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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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    Weave Your Way to the Moon

    All Ages

    Monday 26 August 09:30 - 17:30

    Weave Your Way to the Moon
    To infinity and beyond! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by taking part in some intergalactic willow weaving. Join willow weaver David Powell to create an enormous willow sculpture of an astronaut.

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    All Ages

    Monday 26 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?
    Join one of our Festival authors each morning for a magical half hour of storytelling, poetry, song or rhyme. This daily changing event is suitable for children of all ages. Appearing today: Edinburgh for Under Fives.
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    Ten at Ten

    Monday 26 August 10:00 - 10:10

    Ten at Ten Sold Out
    A small yet perfectly formed reading from one of our Festival authors to start your day. Check the screen in the Entrance Tent to see who's reading today.

    Martin Sixsmith

    From Russia with love

    Monday 26 August 10:15 - 11:15

    Martin Sixsmith
    Sergei Yesenin burns like a comet through the darkness of revolutionary Russia. The young poet was a superstar in his day; adored by millions, he met everyone from the Romanovs to Rasputin, and his poems went into space with Yuri Gagarin. His life,...
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    Nothing But the Poem on Tom Leonard

    Reading Workshop

    Monday 26 August 11:00 - 12:30

    Nothing But the Poem on Tom Leonard Sold Out
    Tom Leonard was a Scottish poet, writer and critic who explored the relationship between language, class and culture. Ideas around identity ran through his poetry, written in Glaswegian Scots: the words we speak, streets we live in and the way we treat...

    Little Mole’s 30th Birthday

    All Ages

    Monday 26 August 11:00 - 16:30

    Little Mole’s 30th Birthday
    Calling all fans of Werner Holzwarth’s classic tale, The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it was None of His Business. Drop in for activities inspired by the mole with some very unpleasant business dropped on his head. Help him discover who did the...

    Eleanor Gordon-Smith & Nesrine Malik

    Changing our minds

    Monday 26 August 11:00 - 12:00

    Eleanor Gordon-Smith & Nesrine Malik
    As the centre ground erodes and culture wars rage, two intersectional books challenge beliefs and topple foundational myths. In Stop Being Reasonable, rising star reporter Eleanor Gordon-Smith speaks to people who have profoundly changed their opinions....

    Tracey Corderoy: One-Stop Story Shop

    Age 3-6

    Monday 26 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Tracey Corderoy: One-Stop Story Shop
    Festival favourite Tracey Corderoy tells a story all about storytelling itself. Come along to take a thrilling trip from Starry Space to the Deep Dark Ocean as lost characters from different worlds visit the One-Stop Story Shop hoping to find a new...

    Rachel Reeves

    Women in power

    Monday 26 August 11:45 - 12:45

    Rachel Reeves
    In Women of Westminster, Labour MP Rachel Reeves tells the overlooked stories of leading and lesser known British politicians who have shaped a nation, from the earliest suffrage campaigns to Harriet Harman’s legislation on the gender pay gap. Join...
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    Philip Ardagh on The Moomins

    Reading Workshop

    Monday 26 August 13:00 - 14:30

    Philip Ardagh on The Moomins Sold Out
    Popular children’s author Philip Ardagh dives into the surreal and joyful world of The Moomins. Originally released across five decades in a series of nine books, five picture books and a comic strip, Tove Jansson’s characters have captured the...

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