Don't miss out on these special BBC radio recordings happening at the Book Festival this summer. Tickets are free and places must be booked in advance by emailing bookclub@bbc.co.uk.
BBC Radio 4 recording: Take Four Books
15.00-16.00, Saturday 9 August
Free event
Room 2.35
BBC Radio 4’s new literary programme – Take Four Books – is coming to the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It’s a new programme exploring the creative process of a writer by discussing, not just their new work, but also their inspirations and influences. Join presenter – and Chair of the Edinburgh International Book Festival Board – James Crawford as he talks to the writer Rachel Kushner about her critically acclaimed novel, Creation Lake, and asks her to choose three other books that helped to shape it. Also joining the conversation is writer, Andrew Meehan.
This event is free, but places must be booked in advance by emailing bookclub@bbc.co.uk.
BBC Radio 4 recording: Bookclub
18.15-19.15, Wednesday 13 August
Free event
Room 2.35
Have you read The Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins? Would you like to come to a live recording of BBC Radio 4’s Bookclub and take part in a conversation with the author? Join Hawkins and BBC presenter James Naughtie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for a warm and intimate discussion of the writer’s most popular title.
This event is free, but places must be booked in advance by emailing bookclub@bbc.co.uk.
Questions for Paula Hawkins can be sent in advance of the recording to bookclub@bbc.co.uk.
BBC Radio 4 recording: Take Four Books
16:00 - 17:00, Thursday 21 August
Free Event
Edinburgh Futures Institute – Second Floor - Room 2.35
BBC Radio 4’s literary programme Take Four Books returns to the Edinburgh International Book Festival on the 21st of August, this time featuring acclaimed Australian author Melissa Lucashenko.
Join presenter James Crawford - Chair of the Edinburgh International Book Festival Board - as he sits down with Melissa to discuss her novel, Edenglassie, along with the three books that helped inspire its creation. Also joining the conversation is Rodge Glass, writer and academic in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde.
This event is free, and seats are allocated on a first come first serve basis. But if you'd like to reserve a space, please email bookclub@bbc.co.uk."
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