for a special appearance at the Book Festival. Don’t miss the opportunity to give Pikachu a wave or pose like a Pokémon trainer for a photo!…
 

The Big Draw-Off with Chanté Timothy and Jim Smith

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 16 August 13:15 - 14:15

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On your marks, get set, draw! Brace yourself for a Draw-Off with author illustrator Chanté Timothy and Jim Smith as they head-to-head in this epic interactive event…
 

The Front List: Ta-Nehisi Coates

Saturday 16 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Ta-Nehisi Coates is an award-winning, uncompromising commentator on race relations, truth, and justice, especially in America. He’ll discuss the urgent need for the West, and particularly America, to free itself from the myths it tells itself…
 

Melissa Lucashenko: Torching the Myths of Colonialism

Saturday 16 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Meanjin, the traditional place name of modern-day Brisbane, was briefly known as Edenglassie, a portmanteau of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Melissa Lucashenko’s novel of the same name oscillates between 1800s Edenglassie and modern-day Brisbane, examining the…
 

How It All Works with Maddie Moate

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 16 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Ever wondered what happens behind a dishwasher door, why a duvet keeps you warm, or how x-rays take pictures of our bones? To celebrate the release of her new book, How Does It Work?, BAFTA-winning children’s TV presenter, YouTuber, and author Maddie…
 

Old Town Bookshop Tour: Meander and Mingle with the Bookshop Crawl UK

Saturday 16 August 14:00 - 16:30

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Amid the crowds and chaos of Edinburgh in August, does calmly exploring the city’s Old Town and quaint bookshops with likeminded people sound more like your cup of tea? If so, we’ve got the perfect tour for you…
 

Meet Pikachu

All ages

Saturday 16 August 14:00 - 14:30

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Pikachu, I choose YOU! Come along and meet everyone’s favourite electric-type Pokémon for a special appearance at the Book Festival. Don’t miss the opportunity to give Pikachu a wave or pose like a Pokémon trainer for a photo!…
 

Comic Chaos with Tom Percival

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 16 August 14:15 - 15:15

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Squirrel and Duck might seem strange housemates, but they are drawn together by their secret – they are the only talking animals in the world. Get ready for a wonderfully zany event with Tom Percival as he introduces Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable…
 

Scots Fairytales with Ashley Douglas and Kate Osmond

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Saturday 16 August 14:45 - 15:45

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The Lass and The Quine is a fairytale for the modern day, a story that challenges the tales you already know – and it’s all in Scots!…
 

Caroline O’Donoghue: Sentimental Garbage – Live

Saturday 16 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Novelist Caroline O’Donoghue’s wildly popular Sentimental Garbage podcast is an emotionally-invested, quick-witted celebration of cultural and social topics which may seem frivolous, but hold huge meaning in our hearts, and live rent-free in our brains…