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Hanif Kureishi: Shattered but Unbroken

Friday 15 August 15:15 - 16:15

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In this event, Kureishi will appear remotely, talking to Chitra Ramaswamy as he shares his insights into recovery, self-discovery, and the enduring nature of creativity…
 

Tessa Hadley: The Cusp of Something

Friday 15 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Master chronicler of the heart’s hidden desires, Tessa Hadley (author of Late in the Day and After the Funeral) discusses her first novella…
 

Defying Destiny with Molly X Chang

Friday 15 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them…
 

Madeleine Thien & Omar El Akkad: The Sanctity of Language

Friday 15 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Words matter. But how far can language take us – or lead us away from – where we want to be?…
 

Utopia Lab: A Workshop with Jennifer Williams, Jo Balfour-Oatts, Jimmy Turner

Friday 15 August 16:30 - 19:30

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Presented by Edinburgh Futures Institute’s creative projects team. Poet Jennifer Williams, visual artist Jimmy Turner, and academic Jo BalfourOatts invite you to consider impractical repairs of material objects. Exploring how we can repair objects with……
 

Esther Swift: The Heartstrings of Poetry

Friday 15 August 16:30 - 17:30

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Someone once said that ‘poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them’ – Esther Swift is, quite literally, the embodiment of this sentiment…
 

Polly Atkin & Joe Harkness: The Force of Nature

Friday 15 August 16:45 - 17:45

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Many of us know that time in nature supports our wellbeing – but why does it? How does nature change the way we think?…
 

Lindsey Hilsum: Poetry as an Act of Witness

Friday 15 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Lindsey Hilsum has been a war correspondent for four decades. She’s been a poetry lover for even longer…
 

Melissa Lucashenko & Tanya Talaga: Illuminating the Nations

Friday 15 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Though Melissa Lucashenko and Tanya Talaga work across different genres, both explore the complexities of myth, history, and resilience from fascinating, unique perspectives…
 

Ivo Graham: The Glory and the Chaos

Friday 15 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Ivo Graham is a whirlwind of a man. A hugely popular comedian, club night DJ, podcast host, TaskMaster flop, and a father: he simply can’t do things by halves…