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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…
 

Isabel Allende: Identity and Destiny

Tuesday 12 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Today, Isabel Allende joins us remotely for an unmissable conversation about her life in letters, and her triumphant return to the multi-generational saga, My Name is Emilia del Valle…
 

Close Read: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Tuesday 12 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Today, Nicholas Jubber (Monsterland) dissects Mary Shelley’s gothic classic, Frankenstein, peeling back its layers of language and morality to reach the heart of a tale which has never beaten more strongly…
 

Mark Kermode & Jenny Nelson: The Sound of Movie Music

Tuesday 12 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Why not try? Frances Wilson & Francesca Wade: Rediscovering Muriel Spark and Gertrude Stein Frances Wilson & Francesca Wade: Rediscovering Muriel Spark and Gertrude Stein Tue 19 Aug 16:00 - 17:00
 

Peter Mackay: Meeting One’s Makar

Tuesday 12 August 18:00 - 19:00

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At this unique event, we introduce this trailblazing poet, academic, and broadcaster, and discovers how a son of the Western Isles became the fifth incumbent in this totemic Scottish literary role. Tha fàilte air càch!…
 

Kelly Weinersmith: To Boldly Go?

Tuesday 12 August 18:30 - 19:30

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Hear Weinersmith chat with us about this hilarious, wise, deeply-researched project that makes us glad to still live on our third rock from the sun. Plus, find out which books made 2025’s prize shortlist…
 

John Kay: Everything You Know About Business is Wrong

Tuesday 12 August 18:45 - 19:45

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The sometime academic, journalist, and governmental advisor joins us with The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century (a Financial Times and New Statesman book of 2024), discussing why our ideas about business need an update…
 

A Workshop with Kenji Morimoto: Follow Your Gut

Tuesday 12 August 19:00 - 20:30

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Why not try? The Work of Translation: A Workshop with Daniel Hahn The Work of Translation: A Workshop with Daniel Hahn Thu 21 Aug 10:00 - 12:00