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    Vivian French & Helen Kellock: The Importance of Visual Literacy

    Tuesday 23 August 16:30 - 17:30

    Vivian French & Helen Kellock: The Importance of Visual Literacy Book
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    Author of numerous books, Vivian French is joined by award-winning illustrator Helen Kellock for a conversation about inspiring an enduring love of books, even in the most reluctant young readers. They share book ideas from picture books suitable for...
     

    Black History Walking Tour with Lisa Williams

    Tuesday 23 August 17:00 - 18:30

    Black History Walking Tour with Lisa Williams Book
    Why not try? Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: Dismantling Family Histories Honorée Fanonne Jeffers: Dismantling Family Histories Sun 28 Aug 20:15 - 21:15
     

    Scotland’s Stories Now: On This Day

    Tuesday 23 August 17:00 - 17:45

    Scotland’s Stories Now: On This Day Book
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    This year, we asked people across Scotland – of any age, background or ability – to submit their own stories responding to the prompt ‘On This Day’, to build a fascinating portrait of Scotland today. Every day at 17:00 different storytellers...
     

    Ottessa Moshfegh: Power, Cruelty and Savage Faith

    Tuesday 23 August 17:00 - 18:00

    Ottessa Moshfegh: Power, Cruelty and Savage Faith Book
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    With her striking new novel Lapvona, Ottessa Moshfegh continues to prove herself as one of the most exciting contemporary literary fiction writers. Unbound by genre, unafraid of darkness and unparalleled in her ambition, Moshfegh transports us to a...
     

    Unleash your Creativity with Sita Brahmachari & Natalie Sirett

    Age 13+

    Tuesday 23 August 17:00 - 18:00

    Unleash your Creativity with Sita Brahmachari & Natalie Sirett Book
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    This interactive event around potent young adult novel When Shadows Fall, which tackles grief and mental illness, will include the opening of the Raven Treasure box, revealing some of the meaningful icons in the story. Audiences journey through the...
     

    Liner Notes: Sinéad Gleeson on Kate Bush

    Tuesday 23 August 17:00 - 18:30

    Liner Notes: Sinéad Gleeson on Kate Bush Book
    Why not try? Workshop: Daniel Hahn on Translation Workshop: Daniel Hahn on Translation Mon 15 Aug 17:00 - 19:00
     

    Philip Miller & C S Robertson: Violent Ends

    Tuesday 23 August 17:30 - 18:30

    Philip Miller & C S Robertson: Violent Ends Book
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    Philip Miller’s The Goldenacre is the second detective novel set in Edinburgh’s fine art scene – now the provenance of a masterpiece holds a clue to a string of murders. C S Robertson’s The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill introduces a...
     

    Ada Limón: The Images of Poetry

    Tuesday 23 August 17:30 - 18:30

    Changed Ada Limón: The Images of Poetry Book
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    National Book Critics Circle Award winner Ada Limón joins us to present a powerful new poetry collection, The Hurting Kind. Limón charts the interconnectedness between humans and non-humans, the living and their ancestors. Her work constructs joyfully...
     

    Siri Hustvedt: What Makes a Mother?

    Tuesday 23 August 18:15 - 19:15

    Siri Hustvedt: What Makes a Mother? Book
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    Mothers, Fathers and Others, the new collection from award-winning essayist Siri Hustvedt, approaches the question of parenthood through a distinctly current lens. Hustvedt confronts the myriad issues of motherhood with her signature expansiveness,...
     

    Hollie McNish & Joelle Taylor: Taboo-Busting Poets at Work

    Tuesday 23 August 19:00 - 20:00

    Hollie McNish & Joelle Taylor: Taboo-Busting Poets at Work Book
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    Ted Hughes Award-winning poet Hollie McNish’s irreverent book, Slug, brings a focus on diverse topics including grief, the body and anti-masturbation pants. Joelle Taylor’s C+nto & Othered Poems won the 2021 T S Eliot Prize for its examination of...