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Full Events Programme
A Spoken Word Stramash: The Opening Gala
Bee Asha (new voice), Bill Drummond, Jackie Kay & Liz Lochhead – Hosted by Michael Pederson
Monday, 25 November 2024
18:30 – 20:30
Scotland House – Embankment
Joseph Coelho
– SCHOOLS EVENT
Joseph Coelho – Introduced by Susan Pym
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
10:30 – 11:30
St Columba’s Church: Sanctuary
Kate Abernethy
– SCHOOLS EVENT
Kate Abernethy – Introduced by Susan Pym
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
12:30 – 13:30
St Columba’s Church: Sanctuary
An Evening with Dharshini David & Andrew Marr at Fundment
Dharshini David & Andrew Marr – In conversation with Kim McAllister & Hugh Pym
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
18:15 – 19:15 / 20:00 – 21:00
Fundment – West End
Saltire Society First Book Award Showcase – in partnership with The Scotsman
Chaired by David Robinson
Tuesday, 26 November 2024
18:30 – 20:30
Scotland House – Embankment
James Campbell
– SCHOOLS EVENT
James Campbell – Introduced by Susan Pym
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
11:00 – 12:00
St Columba’s Church: Sanctuary
Mike Nicholson
– SCHOOLS EVENT
Mike Nicholson – Introduced by Susan Pym
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
12:30 – 13:30
St Columba’s Church: Sanctuary
Damian Barr: Maggie & Me
Damian Barr – Chaired by Sam Baker
Thursday, 28 November 2024
17:30 – 18:30
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Judy Murray: Wild Card
Judy Murray – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Thursday, 28 November 2024
18:00 – 19:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
James Crawford & Frank Rennie: Love of Landscape
James Crawford & Frank Rennie – Chaired by Phoebe Smith
Thursday, 28 November 2024
19:00 – 20:00
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Andrew O'Hagan: Caledonian Road
Andrew O'Hagan – In conversation with Damian Barr
Thursday, 28 November 2024
19:30 – 20:30
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Kat Hill: Bothy - In Search of Shelter
Kat Hill – In conversation with Phoebe Smith
Thursday, 28 November 2024
20:30 – 21:30
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Alan Taylor: Edinburgh - A History
Alan Taylor – In conversation with Rosemary Goring
Friday, 29 November 2024
13:30 – 14:30
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Sara Sheridan & Fiona Gibson - Feel Good Fiction
Sara Sheridan & Fiona Gibson – Chaired by Sam Baker
Friday, 29 November 2024
13:45 – 14:45
St Columba’s Church: Upper Hall
Amelia Dalton: Pages from My Passport
Amelia Dalton – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Friday, 29 November 2024
15:15 – 16:15
St Columba’s Church: Upper Hall
The Hebridian Baker: The Scottish Cookbook
Coinneach MacLeod – In conversation with Rhoda Macdonald
Friday, 29 November 2024
16:30 – 17:30
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Rosemary Goring: Mary Queen of Scots
Rosemary Goring – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Friday, 29 November 2024
16:45 – 17:45
St Columba’s Church: Upper Hall
Lorraine Kelly: The Island Swimmer
Lorraine Kelly – In conversation with Sam Baker
Friday, 29 November 2024
18:00 – 19:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Debuts Showcase
Genevieve Jagger, Lynsey May, Andres Ordorica & Chris Carse Wilson – Chaired by Mairi Kidd
Friday, 29 November 2024
18:15 – 19:15
St Columba’s Church: Upper Hall
Chris Brookmyre: The Cracked Mirror
Chris Brookmyre – In conversation with Lexie Elliott
Friday, 29 November 2024
19:30 – 20:30
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Literary Dinner with Sir Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith – Hosted by Angus MacLeod
Friday, 29 November 2024
19:30 – 22:30
Caledonian Club: Johnnie Walker Room
Poetry to the Power of POW
Len Pennie & Hollie McNish – In conversation with Michael Pederson
Friday, 29 November 2024
19:45 – 20:45
St Columba’s Church: Upper Hall
Susi Briggs: Yum and Other Scots Stories
Susi Briggs – Introduced by Susan Pym
Saturday, 30 November 2024
10:00 – 10:45
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Joseph Elliott: Nora and the Map of Mayhem
Family event for ages 6-11
Saturday, 30 November 2024
11:00
St Columba's Church: Lower Hall
Alexander McCall Smith In Conversation
Sir Alexander McCall Smith – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Saturday, 30 November 2024
11:00 – 12:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Gavin Esler & James Naughtie: What Have We Done to the UK & USA
Gavin Esler & James Naughtie – Chaired by Hugo Rifkind
Saturday, 30 November 2024
12:30 – 13:30
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Alistair Moffat: The Highlands and Islands of Scotland – A New History
Alistair Moffat – Introduced by TBC
Saturday, 30 November 2024
12:30 – 13:30
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Rob Biddulph: Family Event
Rob Biddulph – Introduced by Susan Pym
Saturday, 30 November 2024
14:00 – 15:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Chitra Ramaswamy: Homelands - The History of a Friendship
Chitra Ramaswamy – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Saturday, 30 November 2024
14:00 – 15:00
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Story of its Creation
Alistair Moffat & Jan Rutherford – Chaired by Marcus Railton
Saturday, 30 November 2024
15:30 – 16:30
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Ann Cleeves: Shetland & Vera
Ann Cleeves – In conversation with Sam Baker
Saturday, 30 November 2024
16:00 – 17:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Jen Stout: Night Train to Odesa
Jen Stout – In conversation with Gavin Esler
Saturday, 30 November 2024
17.00 – 18.00
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Derek Forbes: A Very Simple Mind
Derek Forbes – In conversation with Duncan Steer
Saturday, 30 November 2024
18:00 – 19:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Hugo Rifkind: Rabbits
Hugo Rifkind – In conversation with Lexie Elliott
Saturday, 30 November 2024
18:30 – 19:30
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Ian Rankin: Midnight and Blue
Ian Rankin – In conversation with Georgina Godwin
Saturday, 30 November 2024
20:00 – 21:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Malachy Tallack & Colin MacIntyre: Harmonies in Words and Music
Malachy Tallack & Colin MacIntyre – Chaired by Marcus Railton
Saturday, 30 November 2024
20:00 – 21:00
St Columba’s Church: Lower Hall
Festival Service
– Free to Attend
The Renewal of the Church – Rev Neil Glover
Sunday, 1 December 2024
11:00
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary
Revd Neil Glover: Finding our Voice
Revd Neil Glover - In Conversation with Revd Scott Rennie
Sunday, 1 December 2024
13:15 - 14:15
St Columba's Church: Sanctuary