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Literary events across the UK — author talks, book launches, poetry readings and workshops.

1433 events and experiences

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1433 activities

Pop in and Play with Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug10:30

Pop in and Play with Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Meet the Winners: International Booker Prize 2026
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📅Thu 20 Aug19:15

Meet the Winners: International Booker Prize 2026

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Benny Higgins: A Life in Reading
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📅Thu 20 Aug10:00

Benny Higgins: A Life in Reading

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Frances Crawford & Jennie Godfrey: Community Secrets
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📅Thu 20 Aug14:00

Frances Crawford & Jennie Godfrey: Community Secrets

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Caroline Elton: Looking After
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📅Thu 20 Aug17:00

Caroline Elton: Looking After

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Mona Chalabi: Humanising Data
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📅Thu 20 Aug17:30

Mona Chalabi: Humanising Data

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Teach Us Your Language
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug13:00

Teach Us Your Language

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
ScotlandsFest: Fortunes from Flesh – Scotland and Slavery
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📅Thu 20 Aug13:30

ScotlandsFest: Fortunes from Flesh – Scotland and Slavery

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

From £7
In Conversation with... Amanda Dwyer
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📅Thu 20 Aug12:15

In Conversation with... Amanda Dwyer

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

From £13
The Moon is Distant from the Sea: Songs of Emily Dickinson
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📅Thu 20 Aug14:00

The Moon is Distant from the Sea: Songs of Emily Dickinson

Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

From £12
Margaret Drabble: The Great Good Places
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug11:00

Margaret Drabble: The Great Good Places

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Soph’s 30 in 30: A Table Talk with Sophie Macfie
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📅Thu 20 Aug16:00

Soph’s 30 in 30: A Table Talk with Sophie Macfie

Elliott's, Edinburgh

From £25
Daniel Hahn: If This Be Magic
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📅Thu 20 Aug15:45

Daniel Hahn: If This Be Magic

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Sara Baume: Opening Night
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📅Thu 20 Aug14:00

Sara Baume: Opening Night

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Kenneth R Rosen & Odd Arne Westad: Polar Power
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug18:45

Kenneth R Rosen & Odd Arne Westad: Polar Power

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Myths and Magic with Carlos Sánchez
📚
📅Thu 20 Aug17:30

Myths and Magic with Carlos Sánchez

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
See Yourself in Writing with Maisie Chan
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📅Thu 20 Aug17:00

See Yourself in Writing with Maisie Chan

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
ScotlandsFest: Scotland’s Darkest Past
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📅Thu 20 Aug12:00

ScotlandsFest: Scotland’s Darkest Past

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

From £7
So Mayer: Bad Language
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📅Thu 20 Aug19:15

So Mayer: Bad Language

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
ScotlandsFest: In Search of Scottish Architecture
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📅Thu 20 Aug10:30

ScotlandsFest: In Search of Scottish Architecture

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

From £7
Baking and the Meaning of Life: A Table Talk with Helen Goh
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📅Thu 20 Aug13:00

Baking and the Meaning of Life: A Table Talk with Helen Goh

Elliott's, Edinburgh

From £25
Secrets of a Radical Duke Talk by Professor Danielle Allen
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📅Thu 20 Aug18:30

Secrets of a Radical Duke Talk by Professor Danielle Allen

Goodwood House, Chichester

Price not specified
The Front List: Tom Holland
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug13:00

The Front List: Tom Holland

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Free
Jeremy Hunt & John Kampfner: Great vs Better
Free
📅Thu 20 Aug17:00

Jeremy Hunt & John Kampfner: Great vs Better

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Polly Barton & Aea Varfis-van Warmelo: Lies, Crushes, and Karaoke
📚
📅Thu 20 Aug15:45

Polly Barton & Aea Varfis-van Warmelo: Lies, Crushes, and Karaoke

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Antony Szmierek: Album Launch Show
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📅Thu 20 Aug18:30

Antony Szmierek: Album Launch Show

Resident Music, Brighton

From £19
Polish Bookbug
Free
📅Multiple time slots

Polish Bookbug

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Francis Spufford: Nonesuch
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📅Thu 20 Aug12:15

Francis Spufford: Nonesuch

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
The Provocateurs: Haven from Fascism? / Spermageddon
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📅Fri 21 Aug13:45

The Provocateurs: Haven from Fascism? / Spermageddon

The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

From £10
Nick Barber & Helen Pilcher: The Mind-Body Connection
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📅Fri 21 Aug12:00

Nick Barber & Helen Pilcher: The Mind-Body Connection

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Patrick Freyne & Séamas O'Reilly: Deadly Serious
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📅Fri 21 Aug18:15

Patrick Freyne & Séamas O'Reilly: Deadly Serious

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Scottish Comedy Legends: Raymond Mearns
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📅Fri 21 Aug12:15

Scottish Comedy Legends: Raymond Mearns

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

From £12
Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canonmills Church: The Shamrock and the Cross – Spectators Under Heaven
Free
📅Fri 21 Aug13:15

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canonmills Church: The Shamrock and the Cross – Spectators Under Heaven

Canonmills Church, Edinburgh

Free
The Front List: Colson Whitehead
Free
📅Fri 21 Aug13:00

The Front List: Colson Whitehead

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Free
Kids Comic Creation Workshop with JACK NOEL
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📅Fri 21 Aug11:00

Kids Comic Creation Workshop with JACK NOEL

Steyning Bookshop, Steyning

From £5
Catherine Cho & Saima Mir: Destiny and Dynasty
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📅Fri 21 Aug15:15

Catherine Cho & Saima Mir: Destiny and Dynasty

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Samantha Shannon: Among the Burning Flowers
Free
📅Fri 21 Aug20:30

Samantha Shannon: Among the Burning Flowers

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s: To be a Pilgrim – Words and Music in Search of God
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📅Fri 21 Aug19:30

Sacred Arts Festival Music at Old Saint Paul’s: To be a Pilgrim – Words and Music in Search of God

Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

From £10
Jem Calder & Derek Owusu: New Masculinities
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📅Fri 21 Aug17:00

Jem Calder & Derek Owusu: New Masculinities

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Scottish Parliament Elections: Where to From Here?
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📅Fri 21 Aug17:00

Scottish Parliament Elections: Where to From Here?

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Jenni Fagan: The Delusions
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📅Fri 21 Aug18:45

Jenni Fagan: The Delusions

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Move It: Build Cars, Trucks, and Anything That Goes!
Free
📅Fri 21 Aug14:30

Move It: Build Cars, Trucks, and Anything That Goes!

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Free
Sophie Mackintosh & Stephanie Sy-Quia: Loves, Lies, and Longing
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📅Fri 21 Aug16:30

Sophie Mackintosh & Stephanie Sy-Quia: Loves, Lies, and Longing

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
David Keenan: Boyhood
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📅Fri 21 Aug18:45

David Keenan: Boyhood

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Édouard Louis: The Weight of Where We Come From
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📅Fri 21 Aug19:00

Édouard Louis: The Weight of Where We Come From

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Memory and Story: A Workshop with Jarred McGinnis
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📅Fri 21 Aug17:30

Memory and Story: A Workshop with Jarred McGinnis

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £10
Andrew Lownie: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
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📅Fri 21 Aug11:45

Andrew Lownie: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5
Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi: The Ghost of the Mountains
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📅Fri 21 Aug13:30

Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi: The Ghost of the Mountains

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

From £5

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