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Take on Tinseltown with Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Steven Lenton

Suitable for age 9 - 11

Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 14:15

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We’re over the moon to welcome a dynamite duo to the Schools Programme this year: multi-award-winning Waterstones Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce and fantastic and funny illustrator Steven Lenton…
 

Irene Revell, Sarah Shin & Alice Vincent: Hearing and Listening, Profoundly

Wednesday 20 August 13:45 - 14:45

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Join us for a fascinating event exploring the art and politics of listening. Bodies of Sound, an anthology edited by Irene Revell and Sarah Shin, brings together poets, musicians, and writers to offer new insights into how we listen and hear. Alice……
 

Beyond Borders: Women in Conflict

Wednesday 20 August 14:00 - 15:00

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The Women in Conflict programme funded by the Scottish Government and run by international dialogue and cultural exchange platform Beyond Borders Scotland - brings together women from all over the world who are working at the frontlines of peace-­making…
 

Dan Gunn & Frances Wilson: The Legacy of Muriel Spark

Wednesday 20 August 14:15 - 15:15

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With access to over 3,000 letters penned by Muriel Spark, distinguished professor Dan Gunn has spent five years decoding the enigmatic author while compiling The Letters of Muriel Spark. Meanwhile, journalist Frances Wilson's fascination with Spark led…
 

Marcus du Sautoy: Creativity by Numbers

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Some brains are creative while others are more inclined towards mathematics and logic, and the two shall never overlap - right? Wrong, according to mathematician, broadcaster, and prolific author Marcus du Santoy, whose new book, Blueprints, investigates…
 

Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Ten years ago Andy Wightman – a former Member of the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens and a tireless campaigner over issues around land ownership and reform in Scotland – published The Poor Had No Lawyers, a definitive investigation into just…
 

Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 16:30

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For her unimpeachable fashion sense, her role in the abdication of her husband, and her shameful connection with Adolf Hitler - fascination with Wallis Simpson continues unabated nearly 40 years after her death. Now, award-winning historian Paul French…
 

Dinner for One: A Table Talk with Michèle Roberts

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 17:00

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Booker-shortlisted author of Daughters of the House, Michèle Roberts' career has spanned fiction, poetry, and memoir. The constant through-line, though, is food, so it's almost surprising that French Cooking for One is her first work wholly dedicated to…
 

Vigdis Hjorth: Love Will Tear Us Apart

Wednesday 20 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Leading Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth writes novels that are 'like major fires: destructive and difficult to contain', according to Literary Review. In her latest, If Only, she explores how an impulsive affair at an unremarkable conference descends into…
 

Elly Griffiths: Cold Cases Stuck in Time

Wednesday 20 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Number one Sunday Times bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, Elly Griffiths, returns with a brand new crime series. With 26 novels under her belt, how does Griffiths continue to keep her characters fresh, plot lines exciting, and twists…