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Hundreds of events for adults, teenagers and children feature authors, illustrators, musicians, poets, policians, thinkers, prize-winners and rising stars every August.
Each day, a Festival author shares an unexpected inspiration or passion. Join them to crack open the curiosity cabinet, revealing the stories behind their books or side projects.
Brace yourself to travel back to 18th century Britain. James Buchan’s A Street Shaken By Light is the swashbuckling tale of a young Scot, William Neilson, who leaves Edinburgh in 1720 in search of his fortune, encountering shipwrecks and skulduggery....
The New Statesman observed, ‘when someone writes as well as Thomson does, it makes you wonder why other people bother’. Barcelona Dreaming uncovers the surreal underbelly of the Ciudad Condal in three linked novellas. Thomson has lived in a number...
Today’s performance is for everyone, even those who think they don’t like poetry! John Hegley will read from his zany, witty and thoughtful poetry collections including the newly refurbished I Am a Poetato, Stanley’s Stick and the unpublished A...
One of Scotland’s most beloved comedians continues to blaze a trail – this time taking a step into crime fiction. With her debut novel Nothing Left Unsaid, Janey Godley takes us to 1970s Glasgow via the diary of a dying mother. In the tenements of...
Throughout history, liberal democracy has been placed at risk when groups either dominate a society or become increasingly divided. In a multicultural world, how do we build common ground? Academic Yascha Mounk is known for critical thinking on the rise...