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Hundreds of events for adults, teenagers and children feature authors, illustrators, musicians, poets, policians, thinkers, prize-winners and rising stars every August.
Tempt your palate with delicious books by two expert foodies. Ghillie Başan has written over 40 critically lauded culinary guides. A Taste of the Highlands introduces artisans, farmers and fishermen from the region and shares 100 recipes both...
From 22–26 August we’re bringing the outside inside in the Baillie Gifford Storytime Yurt. Immerse yourself in our beautiful woodland décor, take some time to unwind with the ambient sounds of nature and feel calmed by the atmospheric lighting....
Come and meet some of the brilliantly imaginative authors shortlisted for this year’s YA Book Prize as they read from and talk about their – potentially – award-winning books with Mel Bold: Manjeet Mann, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Krystal...
Think of the people who’ve shaped Scotland’s cultural confidence and Liz Lochhead’s name will be near the top of the list. For 50 years, she’s given us glistening poetry and theatre to reflect the shifting times. Her seminal debut collection,...
The history of translation into the English language is a story of colonisation. Violent Phenomena: 21 Essays on Translation asks how translators can best acknowledge this troubling past. And might it be possible to use translation to rewrite the...
This is the story of one curator’s audacious project to stage a retrospective of Francis Bacon’s paintings in Soviet-era Moscow. It’s also a picture of Soviet and Western relations just before the fall of the Berlin Wall. And it’s a close...