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Tanya Talaga: Open Secrets

Thursday 14 August 13:15 - 14:15

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Anishinaabe writer Tanya Talaga's The Knowing is a riveting exploration of her family's story, and a retelling of the country we now call Canada…

The Front List: Nicola Sturgeon

Thursday 14 August 13:30 - 14:30

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In this special event celebrating the launch of her warm and revealing new memoir, Frankly, Sturgeon pulls back the curtain on her personal evolution from a shy working-class child to one of Scotland’s most significant political leaders…

Plot as Repair: A Workshop with Eleanor Catton

Thursday 14 August 13:30 - 15:30

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Open Book Shared Reading Wed 13 Aug 11:00 - 12:00

Peter Godwin: Love, Loss, and Occasional Wars

Thursday 14 August 13:45 - 14:45

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As an author, journalist, and former PEN America president, Peter Godwin has faced conflict with courage throughout his 30-year career. Winning the Orwell Prize with his debut title, Mukiwa, his fourth book, Exit Wounds, sees Godwin face a more personal…

Harriet Baker & Philip Hoare: Creative Roots

Thursday 14 August 14:00 - 15:00

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Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year, Harriet Baker, and Baillie Gifford Prize-winning Philip Hoare are paired for an extraordinary discussion delving intimately into creative influences…

Sigrid Rausing: An Intertwining of Minds

Thursday 14 August 14:15 - 15:15

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When celebrated Swedish author Johanna Ekström learned she was dying of cancer, she asked her friend Sigrid Rausing to distil 13 handwritten notebooks into one final published work. The result, And the Walls Became the World All Around, is a sublime…