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Today's pick from the Edinburgh book festival.
Hope to get 'Antlers of Water' into the shop soon, or you can support the festival by buying from their online store. Free live stream for all events.

https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/whats-on/kathleen-jamie-chitra-ramaswamy-amanda-thomson-antlers-of-water ... See more

From Mon 24 Aug - ‘When we read and write, when we love our fellow creatures, when we walk on the beach, when we just listen and notice, we are not little cogs in the machine, but part of the remedy.’ These... ... See more

Today's free events

🥳 Friday! 🥳 Our events for you today include a look at love in sub-Saharan Africa, voices from the Queer Arab Vanguard, a look at one of the hottest Scottish books of the year, a vital discussion on Europe's green future and more!

Watch them all free: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/events?filter_sold_out=1&keywords=&event_date=2020-08-21&theme_id=&strand_id=&age_group=all&include_sold_out=1 ... See more

Who's your pick today?

Monday at the Book Festival! ✨From superheroes to Muhammad Ali to Rebus, there's plenty to enjoy. Watch along free: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/events?filter_sold_out=1&keywords=&event_date=2020-08-17&theme_id=&strand_id=&age_group=all&include_sold_out=1 ... See more

‼ Klaxon alert ‼

From Sun 16 Aug - More than a decade in the making, Hilary Mantel’s masterpiece is now complete with the publication of the final part of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror and The Light. As any student of 16th... ... See more

Call the book ambulance 🚑🚑🚑

Doesn't matter how you read, just read.
25 free downloads.

The ‘Reclaim her Name’ project has re-published the titles with the real names of their authors.

From 1902 Mrs Beeton. Points for naming these. Double points if any are in your kitchen. Someone somewhere will win a prize. But not for this.

Scooby scooby dooooooo