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Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Are You Sitting Comfortably? Suitable for age 3 - 5 Fri 22 Aug 10:00 - 10:30

Little Pufflings with Frances Stickley and Jo Weaver

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Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:45

Little Pufflings with Frances Stickley and Jo Weaver

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Little Puffling’s going on an adventure! Grab your pencils as wonderful illustrator Jo Weaver takes you through a special draw-along where you’ll learn how to draw puffins and other Scottish seabirds…

Gaelic Bookbug

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Halò a h-uile duine! Join our friends from Scottish Book Trust for Gaelic songs, rhymes and stories in this special Gaelic Bookbug Session. This session will feature the books included in the Gaelic Bookbug Bags. All welcome, no prior knowledge of Gaelic…

Words from the Wards: The Exhibition

Wednesday 13 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…

First Edition: Local News Direct

Wednesday 13 August 10:05 - 11:05

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In our First Edition events you can join leading journalists from across the media (and the world) as they discuss the day’s breaking news over a cup of coffee…

Mona Arshi, Jackie Kay & Karen McCarthy Woolf: Nature Matters

Wednesday 13 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Robert Crawford: New Words for an Old World Sun 17 Aug 15:00 - 16:00

Clare Hunter & Callum Robinson: With Our Hands

Wednesday 13 August 10:30 - 11:30

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From wood to thread, Callum Robinson and Clare Hunter both explore the powerful stories held within crafted objects…

A L Kennedy: Small Kind Details

Wednesday 13 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Kennedy (author, comedian, and longtime BBC radio writer and host) joins us to discuss the real heart of her novel: the nature of justice and mercy, and the power of hope and kindness…