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Reeta Chakrabarti: Finding Belle

Friday 15 August 10:15 - 11:15

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Reeta Chakrabarti will be familiar to anyone who has watched BBC news, but now she has made the leap from journalist and chief newsreader to novelist…
 

Scots Bookbug

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Friday 15 August 11:00 - 11:30

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Bring yer wee yins alang fir a Scots Bookbug wi sangs, rhymes, an stories. Abody’s welcome, whither ye’re a gallus Scots speaker or a wee feartie!…
 

Alexander McCall Smith: Here’s the Scoop

Friday 15 August 11:45 - 12:45

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The mighty Alexander McCall Smith brings us all of his latest works including Bertie’s Theory of Ice Cream (the latest in his beloved 44 Scotland Street series) and In the Time of Five Pumpkins (in the perennially adored No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency…
 

Shani Akilah & Jeda Pearl: Celebrating Andrea Levy

Friday 15 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Join writers Shani Akilah and Jeda Pearl as they celebrate the enduring legacy of Andrea Levy…
 

2025 International Booker Prize: Meet the Winners

Friday 15 August 12:15 - 13:15

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Join 2025 judge Sana Goyal and the International Booker Prize’s administrator Fiammetta Rocco as they speak to the winners of this year’s prize about their work and the art of translation…
 

Starry Feelings with Niall Moorjani

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Friday 15 August 12:30 - 13:30

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We all have feelings and Rajiv is no different. He can feel confident, happy, silly. But today he feels angry, and he doesn’t know why…
 

The Front List: Maggie O’Farrell

Friday 15 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Bursting onto the literary scene with her skilful debut, After You’d Gone, Maggie O’Farrell has remained an inimitable creative force ever since. Today’s event celebrates her 25th anniversary as a beloved writer with a lively reflection on her writing…
 

Adventuremice Draw Along with Sarah McIntyre and Phillip Reeve

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Friday 15 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Storytelling superstars Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve return to the Festival to introduce you to a tiny mouse named Pedro…
 

Can Dogs Speak Scots? with the Scots Language Centre

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Friday 15 August 14:00 - 15:00

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Is your family pet a Scots speaker? Let’s find out! Join the Scots Language Centre’s Laura Green for a fun family session, as we teach our dogs Scots. Bairns are encouraged to bring along a soft toy to practise with, and there will be songs, stories…
 

Tessa Hadley: The Cusp of Something

Friday 15 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Master chronicler of the heart’s hidden desires, Tessa Hadley (author of Late in the Day and After the Funeral) discusses her first novella…