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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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    Bookbug

    Age 0-3

    Wednesday 16 August 12:45pm - 1:15pm

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    Why not try? Frann Preston-Gannon: Rocks Rock! Frann Preston-Gannon: Rocks Rock! Age 3-6 Tue 15 Aug 11:45am - 12:45pm
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    Stef Penney on Modesty Blaise

    Reading Workshop

    Wednesday 16 August 1:00pm - 2:30pm

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    Why not try? Nothing But the Poem on John Burnside & Robert Lowell Nothing But the Poem on John Burnside & Robert Lowell Reading Workshop Sun 13 Aug 1:00pm - 2:30pm

    Jackie Kay

    An Hour with Scotland's Makar

    Wednesday 16 August 1:30pm - 2:30pm

    Jackie Kay
    An appearance at the Book Festival by Scotland’s Makar is always a special event. 2017 will prove no different as Jackie Kay premieres her new poem commissioned specially to mark the centenary of Wilfred Owen’s time in Edinburgh. Arriving at...
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    Lizzy Stewart: Hear Me Roar

    Age 3-6

    Wednesday 16 August 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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    Why not try? Big Changes with Lisa Stickley Big Changes with Lisa Stickley Age 3-6 Wed 16 Aug 3:45pm - 4:45pm

    Simon Ings & Victor Sebestyen

    Genius and Folly

    Wednesday 16 August 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Simon Ings & Victor Sebestyen
    The political and the personal of two Russian leaders. Victor Sebestyen focuses on the women who were in thrall to Lenin: his wife Nadezhda Krupskaya and his mistress Inessa Armand, with whom he had a ménage à trois. Simon Ings traces how Stalin...
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    Julian Glover

    The Revolutionary Engineer

    Wednesday 16 August 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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    Why not try? Abir Mukherjee & Kaite Welsh Abir Mukherjee & Kaite Welsh Partners in Crime Mon 21 Aug 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Daniel Hahn: The Power of Translation

    Novels in the English Language

    Wednesday 16 August 2:15pm - 3:15pm

    Daniel Hahn: The Power of Translation
    Shortlisted for last year’s Man Booker International Prize, translator Daniel Hahn was a judge of this year’s contest. In today’s event, Hahn and two of the translators shortlisted for the 2017 prize talk about their roles interpreting novels for...
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    Amanda Coe & Louise Doughty

    Creating the TV Adaptation

    Wednesday 16 August 2:30pm - 3:30pm

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    Why not try? Gonzalo C Garcia & Dorthe Nors Gonzalo C Garcia & Dorthe Nors Single and Lonely Wed 23 Aug 7:00pm - 8:00pm

    Story Shop

    Wednesday 16 August 3:00pm - 3:30pm

    Story Shop
    Immerse yourself in short stories at Story Shop, hosted by Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust. Hear up-and-coming writers living and working in Edinburgh today. Check www.cityofliterature.com or our website in July for the line-up.
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    Andy Hamilton

    Out of the Scriptwriting Shadows

    Wednesday 16 August 3:15pm - 4:15pm

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    Why not try? Joanna Cannon & Katy Mahood Joanna Cannon & Katy Mahood Read Next Year’s Bestsellers Now Mon 21 Aug 8:15pm - 9:15pm

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