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Nick Makoha: Making Myth a Reality

Monday 11 August 14:00 - 15:00

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'Like Dante entering hell through a rip in the universe, Makoha enters history.' So wrote the Guardian about Nick Makoha, winner of the Ivan Juritz and Poetry London Prizes. He joins us to discuss how his latest collection was partly inspired by his time……
 

Get Your YA Quiz On

Monday 11 August 14:00 - 14:45

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Put your literary knowledge to the test to win a host of exciting prizes. It’s going to be an epic day – check out the full event and activity line-up at edbookfest.co.uk/houseofya……
 

Ulrike Herrman, Emma Holten & Cahal Moran: The True Cost of Capitalism

Monday 11 August 14:15 - 15:15

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Dig into this thorny topic with journalist, broadcaster, and former banker, Ulrike Herrman, activist and gender policy consultant Emma Holten and economist and host of the Unlearning Economics YouTube channel, Cahal Moran…
 

Poetry Pharmacy with Deborah Alma

Monday 11 August 14:45 - 15:45

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Hear Deborah today as she reflects on the ways poetry can inspire, comfort, and heal us – it’s a much-needed balm for our busy lives…
 

Rachel Cockerell & Joe Dunthorne: Comparing Notes

Monday 11 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Rachel Cockerell (Melting Point) and Joe Dunthorne (Children of Radium) have written two of the most surprising and inventive family memoirs in memory, through resourcing and reference, eyewitness testimony, and following their noses…
 

Deborah Baker, Gabriel Gatehouse & Leor Zmigrod: Against Misinformation

Monday 11 August 15:00 - 16:00

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With the US Capitol attack, the Charlottesville riots, and far-right ideology infiltrating the media, should we - indeed, could we - have seen things coming? Today we interrogate this far-reaching topic with authors Deborah Baker, Gabriel Gatehouse, and…
 

Wear the Crown with Lauryn Hamilton Murray & A B Poranek

Monday 11 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Prepare to be enchanted with debut author Lauryn Hamilton Murray and the bestselling author of Where the Dark Stands Still, A B Poranek…
 

Rachel Kushner & James Rebanks: These Days

Monday 11 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Sometimes writers share a commonality of genre or style and a passion for one another's work. So it is with James Rebanks (The Place of Tides) and Rachel Kushner (Creation Lake), who come together today to discuss being inspired by their unconventional…
 

Conjure Up Magical Stories with Abi Elphinstone

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Monday 11 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Join bestselling author Abi Elphinstone with her new book, Ember Spark and the Unicorn’s Secret, as she reveals where she finds her ideas – from shower gel bottles and street signposts to adventures in Mongolia – as well as tips for how to dream up your…
 

Rewrite a Career in Books: Jan Van Der Veken

Monday 11 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Recognised as one of the most distinctive Belgian illustrators, Jan will discuss his career to date, his passion for art and illustration, and how there is no one path to getting into books…