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There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Around 1000 authors appear in over 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.

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    Outriders: Harry Giles & Katherena Vermette

    Canada: Montreal to Hudson Bay

    Sunday 13 August 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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    Why not try? Robert Alan Jamieson & Heather O'Neill Robert Alan Jamieson & Heather O'Neill Canada on the Page Mon 28 Aug 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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    Julia Donaldson & Helen Oxenbury: Giant Jumperee

    Families & 8+

    Sunday 13 August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

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    Why not try? Lissa Evans & A L Kennedy: Absurd Adventures Lissa Evans & A L Kennedy: Absurd Adventures Families & 8+ Wed 23 Aug 5:45pm - 6:45pm
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    Jo Baker

    How To Read a Novel

    Sunday 13 August 3:45pm - 4:45pm

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    Why not try? Picture Books as Philosophy Hooks Picture Books as Philosophy Hooks Stimulating Kids' Curiosity Mon 28 Aug 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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    Tea, Cake and Catwalks with Holly Smale

    Age 10-14

    Sunday 13 August 4:00pm - 5:30pm

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    Why not try? Tea, Cake and Romantic Tales Tea, Cake and Romantic Tales Age 12+ Sun 20 Aug 4:00pm - 5:30pm

    Teju Cole

    Seeing is Believing

    Sunday 13 August 4:00pm - 5:00pm

    Teju Cole
    Teju Cole is an artist who works with his eyes open and his shoes on. His writing is legendary; his photography about to become just as important. The America-born Nigerian author of the multi award-winning novel Open City makes a welcome return to the...

    Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech: Historical Fictions

    Age 12+

    Sunday 13 August 4:30pm - 5:30pm

    Theresa Breslin & Caroline Leech: Historical Fictions
    CILIP Carnegie Medal-winner Theresa Breslin's The Rasputin Dagger follows a risky romance during the Russian Revolution, while Caroline Leech's Wait for Me explores a forbidden love during the Second World War. Meet these two brilliant writers and get...

    Busting Book Myths with Vivian French

    Families & 5+

    Sunday 13 August 5:00pm - 6:00pm

    Busting Book Myths with Vivian French
    Expect stories, fun and plenty of participation as leading children's author Vivian French leads you on a cover to cover journey through her hilarious, myth-busting picture book about books and reading, The Covers of My Book are Too Far Apart! Perfect...
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    Will Self

    Matters of Life and De’Ath

    Sunday 13 August 5:00pm - 6:00pm

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    Why not try? Nicole Krauss Nicole Krauss Transformative Fiction Sun 27 Aug 8:15pm - 9:15pm
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    Donald Smith & Beth Underdown

    Giving 17th Century Women a Voice

    Sunday 13 August 5:00pm - 6:00pm

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    Why not try? Lucy Hughes-Hallett & Michèle Roberts Lucy Hughes-Hallett & Michèle Roberts Troubling Times Tue 22 Aug 10:15am - 11:15am

    A World of Sighs

    From Poetry to Prayer

    Sunday 13 August 5:30pm - 6:30pm

    A World of Sighs
    Seen historically as a way of maintaining a healthy body and mind through the expelling of melancholy, sighing is now fertile ground for psychologists to assess a person’s emotional state. For a history of the sigh, from poetry to prayer and health to...

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