The Front List: Kae Tempest
McEwan Hall, 18 Aug, 13:00
Multi-hyphenate Kae Tempest adds novelist to his ever-growing job description, alongside playwright, songwriter and poet. He joins Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen to discuss his fiction debut Having Spent Life Seeking.
Polly Barton & Aea Varfis-van Warmelo: Lies, Crushes, and Karaoke
Venue B, 20 Aug, 15:45
Polly Barton, literary translator(Butter) and author of What Am I, a Deer?, discusses obsession, authenticity and the joy of karaoke with fellow writer Aea Varfis-van Warmelo (Attention Seeking Behaviour).
The Front List: Colson Whitehead
McEwan Hall, 21 Aug, 13:00
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad speaks with Samira Ahmed about his new novel Cool Machine, which is set in 1980s New York and concludes his Harlem trilogy.
Nonomiya/Song of Rona Island
Greyfriars Kirk, 24 Aug, 19:00
The renowned Noh Reimagined theatre company brings a centuries-old form of Japanese theatre, Noh, to Scottish audiences via a two-part performance which blends the art form with traditional Scottish music.
Colm Tóibín: The News from Dublin
Venue T, 28 Aug, 15:15
One of Ireland’s most prolific writers, behind the likes of Brooklyn and A Long Winter, speaks to Chris Power about The News from Dublin, his new collection of short stories.
Natsuo Kirino: Swallows
Venue NW, 30 Aug, 18:45
Best known for her darkly compelling 1997 thriller Out, Kirino, a titan of Japanese fiction, speaks to Kirsty Logan about Swallows, her new book about a woman carrying the child of a couple desperate to pass on their ‘elite’ genes.