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17<br />
Sunday<br />
August<br />
events <strong>for</strong> adults<br />
Ten at Ten<br />
FICTION AND POETRY<br />
10.00am – 10.10am I Writers’ Retreat I Free – book in advance<br />
A short and perfect start to the morning: a ten minute reading, free, in our<br />
lovely Writers’ Retreat in the trees. A story, or poetry – a literary surprise<br />
each day. Check the screen in the Entrance Tent to find out who will be<br />
reading today.<br />
Don Paterson & Robin Robertson<br />
WAKE UP TO WORDS<br />
10.15am I Highland Park Spiegeltent I £9.00 £7.00<br />
The perfect pairing of two of the profoundest Scottish poets: revelatory,<br />
complex and world class. Robin Robertson’s fabled gifts now offer a powerful<br />
modern version of that greatest of tragedies, Medea; while Don Paterson,<br />
also internationally renowned, gives us fleeting, bright aphorisms of our<br />
lonely human consciousness in The Blind Eye.<br />
Free coffee and pastries. Sponsored by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters<br />
A BOOKCASE EVENT<br />
Melanie Jarman,<br />
Mark Levene & Ian Whyte<br />
THE ENVIRONMENT SERIES<br />
10.30am I ScottishPower Studio Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
Climate change, past and present. Ian Whyte reveals how past societies<br />
coped with environmental disasters, Mark Levene calls <strong>for</strong> an epochal<br />
change in the way we engage with the climate crisis, and Melanie Jarman<br />
sets out the choices we face to ensure the health of the planet.<br />
Emma Tennant<br />
FINE FICTION<br />
11.00am I Peppers Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
An overdue return to the Book Festival from a noted doyenne of British<br />
writing, controversial chronicler of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath amongst<br />
others. Here she reflects on a long and distinguished career and on The<br />
Autobiography of the Queen, her delightful new jeu d’esprit, in which Her<br />
Majesty finds herself retired in the Caribbean. Chaired by Jackie McGlone.<br />
Inspire Yourself!<br />
WRITING WORKSHOP<br />
11.00am – 12.30pm I Writers’ Retreat I £12.00 £10.00<br />
literature<br />
poetry<br />
environment<br />
fiction<br />
workshop<br />
Don’t wait <strong>for</strong> inspiration to strike! Learn how to calm your mind, body and<br />
emotions to reach a deeply relaxed, receptive state. Using special guided<br />
practical meditations you’ll discover inspiration <strong>for</strong> your writing and your<br />
vision <strong>for</strong> yourself as a writer. With renowned teacher and author Patricia<br />
Cleghorn. (Maximum 20 places)<br />
Hanif Kureishi<br />
MEET THE AUTHOR<br />
11.30am I RBS Main Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
One of the most distinctive and fearless writers in Britain, Hanif Kureishi<br />
has been a major and vital presence since The Buddha of Suburbia. Sex,<br />
middle-age, love, longing, race, regret, psychoanalysis: the messy, delicate,<br />
daily business of living – wholly present in his latest, Something To Tell You.<br />
Come and meet a charismatic <strong>for</strong>ce.<br />
A BOOKCASE EVENT<br />
Michael Billington<br />
SOCIETY AND CULTURE<br />
12 noon I ScottishPower Studio Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
The highly distinguished and ever perceptive theatre critic of the Guardian<br />
has been a major commentator on this country refracted through its culture<br />
<strong>for</strong> over three decades. State of the Nation is a deeply intelligent look at<br />
post-war Britain, from Atlee to Blair, as reflected in the theatre and its<br />
creative, questioning artists.<br />
Torbjörn Tännsjö<br />
& Frank Trentmann<br />
POLITICS AND SOCIETY<br />
12.30pm I Peppers Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
Two leading commentators offer urgently needed understanding about the<br />
way the world interacts with itself. Torbjörn Tännsjö argues the case <strong>for</strong> a<br />
world government to solve global issues such as war and the environment.<br />
Frank Trentmann’s history of Free Trade and its contribution to democracy,<br />
offers a fascinating perspective on current globalisation issues.<br />
How to Create Picture Books workshop<br />
PICTURE BOOK WORKSHOP<br />
2.00pm – 3.30pm I Writers’ Retreat I £12.00 £10.00<br />
Have you ever thought you'd like to write or illustrate a picture book<br />
This is the perfect opportunity to try out ideas, experiment, and hear about<br />
the pitfalls and pleasures. With Sue Heap and Vivian French who have over<br />
<strong>for</strong>ty years of experience between them. (Maximum 25 places)<br />
Ken MacLeod<br />
FINE FICTION<br />
2.30pm I Peppers Theatre I £9.00 £7.00<br />
fiction<br />
culture<br />
politics<br />
fiction<br />
One of the most imaginative science fiction writers of our times, Scottish<br />
author Ken MacLeod always connects his alternative universes tightly into<br />
our own, shedding new light. His brand new book The Execution Channel,<br />
is a futuristic thriller set in a war-torn Middle East where a father fights<br />
to rescue his soldier-son and protester-daughter.<br />
Book now at www.edbookfest.co.uk or 0845 373 5888 <strong>See</strong> <strong>page</strong> <strong>74</strong> / <strong>75</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>booking</strong> <strong>details</strong><br />
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 9 – 25 August 2008<br />
LATECOMERS WILL NOT BE ADMITTED AFTER THE START OF EVENTS & NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN<br />
EVENTS ARE 1 HOUR LONG UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED & TAKE PLACE IN CHARLOTTE SQUARE GARDENS
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