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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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    Richard Holloway & Andrew O'Hagan with Elif Shafak

    Stories and the Pursuit of Power

    Thursday 17 August 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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    Why not try? Peter Conradi Peter Conradi Is Russia Lost to Us for Good? Sun 20 Aug 7:15pm - 8:15pm
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    Tanya Landman & Reginald D Hunter

    Little White Lies

    Thursday 17 August 2:15pm - 3:15pm

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    Why not try? Petina Gappah & Akhil Sharma Petina Gappah & Akhil Sharma Superstars of International Fiction Tue 22 Aug 2:00pm - 3:00pm

    Charlie Fletcher & Ken MacLeod

    The Final Curtains

    Thursday 17 August 2:30pm - 3:30pm

    Charlie Fletcher & Ken MacLeod
    Two trilogies from two bestselling writers come to a spectacular end in this event. The Remnant, Charlie Fletcher’s Victorian fantasy, has a finale in which the secret society keeping the natural and supernatural worlds apart falls into crisis. Far in...

    Story Shop

    Thursday 17 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.

    Aidan O'Rourke, James Robertson & Kit Downes

    A Tune and a Story a Day

    Thursday 17 August 3:30pm - 4:30pm

    Aidan O'Rourke, James Robertson & Kit Downes
    Scottish fiddler Aidan O’Rourke was inspired to write a tune a day for a whole year as a musical response to James Robertson’s book, 365, itself a collection of stories written on, and for, each day of the year. One year on, join O’Rourke and...
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    Abdulrazak Gurnah & Chibundu Onuzo

    African Stories

    Thursday 17 August 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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    Why not try? MacGillivray & Courtney Sina Meredith MacGillivray & Courtney Sina Meredith Reshuffling the Pack Sun 20 Aug 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Susie Hodge: Why is Art Full of Naked People?

    Families & 8+

    Thursday 17 August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

    Susie Hodge: Why is Art Full of Naked People?
    Susie Hodge helps you understand art in her new book Why is Art Full of Naked People?, an accessible and educational introduction to art history. What's with all the fruit? And is this piece finished? Susie answers all the questions that you've been...

    Silly Swines with Emer Stamp

    Age 5-10

    Thursday 17 August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

    Silly Swines with Emer Stamp
    Pig is back in The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of Pig. Life at the farm is completely crazy - you wouldn’t believe some of the things that happen. But Pig says they are 10,000% true and he is not pig-ing around! Author-illustrator Emer Stamp will...

    Richard Reed

    Innocent Advice

    Thursday 17 August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

    BSL Event Richard Reed
    Successful business people such as Richard Reed will always have good advice to offer. But the man behind Innocent, the juice brand, is here to discuss the words of wisdom that kept him motivated to transform a smoothie stall into a multi-million pound...

    Afternoon Tea with Joudie Kalla

    Culinary Delights

    Thursday 17 August 4:00pm - 5:30pm

    Afternoon Tea with Joudie Kalla
    While there has been a recent upswing in interest about Middle Eastern cuisine, the food of Palestine remains something of an enigma. London-based chef Joudie Kalla is here to change all that as she brings us memories of growing up in a Palestinian...

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