Thursday 25 August 16:15 - 17:15
Tackling the world of professional sports, two new novels scrutinise the motivations that drive major-league participants. Your Show, by Ashley Hickson-Lovence, is a freestyling portrait of Uriah Rennie, the first (and so far only) Black referee in...
Age 7-10
Thursday 25 August 17:00 - 18:00
Go animal crackers with author Anthony Burt! In Anthony’s book, The Animal Lighthouse, clever orangutan Oskar makes a magical mirage using the lighthouse’s beam. Orangutans are extraordinary creatures, learn how amazing they are in this hands-on...
Thursday 25 August 17:00 - 17:45
This year, we asked people across Scotland – of any age, background or ability – to submit their own stories responding to the prompt ‘On This Day’, to build a fascinating portrait of Scotland today. Every day at 17:00 different storytellers...
Families & 14+
Thursday 25 August 17:30 - 19:00
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We are thrilled to be working with The Bookseller to host this year’s YA Book Prize. Come and meet the shortlisted authors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Simon James Green, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Krystal Sutherland, Manjeet Man,...
Thursday 25 August 17:30 - 18:30
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- Captioned
A ‘ghost company’ based in Edinburgh was recently accused of supporting Russian military services, thus aiding the invasion of Ukraine – a stark example of how Britain pimps itself out to international dirty money. Butler to the World is Oliver...
Thursday 25 August 17:30 - 18:30
When former punk and theatre director Andy Arnold took over the disused railway arches in Glasgow, he couldn’t have known the legend it would become. From 1991 to 2015, The Arches was the beating heart of the city’s cultural life. David Bratchpiece...
Thursday 25 August 18:15 - 19:15
11 years on from her deliriously successful A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan presents The Candy House, a sequel of sorts – and therefore one of the most anticipated books of the year. Featuring characters from Goon Squad, it’s a...
Thursday 25 August 19:00 - 20:15
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- BSL interpreted
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Frustrated by literature events not being made accessible, disabled writers Julie Farrell and Ever Dundas conceived the Inklusion Guide, a useful resource for event organisers. This event celebrating the launch of their guide is chaired by Sinéad...
Thursday 25 August 20:00 - 21:00
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Putin, Trump, Erdogan. Why are authoritarian leaders on the rise? Our panel explores their impact on the lives of citizens. Prize-winning journalist Gideon Rachman surveys leadership cults across the globe in The Age of the Strongman; Eastern Europe...
Thursday 25 August 20:15 - 21:15
An English Professor at Harvard, Namwali Serpell won a flurry of awards for her debut novel The Old Drift, before she herself received a prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. Needless to say, her new novel The Furrows is eagerly-awaited. The book’s...
The line-up for the 2022 Book Festival is revealed 
