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    Close Read: Merve Emre on To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

    Saturday 13 August 17:00 - 18:30

    Close Read: Merve Emre on To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Book
    Why not try? Workshop: Lizzy Stewart on Illustrating Your Reading List Workshop: Lizzy Stewart on Illustrating Your Reading List Wed 17 Aug 10:30 - 12:30
     

    Merve Emre & Daniel Mulhall: Mrs Dalloway Meets Buck Mulligan

    Sunday 14 August 13:30 - 14:30

    Merve Emre & Daniel Mulhall: Mrs Dalloway Meets Buck Mulligan Book
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    Virginia Woolf ’s Mrs Dalloway and James Joyce’s Ulysses: two novels that defined modernist literature. Today, Merve Emre, a critic and Oxford University Professor, presents The Annotated Mrs Dalloway, painting a rapturous portrait of Woolf ’s...
     

    Devi Sridhar: How to Prevent (Another) Pandemic

    Thursday 18 August 11:30 - 12:30

    Devi Sridhar: How to Prevent (Another) Pandemic Book
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    As both chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh and a highly effective social media communicator, Professor Devi Sridhar became an invaluable resource for many in the early days of the pandemic, and a household name across the...
     

    Julian Barnes: Think for Yourself

    Thursday 18 August 19:00 - 20:00

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    Does the ghost of Anita Brookner haunt the pages of Julian Barnes’s new novel Elizabeth Finch? Or is it Muriel Spark? Either way, his book is a loving tribute to a singular imaginary woman who teaches Culture and Civilization and who ‘radically...
     

    Vivian French & Helen Kellock: The Importance of Visual Literacy

    Tuesday 23 August 16:30 - 17:30

    Vivian French & Helen Kellock: The Importance of Visual Literacy Book
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    Author of numerous books, Vivian French is joined by award-winning illustrator Helen Kellock for a conversation about inspiring an enduring love of books, even in the most reluctant young readers. They share book ideas from picture books suitable for...
     

    Celebrating the Shortlists of the James Tait Black Prizes

    Wednesday 24 August 17:30 - 19:00

    Celebrating the Shortlists of the James Tait Black Prizes Book
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    The UK’s longest-running literary prizes are awarded in this prestigious event with broadcaster Sally Magnusson, who hosts a celebration of the year’s best works of fiction and biography. Join us as the Prize judges and University of Edinburgh...
     

    Futureproofing Education

    Thursday 25 August 14:00 - 15:00

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    Following two years of disruption in schools, we’re bringing together education pioneers to imagine the creative, bespoke settings needed to support young people. Chaired by Gerald Richards, CEO of Superpower Agency, our panellists include founder of...
     

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet

    Saturday 27 August 11:00 - 11:45

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet Book
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    What would the planet look like if you designed it? This was the question Ryan Van Winkle, our Schools Writer in Residence, has been exploring with local pupils as part of Citizen, our long-term creative programme. Drop in anytime between 11:00 and...
     

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet

    Saturday 27 August 14:00 - 14:45

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet Book
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    What would the planet look like if you designed it? This was the question Ryan Van Winkle, our Schools Writer in Residence, has been exploring with local pupils as part of Citizen, our long-term creative programme. Drop in anytime between 11:00 and...
     

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet

    Saturday 27 August 16:00 - 16:45

    Planet Citizen! Create Your Own Planet Book
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    What would the planet look like if you designed it? This was the question Ryan Van Winkle, our Schools Writer in Residence, has been exploring with local pupils as part of Citizen, our long-term creative programme. Drop in anytime between 11:00 and...