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    Passion Projects

    Monday 29 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.
     

    Bookbug

    Age 0-3

    Monday 29 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Bookbug Book
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    Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug session, part of Scottish Book Trust’s Early Years programme.
     

    Are You Sitting Comfortably?

    All Ages

    Monday 29 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: Alan Windram.
     

    Rosemary Goring, Andrew Greig & Sue Lawrence: Mary, Quite Contrary

    Monday 29 August 10:00 - 11:00

    Rosemary Goring, Andrew Greig & Sue Lawrence: Mary, Quite Contrary Book
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    400 years on, the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, still grips our imaginations. Rosemary Goring’s Homecoming narrates the 12 years Mary spent in Scotland. In The Green Lady, Sue Lawrence spins a mystery from the lives of the women surrounding the...
     

    Miranda Cowley Heller: The Eternal Triangle

    Monday 29 August 10:15 - 11:15

    Miranda Cowley Heller: The Eternal Triangle Book
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    Longlisted for the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction, The Paper Palace is the debut novel of previous Senior Vice President of HBO, Miranda Cowley Heller. In a cabin on Cape Cod a woman’s life is turned upside down over 24 hours as she is forced to...
     

    Elena Pala, John Retallack & Sandro Veronesi: The World of the Hummingbird

    Monday 29 August 10:30 - 12:00

    Changed Elena Pala, John Retallack & Sandro Veronesi: The World of the Hummingbird Book
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    Sandro Veronesi’s international bestselling novel, The Hummingbird, is transformed into an exclusive, experimental event for the Book Festival by the team who adapted it for BBC Radio 3. Experience the impressionistic, dreamlike life of ‘the...
     

    Close Read: Open Book on Maggie O’Farrell

    Monday 29 August 10:30 - 12:00

    Changed Close Read: Open Book on Maggie O’Farrell Book
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    Marjorie Lotfi and Claire Urquhart are the founders of Open Book, a charity which organises shared reading and writing groups across Scotland. Here, they explore the work of award-winning author Maggie O’Farrell, drawing on her bestselling works...
     

    Bookbug

    Age 0-3

    Monday 29 August 11:00 - 11:30

    Bookbug 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
     

    Philip Ardagh: A Bunny-Tastic Adventure Story

    Age 3-6

    Monday 29 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Philip Ardagh: A Bunny-Tastic Adventure Story Book
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    Those pesky bunnies are back – and this time they’ve taken to the water! Meet Bunnies on the Bus author Philip Ardagh and step onboard to discover his hilarious follow-up, Bunnies in a Boat. Uncover all the hidden stories in the book’s wonderful...
     

    Philippe Sands: Towards a Less Brutal World

    Monday 29 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Philippe Sands: Towards a Less Brutal World Book
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    How does the United Nations use the law to hold governments to account? In The Last Colony Philippe Sands QC highlights the case of the Chagos Archipelago. In the 1960s, Britain forcibly removed the inhabitants of the island. Join Sands today in...