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Food, Friendship, and Fun with Selina Brown

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Sunday 17 August 11:15 - 12:15

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The world is full of wonderful rice recipes but how do we know which one reigns supreme? Join Selina Brown as she helps answer this question with a fun interactive event that celebrates friendship, food, and different cultures through her funny new book…
 

Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi: Women, Not Witches

Sunday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Campaign group Witches of Scotland are on a mission to illuminate the unjust killings of nearly 4,000 Scottish women in the 1500s. They want an official pardon, an apology, and appropriate memorialisation of those who were killed…
 

Brilliant Little Beasties with Yussef Rafik

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 17 August 11:45 - 12:45

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They may be small, but you’d be surprised how useful bugs and minibeasts are to our planet. They’re just so amazing too – did you know some bugs can lift over 1,000 times their weight? Hear Yussef Rafik share loads of fun bug facts with his latest book…
 

Jonathan Coe: Cosy Crime Meets Political Thriller

Sunday 17 August 12:00 - 13:00

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The Independent called Jonathan Coe the 'funniest serious novelist' in Britain. In The Proof of My Innocence, a blistering political critique of a chaotic post-Brexit Britain gets wrapped up in a murder mystery featuring a trepidatious reporter, a…
 

Time is Power with Caroline O'Donoghue

Sunday 17 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Bestselling author Caroline O’Donoghue’s Skipshock – her dazzlingly inventive new YA sci-fi romantasy – is set in a universe where time is a resource; coveted and exploited, it’s the key to power and privilege. Hear Caroline chatting today…
 

Elmer with Mama G and Marysia Milewski

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Sunday 17 August 12:15 - 13:15

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When ice starts to melt at the North Pole, a polar bear sets off on an adventure that takes him all the way to Elmer’s jungle! But how will the polar bear get home? Pantomime dame Mama G and illustrator Marysia Milewski share songs, drawings, and a brand-…
 

Saving the Day with Science with Chanté Timothy

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 17 August 13:00 - 14:00

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Look out! A new graphic novel series is exploding its way onto our bookshelves. Meet Nova, a young super scientist with a thirst for knowledge, experiments, and adventures. Just like a supernova in the sky, she’s blazing with energy and excitement!…
 

Have Lunch with Sami Tamimi

Sunday 17 August 13:00 - 16:00

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In his first solo cookbook, Boustany, Sami Tamimi draws inspiration from growing up in Palestine, eating produce from his grandfather's luscious, lovingly tended garden: vegetables and herbs that transformed into dishes bringing family and community…
 

Design the Future with Remode Collective

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 17 August 13:00 - 16:00

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Textile designer of the future? Join Remode Collective for a drop-in sustainable textile session reimagining recycled and donated fabric into bookmarks, keyholder charms, and mini fabric artworks. Explore the world of textiles, get crafty, and learn…
 

The Front List: Anne Applebaum & Edward Wong

Sunday 17 August 13:30 - 14:30

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It’s hard to overstate the extent to which the Trump administration has disrupted the past 70 years’ world order. Journalists Anne Applebaum and Edward Wong are here to report on whether democracy can ever truly be safeguarded…