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    The Politics of Prizes

    Rightful Winners?

    Sunday 25 August 14:15 - 15:15

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    This year marks the centenary of the James Tait Black Prizes, Britain’s oldest literary awards. Does the list of winners reflect the greatest novels of the century? Two literary prize organisers discuss what it takes to win, and why some great writers...

    Make Magical Moon Dragon Masks

    All Ages

    Sunday 25 August 14:30 - 16:30

    Make Magical Moon Dragon Masks
    Drop in to decorate a magical moon dragon mask, inspired by the beautiful illustrations in Katie Harnett’s charming picture book, Franklin and Luna Go to the Moon. Katie is on hand to give her top dragon-creating tips, so get stuck in and create a...

    Lights Out with Emily Haworth-Booth

    Age 4-7

    Sunday 25 August 14:45 - 15:45

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    What would happen if a little boy who's afraid of the dark became king? In Emily Haworth-Booth's illuminating tale, we find out why a world kept awake in constant brightness is a lot scarier than the dark. See Emily bring her striking debut picture book...

    Spuds and Silliness with Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet

    Age 4-7

    Sunday 25 August 15:15 - 16:15

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    The supermarket vegetables are planning a colourful carnival, but when their plans are threatened by the dastardly Evil Pea, there's only one starchy superhero who can save the day… Enter Supertato and his gang of plant-based pals, created by...

    Alistair Moffat

    An Abandoned Mythical Land

    Sunday 25 August 15:15 - 16:15

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    Former director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and founder of Borders Book Festival, Alistair Moffat turns his attention to the mythical sphere of Lindisfarne in To the Island of Tides. Now an area for calm retreat and spiritual renewal,...

    Andrew Crumey

    Holding it Together

    Sunday 25 August 15:30 - 16:30

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    Acclaimed Scottish writer and critic Andrew Crumey talks to Stuart Kelly about The Great Chain of Unbeing – his collection of short stories that journey across space and time, taking readers from the Renaissance to the atomic age and off into...

    Nicci Gerrard & Elizabeth Hay

    The Ageing Process

    Sunday 25 August 16:00 - 17:00

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    Philip Roth described old age as 'a massacre'. In What Dementia Teaches Us About Love, Orwell Prize-winning journalist Nicci Gerrard approaches her father’s drawn-out death from dementia with compassion, wisdom and optimism. Joining Gerrard today for...

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