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    Jan-Philipp Sendker

    Chinese Whispers

    Monday 26 August 15:30 - 16:30

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    Few things could be more terrifying than a threat against your child’s safety. That’s the propulsive force behind Jan-Philipp Sendker’s gripping thriller The Far Side of the Night, the last in the bestselling Rising Dragon series. Paul and...

    Deborah Levy

    Spectres of History

    Monday 26 August 15:30 - 16:30

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    Amidst abundant praise for novel Hot Milk and memoir Cost of Living, the Booker Prize-shortlisted Deborah Levy today launches The Man Who Saw Everything, an electrifying and painfully timely novel. Levy’s story follows young historian Saul Adler to...
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    Roger Mason

    How Europe Shaped Scotland

    Monday 26 August 15:45 - 16:45

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    Why not try? Gerry Hassan Gerry Hassan Holyrood and Scotland Twenty Years On Thu 22 Aug 15:45 - 16:45

    Bizarre Body-Swapping with David Solomons

    Age 9-12

    Monday 26 August 16:30 - 17:30

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    Venture through time and space with David Solomons, hilarious winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Luke and his brother have swapped bodies and now he has superpowers! Discover how he puts them to good use in My Arch-Enemy is a Brain in a...

    Retelling Roald Dahl's Matilda

    Families & 8+

    Monday 26 August 17:00 - 18:00

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    Selected as the 2019 Roald Dahl Book of the Year, Matilda is the magical and much-loved story of everyone’s favourite bookworm. Now it’s been added to the growing number of quality titles available in Scots. Join Scots writer and translator Anne...
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    Rory Stewart

    Lessons from literature for today’s politics

    Monday 26 August 17:00 - 18:00

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    Why not try? No Homework Reading Group No Homework Reading Group Reading Workshop Wed 21 Aug 11:00 - 12:30

    Alien Adventures with Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton

    Age 5-8

    Monday 26 August 17:15 - 18:15

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    Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam are back in their latest lively adventure and this time they're using their doggy detective skills to defend against an alien attack. Full of slapstick humour and clever twists, this quirky tale of two canine...

    Steve Cole: Toads, Snails and Puppy Dogs' Tails

    Age 6-9

    Monday 26 August 17:30 - 18:30

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    Immensely popular author of Astrosaurs, Steve Cole returns to the Book Festival armed with his customary zany humour and lively performance. Become the sidekick to a wise-quacking superhero in Adventure Duck vs Power Pug and take a foray into the...
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    Ursula Buchan

    Following in Famous Footsteps

    Monday 26 August 17:45 - 18:45

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    Why not try? Martin Sixsmith Martin Sixsmith From Russia with love Mon 26 Aug 10:15 - 11:15

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