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    Nothing but the Poem with Samuel Tongue: The Poetry of Ada Limón

    Tuesday 23 August 13:00 - 14:00

    Nothing but the Poem with Samuel Tongue: The Poetry of Ada Limón Book
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    Latinx voices are becoming increasingly audible in international poetry and Ada Limón is among the most exciting of them. Her best-known poems include takes on feminism in animalistic form and a perspective on being ‘othered’ so that organisations...
     

    Karen Campbell & Charlie Roy: Things We Don’t Remember, Things We Can’t Forget

    Tuesday 23 August 14:00 - 15:00

    Karen Campbell & Charlie Roy: Things We Don’t Remember, Things We Can’t Forget Book
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    Charlie Roy’s The Broken Pane follows Tam’s flight into her past, after a tragic discovery throws her life off course. Karen Campbell’s Paper Cup journeys with Kelly, who is homeless and decides to leave the streets of Glasgow to return to her...
     

    It's Busy Party Time!

    Age 1-3

    Tuesday 23 August 14:00 - 14:30

    It's Busy Party Time! Book
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    Get ready for a party as we celebrate the 50th book in the popular Busy Books series, Busy Party! Perfect for toddlers looking forward to celebrating their birthdays, this interactive event shows them what to expect, from decorating for the celebrations...
     

    Will Ashon & Will Buckingham: Only Connect

    Tuesday 23 August 14:15 - 15:15

    Will Ashon & Will Buckingham: Only Connect Book
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    For 30 months, Will Ashon conducted interviews to create a sweeping oral history of Britain today and the result, The Passengers, reveals much more than you’d expect. When Will Buckingham lost his partner, he addressed his grief by opening his life to...
     

    Diana Gabaldon: The Outlander Phenomenon

    Tuesday 23 August 14:30 - 15:30

    Diana Gabaldon: The Outlander Phenomenon Book
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    In 1991, Diana Gabaldon published Outlander, the tale of a post-Second World War nurse who accidentally time travels to Jacobite Scotland. Outlander became one of the bestselling book series of all time and spawned the hugely popular TV programme. In...
     

    Reading the World

    Tuesday 23 August 15:00 - 15:30

    Reading the World Book
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    Can writers give us a fresh perspective on global and local issues? Each afternoon a leading writer discusses books, research and ideas confronting this time of uncertainty and change.
     

    It's Busy Party Time!

    Age 1-3

    Tuesday 23 August 15:00 - 15:30

    It's Busy Party Time! Book
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    Get ready for a party as we celebrate the 50th book in the popular Busy Books series, Busy Party! Perfect for toddlers looking forward to celebrating their birthdays, this interactive event shows them what to expect, from decorating for the celebrations...
     

    Gabriel Krauze & Ryan O'Connor: Penned in the Margins

    Tuesday 23 August 15:30 - 16:30

    Gabriel Krauze & Ryan O'Connor: Penned in the Margins Book
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    Gabriel Krauze’s Who They Was is a visceral semi-autobiographical novel about a man living in the brutal gang world of south London while also studying for a degree. Ryan O’Connor’s The Voids, set in a condemned Glasgow high-rise full of...
     

    Tessa Hadley & Charlotte Mendelson: The Process of Revealing

    Tuesday 23 August 16:00 - 17:00

    Tessa Hadley & Charlotte Mendelson: The Process of Revealing Book
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    In Tessa Hadley’s Free Love, homemaker Phyllis is about to have her neat suburban world blown apart by kissing the son of a friend. In The Exhibitionist, Charlotte Mendelson introduces a family whose patriarch artist prepares for a new exhibition –...
     

    Elif Batuman: The Consolations of Philosophy

    Tuesday 23 August 16:15 - 17:15

    Elif Batuman: The Consolations of Philosophy Book
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    Elif Batuman’s first novel, The Idiot, was a finalist in the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction following university student Selin from Harvard to Hungary in pursuit of the elusive, fascinating Ivan. Today, Batuman discusses the highly anticipated sequel...