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There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Around 1000 authors appear in over 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.

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    Open Book on the Poetry of Borders

    Reading Workshop

    Saturday 12 August 11:00am - 12:30pm

    Open Book on the Poetry of Borders
    Marjorie Lotfi Gill and Claire Urquhart from Open Book, a charity that organises shared reading groups, look at the poetry of borders. They explore the work of some of the poets appearing in the Festival who write about identity, language and culture...
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    Johan Norberg

    On the Brighter Side of Life

    Saturday 12 August 11:00am - 12:00pm

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    Why not try? Loretta Napoleoni Loretta Napoleoni On Terrorism’s Money Trail Mon 28 Aug 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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    Bedtime Rhymes with Debi Gliori

    Age 3-6

    Saturday 12 August 11:45am - 12:30pm

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    Why not try? Emma Yarlett: Book Monster Emma Yarlett: Book Monster Age 3-6 Thu 24 Aug 3:15pm - 4:15pm
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    20 Years of Harry Potter Magic

    Families & 7+

    Saturday 12 August 11:45am - 12:45pm

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    Why not try? Laughing Out Loud with Michael Rosen Laughing Out Loud with Michael Rosen Families & 7+ Sun 27 Aug 10:00am - 11:00am
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    Liu Zhenyun

    Chinese Life Observed

    Saturday 12 August 12:15pm - 1:15pm

    BSL Event Liu Zhenyun Sold Out
    Why not try? Claire Fuller & Katie Kitamura Claire Fuller & Katie Kitamura Degrees of Separation Sun 27 Aug 10:15am - 11:15am

    Must End Soon with Jonathan Meres

    Age 8-12

    Saturday 12 August 12:15pm - 1:15pm

    Must End Soon with Jonathan Meres
    Jonathan Meres returns to the Festival for Norm’s last and most outrageous adventure to date, The World of Norm: Must End Soon. The final book of this award-winning series will have you rolling on the floor with laughter. Join Jonathan for an hour of...

    Isabel Bannerman & Julian Bannerman

    Gardens of Earthly Delights

    Saturday 12 August 12:30pm - 1:30pm

    Isabel Bannerman & Julian Bannerman
    When the Prince of Wales writes the foreword to your book of garden designs, and your gardens are rated even ahead of Sissinghurst, you clearly haven’t much left to prove. In Landscape of Dreams, Isabel and Julian Bannerman reveal some of the...
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    Reading the City

    Edinburgh’s New Town

    Saturday 12 August 12:30pm - 1:30pm

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    Why not try? Lindsey Fraser on Flour Babies Lindsey Fraser on Flour Babies Reading Workshop Sun 27 Aug 1:00pm - 2:30pm

    Paul Magrs on The Martian Chronicles

    Reading Workshop

    Saturday 12 August 1:00pm - 2:30pm

    Paul Magrs on The Martian Chronicles
    Novelist Paul Magrs explores The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, stories about the colonisation of Mars. Although complete in themselves, they form a larger narrative framework, with the three parts punctuated by two catastrophes: the...
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    Accidental Heroes with Hrefna Bragadottir

    Age 3-6

    Saturday 12 August 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    Accidental Heroes with Hrefna Bragadottir Sold Out
    Why not try? Bushy Beards with Duncan Beedie Bushy Beards with Duncan Beedie Age 3-6 Mon 21 Aug 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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