Books & Literature in United Kingdom- Page 9

Zoulfa Katouh: The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue

How do you start from scratch when grief looms large? In The Ocean Would Paint Me Blue, Zoulfa Katouh tells the story of Jihad, a young woman navigating a prest…

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Beeban Kidron & Sarah Wynn-Williams: Safety in an Online World?

Leading online safety campaigner, legislator, and filmmaker Baroness Beeban Kidron reveals how unchecked tech giants are exploiting young minds in both her accl…

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Torbay Literary Festival: Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation

Dame Harriet Walter in Conversation Dame Harriet Walter is one of our most acclaimed actresses, both on screen and stage.

Palace Theatre, Paignton

Reimagining Fairy Tales with Craigmillar Literacy Trust

Join Katie Swann from Craigmillar Literacy Trust for a magical, hands-on event all about your favourite fairytales from around the world – but maybe not quite a…

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Naomi Ishiguro & Katalina Watt: High-Octane Folklore

If fast-paced fantasy plots are your thing, secure your seat for Naomi Ishiguro and Katalina Watt.

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Have Lunch with Gurdeep Loyal

Have you tried spicy harissa lasagne? Or added sesame oil to a sundae? In Flavour Heroes, Gurdeep Loyal combines his expertise as a food and travel writer to di…

Elliott's, Edinburgh

Charlotte McConaghy: Wild Dark Shore

What does it mean to raise children in an ecological crisis? New York Times bestselling author Charlotte McConaghy felt the weight of this question while pregna…

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Steve Richards Presents Rock and Roll Politics

Steve Richards Presents Rock and Roll Politics at theSpace @ Symposium Hall, Edinburgh

theSpace @ Symposium Hall, Edinburgh

Essie Fox & Jess Kidd: Modern Gothic

Catherine Earnshaw rises from the grave to set the record straight. An orphan with electricity in her fingertips is sent to a house where inventors build living…

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Word Salad

Hungry for some hearty food chat? Peter Simpson, editor of The Skinny’s food magazine GNAW, hosts a spirited round table with Times restaurant critic Chitra Ram…

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Eating and Waiting to Eat: Podcast Live – with Ben Lippett

Two Americans walk into a bakery and leave with a podcast. Not the start of a joke, but the origin story of Kevin Rivers and Carlos Miranda’s beloved, Edinburgh…

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In Conversation with... Jackie Kay

In Conversation with... Jackie Kay at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Rachel Aviv: Strangers to Ourselves

Join long-time New Yorker journalist Rachel Aviv, renowned for her in-depth reporting on topics ranging from police shootings in Albuquerque to the complex case…

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Our Many-Voiced Country

Now in his second year as Makar, Peter Mackay brings together contemporary poets working in Scotland who showcase the range of languages being spoken and writte…

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Tidelines presents a'Dook And A Book'

"Join us for a guided dip in the sea at Irvine Beach meet 9:00am at theCoastwatch Beach Pavilion, Beach Drive, IRVINE, KA12 8FA.

Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine

Sounding Home: A Songwriting Workshop with Emma-Lee Moss

How do we remember where we’ve been? Which songs help shape and preserve our identities?

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Rachel Aviv & Catherine Carr: It’s All Relative

Two skilled storytellers meet to mine the rich vein of family dynamics. In You Won’t Get Free of It, The New Yorker journalist Rachel Aviv collects real stories…

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Cory Doctorow: Enshittification

Tech critic, sci-fi author, and seer of digital dystopia, Cory Doctorow’s Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It is a blist…

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Patrick Gale & Lisa Ridzén: Before It’s Too Late

Family frailty and how ageing fathers ache for connection as the clock ticks down: these are the threads linking Patrick Gale’s Love Lane (the follow-up to his…

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Philippa Perry: Shrink Solves Murder

When a man’s body washes up near Beachy Head, the police call it suicide – but his therapist is not convinced.

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Chopping and Changing: A Poetry Workshop with Peter Mackay

National Makar Peter Mackay knows that words come to us slightly battered and dented. What do we do with these imperfect tools?

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Irvine Welsh: Can Nothing Save Us?

Scotland’s grittiest writer returns to launch Can Nothing Save Us? – a ferocious saga of moral freefall, set in a blisteringly hot Las Vegas.

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Jay Gao & Małgorzata Lebda: Embodied Natures

Two poets turn their singular attention to the human body’s relationship with nature.

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Alex Kadis: Big Nobody

Described by Pandora Sykes as ‘riotously funny and immensely touching’, Alex Kadis’ novel, Big Nobody, spins us into 70s East London, where Connie dreams of sta…

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Aonghus MacKechnie: City of Romanticism

A castellated, stone city draped over a dramatic landscape – travellers have been drawn to the romantic beauty of Edinburgh’s architecture for centuries.

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Susan Orlean: Joyride

For four decades, legendary New Yorker journalist Susan Orlean has illuminated other people’s lives with wit and forensic curiosity.

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Scotland Through Poetry

Join your host, Beth Cochrane, for a glittering line-up of poets from across Scotland.

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Brenda Hale: With the Law on Our Side

Baroness Brenda Hale of Richmond was the first woman to serve as President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

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Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry

Poems for People Who Don't Like Poetry at Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

The Front List: Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales

Remember when the internet was exciting and full of possibilities? As online content becomes darker, more divisive, and sensationalist over truthful, join Jimmy…

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

George E Osborn: Video Games, Politics, and the Battle for Global Influence

Video games are played by – and connect – billions of people worldwide, meaning that, beyond entertainment value, they hold incredible potential for influence.

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Edward Fishman: How Economic Warfare is Changing the World

The global oil market follows critical arteries, and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a demonstration of the fragility of the system; a block at any one p…

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Confetti with Dean Atta

This event has been specially designed for our visitors with learning disabilities, including PMLD.

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How Can We Build a Feminist Scotland?

In Building a Feminist Nation, social justice campaigner Talat Yaqoob, modern historian Helen O’Shea, and Law professor Kim Barker commissioned bold new writing…

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The Front List: Val McDermid and Jo Sharp

Did you know that in the 17th century, Scotland tried to establish a colonial project in Panama?

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: A British Childhood

What does it mean to be young in Britain today? As Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce has met children from many – often precarious – backgro…

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Rosa Beltrán: Free Radicals

Rosa Beltrán’s electric novel, Free Radicals, has had to be reprinted three times in her native Mexico since it was published in 2021; now this ‘best-kept secre…

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Jim Smith: Work in Progress

Jim Smith: Work in Progress at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Simon Armitage, Hanan Issa & Peter Mackay: Poetry of the People

‘Poetry is not only dream and vision,’ Audre Lorde wrote, ‘it’s the skeleton architecture of our lives.’ Join three brilliant national poets – Simon Armitage (U…

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Pop in and Play

Come and play with us! Everyone is welcome for our 30-minute guided sessions of fun and games, ideal to keep your wee ones busy.

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Colin Grant: What We Leave We Carry

Colin Grant is renowned for his compelling work documenting the experiences of migrant communities, from the Windrush generation to his own Caribbean family.

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A Cosmologist's Guide To Life and Love

A Cosmologist's Guide To Life and Love at The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

The Royal Scots Club, Edinburgh

Echoes of Self

Echoes of Self at Greenside @ Riddles Court, Edinburgh

Greenside @ Riddles Court, Edinburgh

Sara & Cariad's Weirdos Book Club — Live

Calling all weirdos and book-loving pals! Comedians, authors, and friends, Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd, invite you to their Weirdos Book Club, lovingly describ…

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Andrea Wulf: The Traveller

Step into the shoes of the most consequential man you’ve maybe never heard of. Award-winning historian Andrea Wulf talks to Fiammetta Rocco about The Traveller:…

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Tari Lang: My Neighbour, The Dictator

At the age of 14, Tari Lang’s life took a turbulent turn when both of her parents were imprisoned without trial during Indonesia’s 1965 coup.

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Saara el-Arifi & Nikita Gill: Of Queens and Goddesses

We’re thrilled to welcome back two outstanding talents this year, who’ve both chosen powerful, complex women to inspire their latest works.

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Tariq Ashkanani & Kirsty Lockwood: Breaking the Silence

Tariq Ashkanani, winner of the McIlvanney Prize 2025, presents his latest thriller, The Hollow Boys, following a young boy’s return 10 months after disappearing…

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