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Andy Wightman: Who Owns Scotland?

Wednesday 20 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Ten years ago Andy Wightman – a former Member of the Scottish Parliament with the Scottish Greens and a tireless campaigner over issues around land ownership and reform in Scotland – published The Poor Had No Lawyers, a definitive investigation into just…
 

Paul French: Wallis Simpson’s Lost Years in China

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 16:30

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For her unimpeachable fashion sense, her role in the abdication of her husband, and her shameful connection with Adolf Hitler - fascination with Wallis Simpson continues unabated nearly 40 years after her death. Now, award-winning historian Paul French…
 

Dinner for One: A Table Talk with Michèle Roberts

Wednesday 20 August 15:30 - 17:00

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Booker-shortlisted author of Daughters of the House, Michèle Roberts' career has spanned fiction, poetry, and memoir. The constant through-line, though, is food, so it's almost surprising that French Cooking for One is her first work wholly dedicated to…
 

Vigdis Hjorth: Love Will Tear Us Apart

Wednesday 20 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Leading Norwegian author Vigdis Hjorth writes novels that are 'like major fires: destructive and difficult to contain', according to Literary Review. In her latest, If Only, she explores how an impulsive affair at an unremarkable conference descends into…
 

Elly Griffiths: Cold Cases Stuck in Time

Wednesday 20 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Number one Sunday Times bestselling author of the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, Elly Griffiths, returns with a brand new crime series. With 26 novels under her belt, how does Griffiths continue to keep her characters fresh, plot lines exciting, and twists…
 

Etgar Keret: In Short

Wednesday 20 August 16:45 - 17:45

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One of the most original and entertaining storytellers at work today, Etgar Keret is known for his dark humour, off-the-wall imagination, and deceptively whimsical short fiction. The internationally acclaimed Israeli author of books including Suddenly a…
 

Mark Watson: Serendipity and Sushi Rolls

Wednesday 20 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Whether it's texting Greg Davies (almost) every day for a year for Taskmaster, podcasting, touring, or popping up in panel shows, comedian and writer Mark Watson goes at life full-pelt - just like delivery rider Damir in his new novel, One Minute Away…
 

Discover Muriel Spark’s Archives with the National Library of Scotland

Wednesday 20 August 17:00 - 18:30

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Why not try? Close Read with Open Book: The Stories of Ali Smith Close Read with Open Book: The Stories of Ali Smith Tue 12 Aug 11:00 - 12:30
 

Lucía Lijtmaer & Monika Radojevic: Fuelled by Rage

Wednesday 20 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Sharp writing and incisive perspectives are the hallmarks of Lucía Lijtmaer (Cautery) and Monika Radojevic (A Beautiful Lack of Consequence). Join them for a vital conversation about the pressures and the possibilities of female experiences…
 

Shaun Walker: The Spies Next Door

Wednesday 20 August 17:45 - 18:45

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Guardian central and eastern Europe correspondent Shaun Walker joins us in conversation with Charlotte Higgins, discussing his secret history, The Illegals, where he puts a decade reporting from Moscow to good use, revealing, with the pace and intrigue…