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Meg Mason: Sophie, Standing There

Meg Mason wrang our hearts with her wit and compassion in Sorrow and Bliss. Now she follows that Women’s Prize-shortlisted success with her darkly humorous new…

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Colm Tóibín: The News from Dublin

Colm Tóibín – author of 12 books including the multi-award-winning Brooklyn – is one of modern Ireland’s greatest writers.

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Backstage Tour - Clown Show

An exclusive event for our members. Join our Production Team on stage and take a peek behind the scenes of Clown Show.Go backstage and immerse yourself within t…

King's Theatre, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Resistance Is Not Futile / Human-Robot Uncanny Collision

The Provocateurs: Resistance Is Not Futile / Human-Robot Uncanny Collision at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Scottish Comedy Legends: Jack Docherty

Scottish Comedy Legends: Jack Docherty at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Hélène Giannecchini & Joelle Taylor: Chosen Families

Joelle Taylor (Maryville, C+nto & Othered Poems) and Hélène Giannecchini (An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail) consider the political power and potential of queer kin…

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Rana Dasgupta & Ece Temelkuran: Crossing Borders

National borders are an increasing source of friction as many demand their security, cross them seeking refuge, invade over them, or no longer feel at home with…

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Fuchsia Dunlop: The Magic of Flavour in a Chinese Kitchen

There aren’t many Brits who’ve immersed themselves in Chinese food culture quite like Fuchsia Dunlop – lauded as a ‘world authority’ (Observer Food Monthly) who…

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Orchestra Baobab

Experience the entrancing rhythms of Senegal’s legendary dance band.Orchestra Baobab began as a house band at Dakar’s Baobab Club in 1970 and went on to become…

The Hub, Edinburgh

Amazing Life Gospel Choir in Concert

Amazing Life Gospel Choir in Concert at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

Fresh Words: Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries

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.

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South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

Molly Crabapple: Here Where We Live Is Our Country

Here Where We Live Is Our Country tells the story of the Jewish Bund, a revolutionary movement not given enough space in recorded history – until now.

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Daniyal Mueenuddin: This is Where the Serpent Lives

An epic saga set in modern Pakistan, This Is Where the Serpent Lives is Daniyal Mueenuddin’s much-anticipated debut novel, following his acclaimed story collect…

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Ian Patterson & Cathy Rentzenbrink: Reading Remedies

We suspect that telling you about the radical importance of reading is a bit preach-to-the-choir.

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The True Power of Story: A Novel Workshop with John Yorke

If you’ve always wanted to write a novel but are struggling to structure your work, make your ideas leap off the page, or even just get started, then join John…

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Ali Affleck Presents Billie Holiday – Swing Brother Swing!

Ali Affleck Presents Billie Holiday – Swing Brother Swing! at Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh

Scottish Arts Club, Edinburgh

Xiao Hai: Adrift in the South

China's migrant workers’ literature movement has seen a boom in recent years, with fascinating autobiographical works produced by writers involved in the nation…

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Tim Wu: The Age of Extraction

Professor at Columbia Law School, special assistant to President Biden for technology and competition policy, and inventor of the term ‘net neutrality’ – Tim Wu…

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Mike Gayle: On We Go

Since the late 90s, Mike Gayle has written ordinary characters dealing with everyday chaos with humour, romance, and grace: from life after university (My Legen…

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Molly and Paul Try Heron Foods: Goodbye Stretford

Molly and Paul Try Heron Foods: Goodbye Stretford at The Tron, Edinburgh

The Tron, Edinburgh

Holly Pester & Anthony Tao: A Place Like No Other

In her latest collection, Cafés, Holly Pester considers how, despite its ‘normalness’, a café remakes itself through the people who pass through it.

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Saira Hameed & Madeleine Pownall: The Gender Health Gap

Women have long made significant contributions to our understanding of psychology and health, yet gender inequality in research and practice remains.

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The Front List: Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is one of the most masterful and beloved writers of our time. Her new novel, Whistler, is a radiant story about the power of human connection to de…

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Fatima Bhutto: Gaza – The Story of a Genocide

Edited by Fatima Bhutto and Sonia Faleiro, Gaza: The Story of a Genocide is an urgent, powerful collection of personal testimony, poetry, art, and frontline rep…

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Hannah Morton: Crushed

Hannah Morton: Crushed at Gilded Saloon, Edinburgh

Gilded Saloon, Edinburgh

Valeria Luiselli & Sara Torres: The Trouble with Beginnings

A mother and daughter on the road in Sicily. A young woman in Barcelona caught between a dying mother and a new lover.

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Philippe Sands: 10 Years of East West Street

From Gaza to Ukraine to America and beyond, the rule-bound international legal order appears to be collapsing.

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Helle Helle & Vigdis Hjorth: Ordinary Miracles

Two heavyweights of Nordic fiction meet on stage for a sparky conversation with Sophie Gee about daily life as rich material.

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Future Library

Norway’s Future Library is a powerful gesture of hope for a world beyond our lifetime.

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Karan Mahajan & Omar Musa: Exploring Legacies

Karan Mahajan and Omar Musa have produced poetry, personal essays, and hip-hop albums between them, but today their fiercely creative minds meet to discuss the…

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Mark Nelson: Seven Night Run

Mark Nelson: Seven Night Run at W Edinburgh, Edinburgh

W Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Isabel Waidner: Seeing Double

Things aren’t always what they seem in Isabel Waidner’s surreal, inventive work. As If, Waidner’s latest novel, following the Goldsmiths Prize-winning Sterling…

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Ben Lerner: Transcription

What can fiction record that our devices can’t? In Ben Lerner’s Transcription, a novelist arrives to interview his aging mentor, then drops his phone (i.e.

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Sally Magnusson: The Shapeshifter’s Daughter

As the host of Reporting Scotland, Sally Magnusson became known as one of our most trusted journalists – now she’s also a beloved (and bestselling!) author.

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Paranormal Investigation in Barnton Nuclear Bunker

Join for a night of paranormal activity

Barnton Bunker, Edinburgh

Inverkeithing Community Big Band

Inverkeithing Community Big Band at St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

St Andrew's and St George's West Church, Edinburgh

The Stray Notes Choir

The Stray Notes Choir at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

Joelle Taylor: Maryville

Joelle Taylor, the luminous T. S. Eliot and Polari Prize-winning author of C+nto & Othered Poems, brings her raucous storytelling back to Edinburgh for another…

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Relaxed Screening: The Wonderful World of Julia Donaldson

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

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Queerly Beloved

We’re gathered here today, under the canvas of the Spiegeltent, to celebrate queer lives, voices, and literature.

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The Provocateurs: This Dermatologist Recommends Sunshine / Spermageddon

The Provocateurs: This Dermatologist Recommends Sunshine / Spermageddon at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Kim Edgar: Songs of Unity Singing Workshop

Kim Edgar: Songs of Unity Singing Workshop at Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh

Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh

Have Lunch with Dara Klein

Raised in her parents’ restaurant, Dara Klein could layer lasagna with her eyes closed.

Elliott's, Edinburgh

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Alessandra Toni – Out of Reality: Cinematic Piano Concert

Experience an evening of cinematic and neoclassical piano music with Italian pianist and composer Alessandra Toni.Alessandra Toni brings her original compositio…

The Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Hard Drugs / When Superbugs Kill

The Provocateurs: Hard Drugs / When Superbugs Kill at The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

Tareq Baconi & Ilan Pappé: Restorative Justice

Despite the ‘ceasefire’, the war in the Palestinian Occupied Territories has continued with impunity.

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Kim Edgar: Songs of Unity

Kim Edgar: Songs of Unity at Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh

Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh