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    LGBTQ+ Love, Life and Mental Health with Alexis Caught

    S3-S6

    Friday 26 August 10:00 - 10:45

    LGBTQ+ Love, Life and Mental Health with Alexis Caught Book
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    Queer Up: An Uplifting Guide to LGBTQ+ Love, Life and Mental Health is the debut book from award-winning podcaster and author, Alexis Caught. In this open, helpful and heart-warming event for teenage school pupils, Alexis takes you through an inclusive...
     

    Passion Projects

    Friday 26 August 10:00 - 10:15

    Passion Projects Book
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    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.
     

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    All Ages

    Friday 26 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Are You Sitting Comfortably? Book
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    Start your day off with a magical half hour of stories for children and families. Appearing today: Augusta Kirkwood.
     

    Rhymetime: Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

    Age 0-3

    Friday 26 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Rhymetime: Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones Book
    Why not try? Janis Mackay: Sing Along with The Fairy Song Janis Mackay: Sing Along with The Fairy Song Age 3-6 Wed 17 Aug 11:30 - 12:30
     

    Maddie Mortimer, Tanya Shadrick & Catherine Simpson: Our Bodies, Ourselves

    Friday 26 August 10:15 - 11:15

    Maddie Mortimer, Tanya Shadrick & Catherine Simpson: Our Bodies, Ourselves Book
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    Three writers discuss their books in which women encounter death and re-evaluate the bodies in which they live. Mortimer’s semi-autobiographical tour de force Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies charts a daughter’s relationship with her dying mother. In...
     

    Close Read: Oliver Bullough on Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin

    Friday 26 August 10:30 - 12:00

    Close Read: Oliver Bullough on Rather Be the Devil by Ian Rankin Book
    Why not try? Close Read: Joy Williams on Wood Sorrell House by Zach Williams Close Read: Joy Williams on Wood Sorrell House by Zach Williams Sat 20 Aug 13:00 - 14:30
     

    Woodland Wonderland

    All Ages

    Friday 26 August 11:00 - 12:30

    Woodland Wonderland Book
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    From 22–26 August we’re bringing the outside inside in the Baillie Gifford Storytime Yurt. Immerse yourself in our beautiful woodland décor, take some time to unwind with the ambient sounds of nature and feel calmed by the atmospheric lighting....
     

    Rhymetime: Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones

    Age 0-3

    Friday 26 August 11:00 - 11:30

    Rhymetime: Songs and Rhymes for Little Ones Book
    Why not try? Kate McLelland: Scottish Rhymes for Book-loving Bairns Kate McLelland: Scottish Rhymes for Book-loving Bairns Age 3-6 Thu 18 Aug 11:30 - 12:30
     

    YA Book Prize 2022: Who Would You Choose?

    S3-S6

    Friday 26 August 11:15 - 12:00

    YA Book Prize 2022: Who Would You Choose? Book
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    Come and meet some of the brilliantly imaginative authors shortlisted for this year’s YA Book Prize as they read from and talk about their – potentially – award-winning books with Caroline Carpenter: Simon James Green, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne,...
     

    David Wengrow: Reimagining Prehistory

    Friday 26 August 11:30 - 12:30

    David Wengrow: Reimagining Prehistory Book
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    It’s a pervasive belief that early human history involved a pivotal bargain; when cities and agriculture developed, primitive hunter-gatherers exchanged their freedom and equality for the hierarchies of civilisation. This is far from the truth, argue...