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Joseph Jebelli: We Need to Calm Down

Tuesday 12 August 14:15 - 15:15

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When was the last time you stopped to rest and just let your mind wander? Well, if you need any encouragement to do that more, come hear neuroscientist Joseph Jebelli discussing the findings of his latest book, The Brain at Rest…
 

Global Ink: Edinburgh International Book Festival’s International Industry Day

Tuesday 12 August 14:30 - 20:00

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Discover the Power of International Collaboration at Global Ink…
 

Stig Abell: Letters from a Murderer

Tuesday 12 August 15:00 - 16:00

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A love letter to the crime genre, The Burial Place explores what happens when a retired city detective, a group of archaeologists, and a murderer descend upon a small idyllic town. Writer and broadcaster Stig Abell’s event is for crime lovers everywhere…
 

Sam Dalrymple: The Legacy of Partition

Tuesday 12 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Join filmmaker and historian Sam Dalrymple for an insightful conversation about the complex history and geopolitics of Asia…
 

If I Were Prime Minister with Ella Okstad and Trygve Skaug

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Tuesday 12 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Sharing their new book, If I Were Prime Minister, author Trygve Skaug and illustrator Ella Okstad will encourage you to dream big – and there’ll be some singing, dancing, and drawing too. Bring your pencils (and your imaginations)…
 

Diana Henry: A Life in Food

Tuesday 12 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Diana Henry is one of the UK’s best loved food writers, celebrated for her vivid, nourishing essays and cookbooks. Join in this warm, inspiring conversation, chaired by Marjorie Lotfi, about the joy and power of good food…
 

The Adventure of Fermentation: A Table Talk with Kenji Morimoto

Tuesday 12 August 15:30 - 17:00

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If you didn’t know the world of fermentation and food preservation could be fascinating, downright delicious and, well, mind-bendingly cool, chances are you’ve never come across Kenji Morimoto or his new cookbook, Ferment…
 

Esther García Llovet & Rosa Ribas: Queens of Spanish Noir

Tuesday 12 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Join two of Spain’s most exciting contemporary writers to discover how, even in the blazing Spanish sun, they’ve found dark corners for secrets to lurk within…
 

Caroline Eden & Monisha Rajesh: The Track Less Travelled

Tuesday 12 August 16:00 - 17:00

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All aboard for two globe-spanning journeys! The authors discuss their wondrous travelogues and what they learned along the way with Dan Richards…
 

Nussaibah Younis & Leor Zmigrod: The Science (and Art) of Radicalisation

Tuesday 12 August 16:45 - 17:45

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What goes on in a fundamentalist’s head? The authors of two very different books try to answer this question today…