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The Provocateurs: I Like Big Peaks / Pax Physica

The Provocateurs: I Like Big Peaks / Pax Physica at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Mischief and Mayhem with Mark Watson and Pals

Fringe legend and unforgettable Taskmaster contestant Mark Watson is also the author of almost a dozen books, including his latest, deliciously entertaining nov…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Simon Sebag Montefiore: The Cauldron

In this timely, thought-provoking event, bestselling author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East, h…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Good Immigrant: 10 Years On

Featuring powerful and impassioned writing by 21 writers of colour, The Good Immigrant unflinchingly interrogates what it really means to be Black, Asian, and M…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Fresh Words: Gutter Magazine

It’s lunchtime, but there’s no need to doomscroll over your meal deal. Be the first to discover the literary stars of the future, instead.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Natalie Jayne Clark: The Malt Whisky Murders

Sit back, take a tipple, and delight in the darkly comic world of Tartan Noir novel, The Malt Whisky Murders.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Jack Parlett & Imogen Willetts: Burn Bright All Night

Flamboyance shines throughout culture in art, entertainment, protest, and fashion.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Masud Husain: Our Brains, Our Selves

The brain’s workings are essential to our identity, says Oxford neurology professor Masud Husain, winner of 2025’s Royal Society Science Book Prize.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Bookbug with Edinburgh Libraries

Hello everyone! It's time for Bookbug. Join Edinburgh Libraries for songs, stories, and rhymes in this much-loved, fun, interactive event.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Nandini Das: This Little World

British Academy Book Prize-winner, Nandini Das, is Professor of Early Modern Literature and Culture at Oxford University.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Nao-Cola Yamazaki, Polly Barton & Charlotte Goff: Writing the Interior

Nao-Cola Yamazaki is a name you’re about to hear everywhere. Their intimate novellas, Beautiful Distance and Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives, were smash…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Yuliana Ortiz Ruano: Carnaval Fever

In Yuliana Ortiz Ruano’s Carnaval Fever, a girl’s coming of age in the Afro-Ecuadorian community of Esmeraldas pulses with music, dance, and the fierce love of…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

We're Going on a Musical Story Hunt - With John Kirk

This summer we're all going to Read to the Beat, so come on an exploration of stories about music and rhythm.

Weaver Hall Museum, Northwich

We're Going on a Musical Story Hunt - With John Kirk

This summer we're all going to Read to the Beat, so come on an exploration of stories about music and rhythm.

Winsford Library, Winsford

Hilary Cottam & Sarah O’Connor: New Ways of Working

We’re continually told that the AI revolution will forever alter our relationship with work, yet need that change be for the worse?

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Move It Day

It’s Friday and we need to streeeeetch! We’ll be using inspiration from some of our favourite stories to move, dance, and have lots of fun.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Pam Ayres - Doggedly Onward: A Life in Poems

“Who doesn’t feel warm, sentimental, and downright good when they think of Pam Ayres?

Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy

Louis de Bernières: Poetry, Stories and Songs

Louis de Bernières: Poetry, Stories and Songs at Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh

Valvona & Crolla, Edinburgh

Winners, Liars… and Crafts with Aleema Omotoni

Stately homes, rich-kid rivals, a high stakes competition to win a multi-million-pound fortune – Aleema Omotoni’s twisty new YA thriller, Winners and Liars, ser…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Have Lunch with Santiago Lastra

When a Michelin-starred chef invites you to lunch, you come hungry. Secure your front-row seat to Mexican Soul author Santiago Lastra’smasterclass in sour, smok…

Elliott's, Edinburgh

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé: The Heirs

Secrets, lies, murder, and money – all the ingredients needed for a killer read. Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé gives us a rollercoaster of twists in her gripping thrill…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Charlotte Higgins: Ukrainian Lessons

In 2022, Charlotte Higgins headed to Ukraine to cover a literary festival, an experience that transformed her life.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Relaxed Screening: You Donut Want to Miss This with Neill Cameron

Some of us thrive better in smaller, informal spaces. That’s why we’re putting on this relaxed screening for anyone with sensory sensitivities.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Bias, Impartiality, and the Future of News

In an age of conflict, conspiracies, and unchecked AI generation, having news sources we can trust has never been more vital.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

404 Ink: Ten Years of Publishing Loudly

Publishing loudly was always the name of the game at alternative press 404 Ink, but all good things must come to an end.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Lorraine Kelly: The Island Secret

A true Scottish national treasure, broadcaster, and bestselling author Lorraine Kelly needs little introduction.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Jarred McGinnis: There Is No Meant to Be

Outlaw ancestors, family ghosts, a near-fatal accident, and a refusal to behave like a proper memoir: Jarred McGinnis’ There Is No Meant to Be unearths the lege…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Forget the Alzheimer’s Test? / Artificial Wombs

The Provocateurs: Forget the Alzheimer’s Test? / Artificial Wombs at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Gemma Cairney: The Immortal Sisterhood

Travellers have often looked to the stars for guidance; but, for award-winning broadcaster and author Gemma Cairney, her constellation is a cluster of 12 inspir…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: It All Went Wrong at Legs / Age-Old Story

The Provocateurs: It All Went Wrong at Legs / Age-Old Story at The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

Meet the Donut Squad

Oh no… this could get messy. Someone has let Donut Squad on site, and there might just be a couple of them hanging about to take photos.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Natasha Walter & Talat Yaqoob: A Feminist Response to Polycrises

Writers and activists Natasha Walter and Talat Yaqoob come together for a vital conversation on global feminism.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Leila Elder & Mahmud El Sayed: Future Histories

Where will the world be in 25 years? How about two centuries from now? Today, two writers with audacious imaginations are here to share their predictions.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Front List: Lewis Goodall and Edward Wong

What’s the current state of the ‘special relationship’ between the USA and the UK?

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Tara Menon & Cecile Pin: Lives in Aftermath

Tara Menon's stunning debut, Under Water, and Cecile Pin's exquisite Celestial Lights are two haunting novels of retrospection, in which private lives are alter…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Sarah Perry: Death of an Ordinary Man

In Death of an Ordinary Man – an unflinching, tender work of non-fiction – Sarah Perry trains her gaze on the dying process itself, taking us to the bedside of…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Andrew Durbin: The Wonderful World That Almost Was

The Wonderful World That Almost Was explores the lives of two key figures in New York’s art scene.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Derek Forbes: A Very Simple Mind

From their early days as late-70s Glasgow post-punks to the international success of ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’, bassist Derek Forbes was a key player in Sim…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Summer Wellbeing Workshop: The Home We Carry

Join us for an afternoon of wellbeing inspired by The Reader’s Bookshelf theme of 2026 The Home we Carry where we will discover a range of poems that speak to t…

Calderstones Mansion House, Liverpool

Meet Supertato

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No! It’s a massive superhero potato, of course! Come along for a chance to meet Supertato and give everyone’s favourite vegetable a…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Daisy Fancourt & Wayne McGregor: The Art of Health

What if you could dance yourself smarter? Or paint away pain? This fascinating discussion between world-leading scientist Daisy Fancourt (Art Cure: The Science…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Lucy Caldwell & Nell Stevens: Short Story Magic

BBC National Short Story Award-winning Lucy Caldwell (author of Openings and These Days) and Nell Stevens (author of The Original and Somerset Maugham Award-win…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Iain Dale: All Talk with Stephen Flynn MP

Iain Dale: All Talk with Stephen Flynn MP at Pleasance @ EICC, Edinburgh

Pleasance @ EICC, Edinburgh

Get Bizzy with Benji Davies

Let’s dream up a new Bizzy Bear story! And let’s watch clever author-illustrator Benji Davies, creator of The Storm Whale, bring it to life with his amazing pai…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

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Close Read: Mr Norris Changes Trains by Christopher Isherwood

In our Close Read series, a brilliant author guides you through a deep-diving discussion of a classic text or genre that’s inspired them.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Brief Encounters with Buffy's Book Club

Lizzy Hadfield has long been a tastemaker, but with Buffy’s Book Club she took London and New York’s literary scenes by storm.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Alison Irvine: Barrowland

Playing Glasgow’s iconic Barrowland Ballroom is a ‘Made it!’ moment for bands around the world.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Samira Ahmed & Ian Leslie: Two of Us

They may be one of the most legendary and influential groups to have ever existed but there’s still so much to know about the Beatles.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh