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Together We Repair

Tuesday 12 August 19:15 - 20:15

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We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that stories help us make sense of our world. We’ve challenged local writers and poets, this year, to respond to 2025’s Festival theme: Repair…
 

Peter F Hamilton: Space Opera Goes Digital

Tuesday 12 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Today, Hamilton talks about the thrill of imagining a wildly far-flung future and his dual roles as novelist and video game consultant…
 

Malachy Tallack: That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz

Tuesday 12 August 20:00 - 21:30

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Malachy Tallack’s novel, That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, is uniquely accompanied by an album of evocative songs. Join us tonight as those songs will be captivatingly performed by a full band (including Tallack)…
 

Neil Ansell: The Edge of Silence

Tuesday 12 August 20:15 - 21:15

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Today Ansell talks to us about becoming critically attuned to listening to the natural world and how he has learned to separate their sounds from commotion of everyday life…
 

Peter Frankopan: Ten Years Trekking the Silk Road

Tuesday 12 August 20:30 - 21:30

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With our trading relationships with India and China still very much at the fore, join Frankopan as we revisit this seminal book and its ongoing implications…
 

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers. Appearing today: Ailie Finlay…
 

First Edition: Local News Direct

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 11:00

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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…
 

Little Pufflings with Frances Stickley and Jo Weaver

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:45

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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…