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Shared Reading with Open Book

Friday 22 August 11:00 - 12:00

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Join Open Book Lead Readers for an informal and relaxed shared reading session. Each session will explore a chapter from a debut book from this year’s Festival programme. No experience necessary, all reading materials will be provided on the day……
 

Bookbug with Edinburgh Libraries

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Friday 22 August 11:00 - 11:30

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Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this fun, interactive Bookbug event, part of Scottish Book Trust's Early Years Programme. Then meet Bookbug for cuddles, high-fives, and photos…
 

Gabriel Weston: An Alternative Anatomy

Friday 22 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Aged 20, surgeon Gabriel Weston enrolled in a pioneering degree programme encouraging arts students to become doctors. She joins us to discuss our fragile, frightening, miraculous bodies…
 

Becky Manawatu: Family Drama

Friday 22 August 11:45 - 12:45

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In 2022, Aotearoa-New Zealand author Becky Manawatu broke through with her international bestselling debut novel, Aue, a multi-perspective exploration of a family’s relationship with violence and grief…
 

Alisha Fernandez Miranda, Emma Gannon & Jessica Stanley: Love Undone

Friday 22 August 12:00 - 13:00

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Most romance novels are all about the happily ever after. But what happens when ever after doesn’t end up looking so… happy?…
 

Thought Exercise: Josh Cohen

Friday 22 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Today’s guest is acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen who – in All the Rage – examines how anger has come to define so much of our social and political lives…
 

You're Invited to Acorn Wood!

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Friday 22 August 12:00 - 12:30

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It’s time for a dance in Acorn Wood! Join Hare and all her friends for a party to remember as we celebrate 25 years of the beloved interactive board book series by iconic duo, author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler…
 

Fresh Words: Women's Prize Trust Discoveries

Friday 22 August 12:15 - 13:15

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It’s lunchtime, and (hallelujah!) there’s no need to doomscroll over a sad desk salad. Be the first to discover the literary stars of the future, instead…
 

Scribble & Scrawl with Jill Calder and Justin Davies

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Friday 22 August 13:00 - 14:30

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Get inspired by the sights and sounds in and around the Edinburgh Futures Institute and flex your creative muscles with children’s author Justin Davies and illustrator Jill Calder. Join them on a journey around the Book Festival…
 

The Front List: Yulia Navalnaya

Friday 22 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Until his death in a Russian prison last year, Alexei Navalny offered the only meaningful opposition to Vladimir Putin’s leadership. Today, Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, speaks about her late husband’s powerful book and the uniquely courageous man…