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Dean Atta & Juno Dawson: Love in Scotland

Age 14+

Saturday 27 August 13:30 - 14:30

Dean Atta & Juno Dawson: Love in Scotland

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Come and hear from two of the greatest writers for young adults as they talk about their new novels, both love stories in their own way and both based in Scotland. In Stay Another Day, Juno Dawson weaves three siblings’ experiences over one Christmas...

Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet

Saturday 27 August 14:00 - 14:45

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What would the planet look like if you designed it? This was the question Ryan Van Winkle, our Schools Writer in Residence, has been exploring with local pupils as part of Citizen, our long-term creative programme. Drop in anytime between 11:00 and...

Lola Olufemi: Be the Change

Saturday 27 August 14:15 - 15:15

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Reading Lola Olufemi is, according to the Guardian, ‘to believe that another world is possible’. Olufemi’s Experiments in Imagining Otherwise is a rallying cry for political change informed by Black feminism and activism. It’s a torrent of...

Gareth P Jones: Solve Your Own Mystery – Yeti Detective

Age 7-10

Saturday 27 August 14:30 - 15:30

Gareth P Jones: Solve Your Own Mystery – Yeti Detective

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Itchy Coo’s Big Birthday Hoolie! Families & 6+ Sun 21 Aug 10:00 - 11:00

Michael Rosen: Silly and Not So Silly Poems

Families & 5+

Saturday 27 August 14:30 - 15:30

Michael Rosen: Silly and Not So Silly Poems

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Join author and poet Michael Rosen as he takes you on a trip around some of his best-loved books of all time. Michael’s poetry covers the full spectrum of human life and in this event expect to be treated to poems on migration, Michael’s recovery...

Reading the World

Saturday 27 August 15:00 - 15:30

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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.

Maylis De Kerangal & Saima Mir: Fleeing and Returning

Saturday 27 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Maylis de Kerangal’s Eastbound tells the story of a Russian conscript looking for escape on the Trans-Siberian railway and finding a French woman who might offer it. The Khan, Saima Mir’s debut, follows a British-Asian lawyer as she returns to her...