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Joseph O’Connor: Beleaguered City

Tuesday 12 August 12:15 - 13:15

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International award-winning author Joseph O’Connor returns to the Festival with the next novel in his thrilling, historical Rome Escape Line series…
 

Conn Iggulden: Return to Rome

Tuesday 12 August 12:45 - 13:45

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As British Book Award-winner and the first person to top the UK fiction and non-fiction charts at the same time, Conn Iggulden is a superstar of historical writing. Join us today to hear how Iggulden interweaves fiction with fact to create page-turning…
 

Stig Abell: Letters from a Murderer

Tuesday 12 August 15:00 - 16:00

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A love letter to the crime genre, The Burial Place explores what happens when a retired city detective, a group of archaeologists, and a murderer descend upon a small idyllic town. Writer and broadcaster Stig Abell’s event is for crime lovers everywhere…
 

If I Were Prime Minister with Ella Okstad and Trygve Skaug

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Tuesday 12 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Sharing their new book, If I Were Prime Minister, author Trygve Skaug and illustrator Ella Okstad will encourage you to dream big – and there’ll be some singing, dancing, and drawing too. Bring your pencils (and your imaginations)…
 

Esther García Llovet & Rosa Ribas: Queens of Spanish Noir

Tuesday 12 August 15:45 - 16:45

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Join two of Spain’s most exciting contemporary writers to discover how, even in the blazing Spanish sun, they’ve found dark corners for secrets to lurk within…
 

Isabel Allende: Identity and Destiny

Tuesday 12 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Today, Isabel Allende joins us remotely for an unmissable conversation about her life in letters, and her triumphant return to the multi-generational saga, My Name is Emilia del Valle…
 

Close Read: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Tuesday 12 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Today, Nicholas Jubber (Monsterland) dissects Mary Shelley’s gothic classic, Frankenstein, peeling back its layers of language and morality to reach the heart of a tale which has never beaten more strongly…
 

Peter F Hamilton: Space Opera Goes Digital

Tuesday 12 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Today, Hamilton talks about the thrill of imagining a wildly far-flung future and his dual roles as novelist and video game consultant…
 

Malachy Tallack: That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz

Tuesday 12 August 20:00 - 21:30

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Malachy Tallack’s novel, That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz, is uniquely accompanied by an album of evocative songs. Join us tonight as those songs will be captivatingly performed by a full band (including Tallack)…
 

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers. Appearing today: Ailie Finlay…