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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.
Hannah Lavery has had such a seismic effect on Scotland’s literary culture that it’s hard to believe her new book, Blood Salt Spring, is her debut collection. A thrilling writer on the stage as well as on the page, her plays The Drift and Lament for...
Explore Denis Johnson’s short story Emergency with writer and broadcaster Chris Power. Set on a chaotic night in 1973, Emergency was first published in the New Yorker and then in 1992 in Jesus’ Son. Power examines the characters – including...
Join Emily Ann Davison, author of Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny, for an interactive storytelling session incorporating some gentle yoga moves from the story. Enjoy a reassuring, fun event about yoga, mindfulness and finding calm, and even decorate your...
Canon Daniel Clement enjoys a quiet life with his mother Audrey and his two dachshunds in the peaceful village of Champton. But when he decides to add a lavatory to the church, the parish is thrown into discord – leading to murder. Reverend Richard...
In this folk tale about displacement, migration and protection, a young girl and her mother settle in the woods for a night’s sleep after a long journey. But who will keep them safe from harm? A wee bird watching from the trees knows just what to do....
What are the limits and boundaries of writing difficult themes in books for young adults? Join award-winning young adult authors Juno Dawson and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé alongside literary agent Davinia Andrew-Lynch and social media consultant Jean...
A throwback to the political landscape of the 80s, The Big Guy loves family, money and democracy. After the 2008 US election he finds himself adrift, until he meets a group of men just like him who want to reclaim their ‘American Dream’. An...
Join Emily Ann Davison, author of Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny, for an interactive storytelling session incorporating some gentle yoga moves from the story. Enjoy a reassuring, fun event about yoga, mindfulness and finding calm, and even decorate your...
Two novelists lead us across history and into the European sunshine. Sarah Winman’s Still Life brings us to a crumbling Tuscan villa where two strangers’ lives are entwined. Nell Stevens’s Briefly, A Delicious Life is set in a Mallorcan monastery...
Can writers give us a fresh perspective on global and local issues? Each afternoon a leading writer discusses books, research and ideas confronting this time of uncertainty and change.