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Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers. Appearing today: Ella Okstad…
 

First Edition: We Are Not Numbers

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Start your day with the facts. Today’s guests include Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq, co-founder and director of We Are Not Numbers…
 

One Button Benny with Alan Windram

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Join Alan Windram, author of the beloved Keven the Orange book series, as he introduces One Button Benny in this all-singing, all-dancing event – there might even be a special song you can learn…
 

Unleash your Imagination with Craigmillar Literacy Trust

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Katie Swann from Craigmillar Literacy Trust invites you to reimagine the world and repair what’s broken – are you in?…
 

Words from the Wards: The Exhibition

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 21:00

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Following the success of the Words from the Wards project, we worked with Edinburgh College of Art students to illustrate the collected stories. Join us to view the stories and illustrations side by side in our new festival gallery…
 

Sue Lawrence: Secrets Unearthed

Tuesday 12 August 10:30 - 11:30

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We’re delighted to welcome prolific cookery writer, novelist, and journalist Sue Lawrence back with her latest enthralling historical novel, Whispers in the Glen…
 

Close Read with Open Book: The Stories of Ali Smith

Tuesday 12 August 11:00 - 12:30

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Join Marjorie Lotfi and Claire Urquhart from Open Book, a charity organising shared reading and creative writing groups, as they lead a warm, lively discussion on the short stories of Ali Smith…
 

Dawn O’Porter: Friendship Forever

Tuesday 12 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Growing up in Guernsey had a deep impact on Sunday Times bestseller Dawn O’Porter, with island life seeping into her writing…
 

Roland Allen & Hattie Crisell: The Writer and the Page

Tuesday 12 August 11:30 - 12:30

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Two authors compare notes today on the act of writing. What does this human desire to put words down tell us about ourselves?…
 

Thought Exercise: Barbara Demick

Tuesday 12 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Dig deeper with our Thought Exercise series. Hear from experts on urgent issues of our time, then join in on the discussion during a wide-ranging, interactive exchange…