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Harry Josephine Giles & Malin Lewis: Future Traditions for Queer Scotland

Thursday 14 August 19:15 - 20:15

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Join us for a dazzling celebration of Unco, a new LGBT+ Scots lexicon. Harry Josephine Giles and Malin Lewis present a unique spoken word and music performance, blending old and new language and sounds to explore queer identities and histories…
 

Partha Dasgupta: Valuing our World

Thursday 14 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Today, Partha Dasgupta discusses his groundbreaking book On Natural Capital, advocating for why nature should be given the same economic value as the resources we extract from it…
 

Torrey Peters Presents…

Thursday 14 August 20:00 - 21:30

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In this exclusive Book Festival event, Torrey Peters – PEN/Hemingway Award-winning author of Detransition, Baby and the kaleidoscopic Stag Dance – co-curates performances from some of the most exciting trans writers and artists around…
 

Doug Johnstone: Making Waves in Science Fiction

Thursday 14 August 20:15 - 21:15

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Described by The Scotsman as ‘a master of the page-turning, heart-gripping, plot-driven tale’, Doug Johnstone is also remarkably prolific…
 

Chris Brookmyre: Thirty, and Counting

Thursday 14 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Chris Brookmyre’s offbeat brand of Scottish crime has been selling by the millions since his debut in 1996. He joins us now with his 30th novel, The Cracked Mirror, a deeply unusual detective caper that splices the tweedy with the hardboiled…
 

Scots Bookbug

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Friday 15 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Why not try? Are You Sitting Comfortably? Are You Sitting Comfortably? Suitable for age 3 - 5 Sat 23 Aug 10:00 - 10:30
 

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Friday 15 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers. Check website for today’s author…
 

Mairi Kidd & Lesley McDowell: Reimagining History’s (Anti)Heroines

Friday 15 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Join Mairi Kidd and Lesley McDowell for a romp through 19th century Scotland as they discuss the craft of compelling character studies and inventing voices for women lost to time…
 

Words from the Wards: The Exhibition

Friday 15 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…
 

Under the Sea with the Sensory Sessions

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Friday 15 August 10:00 - 10:50

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Why not try? Gaelic Bookbug Gaelic Bookbug Suitable for age 0 - 2 Wed 13 Aug 10:00 - 10:30