Monday 18 August 12:45 - 13:45
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Steph McGovern is no stranger to television; as an award-winning broadcaster, podcaster, and host of her own live daily show, she has seen her fair share of sets. But none as terrifying as the backdrop to her debut novel Deadline. Go behind the scenes of…
Suitable for age 0 - 2
Monday 18 August 13:00 - 13:30
Join Dog, T-Rex, Mermaid, Penguin, and lots of That’s Not My… friends for this sensory storytelling adventure for little ones. Led by Usborne’s incredible professional storyteller, Vanessa Woolf, with great songs, bubbles, and more – it will be SO MUCH…
All ages
Monday 18 August 13:00 - 14:00
In the Children’s Tent today you’ll find Dads Rock with activities to keep your wee ones busy, just drop in between 13:00 and 14:00 to see what’s going on!…
Monday 18 August 13:15 - 14:15
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- BSL interpreted
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Political fiction helps us to make sense of, interrogate, and criticise the realities of enforced political systems on our daily lives. Today, we meet two eminent authors, Richard Lloyd Parry and Andrey Kurkov, to question - resistance at what cost?…
Monday 18 August 13:30 - 14:30
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Known to many simply as ‘Super Ally’, Ally McCoist is one of Scotland's best-known sportspeople. Today he’ll take audiences on an unforgettable journey through his sporting career, reflect on the highs (and lows) of following Scotland, and share some of…
Monday 18 August 13:45 - 14:45
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As the granddaughter of notorious Russian double agent Kim Philby, Charlotte Philby knows a thing or two about mysteries. But her detective duo novel, Dirty Money, isn't like other crime-solving fiction: there are two women at the helm…
Monday 18 August 14:00 - 15:00
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Now in its centenary year, the National Library of Scotland is a treasure trove of Scotland's literary past - but did you know it also cares for the archives of our nation's contemporary writers? Today, we explore the idea of a 'living archive' with…
Suitable for age 0 - 2
Monday 18 August 14:00 - 14:30
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- Learning disability friendly
Join Dog, T-Rex, Mermaid, Penguin, and lots of That’s Not My… friends for this sensory storytelling adventure for little ones. Led by Usborne’s incredible professional storyteller, Vanessa Woolf, with great songs, bubbles, and more – it will be SO MUCH…
Monday 18 August 14:15 - 15:15
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Join two authors unpicking the grand narratives that have birthed the image of the British Isles. Helen Carr uncovers the untold stories of the 14th-century Plantagenet era in Sceptred Isle, while Lorna Hutson's England's Insular Imagining: The…
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……
Full 2025 Book Festival programme is announced with key theme of Repair