How to Read a Novel
Friday 16 August 11:00 - 12:00
Now in its third successful year, our Massive Open Online Course on How to Read a Novel uses the 2019 James Tait Black Fiction Prize shortlist to illustrate lessons. Join course author Dr Alexandra Lawrie and two of this year's selected authors, Will...
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Irish Life
Friday 16 August 11:45 - 12:45
In Charlie Savage, Roddy Doyle collects a year of rich snapshots of everyday Dublin life in all its strangeness. The first publication of the Booker Prize-winner’s tender, comic series for the Irish Independent is about a middle-aged man in a modern...
Age 3-6
Friday 16 August 11:45 - 12:45
Molly the moth yearns for adventure; she longs to visit the moon. She knows it’s no easy feat for one little moth, but she’s not one to give up on her dreams. Celebrate the hilarious endeavours of a tiny moth’s big journey with author-illustrator...
Scotland in the Eyes of Artists
Friday 16 August 12:00 - 13:00
How do artists help us understand Scotland’s development since the Second World War? Art historian Bill Hare explores the startling achievements of modern artists in Scottish Art. Meanwhile in Inside & Out, poet and actor Gerda Stevenson writes...
Finding Control in Picture Books
Friday 16 August 12:15 - 13:15
Nowadays, with the internet and 24-hour news channels, childhood can be a time of anxiety, worry and stress. Picture book authors Morag Hood and Jill Calder talk to writers Elizabeth Frattaroli and Justin Davies, members of the Society of Children's...
Taking Money Seriously
Friday 16 August 12:15 - 13:15
What is the future for money? While the free market insists that governments and money should be players in economic life, Robert Skidelsky, emeritus professor of Political Economy at Warwick University, argues that money should take centre stage,...
Sprinkling Angel Dust
Friday 16 August 12:30 - 13:30
In a recent poll, one in ten British people claimed to have felt the presence of celestial beings. What does this belief mean about human existence and the state of the cosmos? Broadcaster, journalist and author Peter Stanford has written about many...
Reading Workshop
Friday 16 August 13:00 - 14:30
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is the oldest and most prestigious UK children's book award for illustration. Running since 1955, it's been won by luminaries such as Shirley Hughes, Helen Oxenbury, Raymond Briggs and Lauren Child. This workshop, led by...
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National Treasures
Friday 16 August 13:30 - 14:30
Three years into her stint as Scots Makar, Jackie Kay’s exuberance and insight have helped her bring poetry to the people. Today, she reads a selection of new poems inspired by her travels around Scotland. Kay also discusses the play of her much-loved...
Age 3-6
Friday 16 August 13:30 - 14:15
Mylo Freeman has published over 50 books with her trademark colourful illustrations – and now you can be part of them too! Mylo shows you how she creates her amazing artwork, as well as reading from the latest in her bestselling Princess Arabella...
Announcing An Exclusive Scottish Event with Sandi Toksvig 
