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    Marilynne Robinson: The Prodigal Son

    Sunday 22 August 14:15 - 15:15

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    Marilynne Robinson: The Prodigal Son
    With her Gilead novels, Marilynne Robinson has created one of the most exquisitely and tenderly evoked communities in contemporary literature. Over four novels, Gilead, Home, Lila and now Jack, Robinson has portrayed life in the fictional small Iowa...
     

    Alastair Chisholm & Elle McNicoll: Can Robots Be Friends?

    Age 9+

    Sunday 22 August 14:30 - 15:15

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    Alastair Chisholm & Elle McNicoll: Can Robots Be Friends?
    The future is coming, and it DEFINITELY includes Artificial Intelligence. But how do we know whether we will be friends with these robots? Will they think or feel things like we do? In their incredible new novels Alastair Chisholm, with Adam-2, and Elle...
     

    Rachel Clarke, Gavin Francis & Kate Mosse: Care in the Time of COVID

    Sunday 22 August 16:00 - 17:00

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    Rachel Clarke, Gavin Francis & Kate Mosse: Care in the Time of COVID
    To paraphrase Susan Sontag, every person who is born holds dual citizenship: in the kingdom of the well, and the kingdom of the sick. The past year has seen an unimaginable number of people pass between these two places causing an unquantifiable amount...
     

    Marwa al-Sabouni & Annalee Newitz: Rebuilding Hope 

    Sunday 22 August 17:15 - 18:15

    Marwa al-Sabouni & Annalee Newitz: Rebuilding Hope 
    When we think of the causes of war, architecture is perhaps not top of most people’s list. But for Syrian architect Marwa Al-Sabouni, whose practice in Homs was blown up during the war, the design of our personal and communal spaces provides the...
     

    Oana Aristide & Courttia Newland: New World Disorder

    Sunday 22 August 17:30 - 18:30

    Oana Aristide & Courttia Newland: New World Disorder
    One interesting product of dystopian fiction is the new perspective it offers on the real world we are living in. That is the case in the novels discussed today. Oana Aristide’s Under the Blue was written before the pandemic hit but with uncanny...
     

    Doireann Ní Ghríofa: A Ghost in the Throat

    Sunday 22 August 19:00 - 20:00

    Doireann Ní Ghríofa: A Ghost in the Throat
    The narrator in Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s A Ghost in the Throat is acutely conscious that she’s occupying a female body, and that her body is itself a kind of ‘female text’ that bears witness to her life experiences. But A Ghost in the Throat is...
     

    Kate Aronoff & Elizabeth Kolbert: Reimagining Our Response to the Climate Crisis

    Sunday 22 August 20:15 - 21:15

    Kate Aronoff & Elizabeth Kolbert: Reimagining Our Response to the Climate Crisis
    With the ongoing climate emergency and the coronavirus pandemic coinciding, there are times when we humans might wonder whether it is too late. Too hard to challenge the system, too much of an imaginative stretch to believe things can improve: should we...
     

    Extra Teeth: Words with Bite

    Sunday 22 August 20:30 - 22:00

    Extra Teeth: Words with Bite
    Extra Teeth is a literary magazine based between Leith and Glasgow that celebrates bold words with bite, original illustration and design and the enduring power of print. First launched in 2019 following a successful Kickstarter campaign, the magazine...
     

    Eilidh Muldoon: Sandy Toes and Inky Fingers

    Age 7+

    Monday 23 August 10:00 - 10:30

    Eilidh Muldoon: Sandy Toes and Inky Fingers
    From beautiful sandy beaches and flower-laden machair to dramatic cliffs and sea stacks (with just a few puffins thrown in!) The Scottish Coastal Colouring Book is the perfect way to celebrate the beauty of Scotland’s coastline in this year of...
     

    What's the T? with Juno Dawson & Special Guests

    Age 14+

    Monday 23 August 10:15 - 11:00

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    What's the T? with Juno Dawson & Special Guests
    Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from Stonewall ambassador, bestselling author and former PSHE teacher Juno Dawson as she talks about her new book What’s the T? along with special guests including award-winning writer, model and contributor Jamie...

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