TWO FOR ONE TO EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
THE Edinburgh International Book Festival runs from August 10-26, bringing hundreds of events and authors to the heart of the capital.
With this superb offer we are giving you the chance to claim two-for-one tickets to five fantastic events.
Save up to £12 on each of the adult events and £5 on the family event. For more information and full event listings see www.edbookfest.co.uk
JANET ELLIS & BILLY O’CALLAGHAN
Tuesday, Aug 13, 10.15am, £12 (£10) Former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis talks about her second novel How It Was, an exploration of a woman’s life as she sits by her dying husband. In My Coney Island Baby, storyteller Billy O’Callaghan weaves a similarly moving tale of love, set over a single day. They discuss their tales with Jenny Brown.
KONNIE HUQ: SILLY SCIENCE
Thursday, Aug 15, 5pm, £5, Ages 8-plus The longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter, Konnie Huq’s novel, Cookie, is about a BritishBangladeshi girl who dreams of being a scientist.
SIR JAMES MACMILLAN
Wednesday, Aug 21, 1.30pm, £12 (£10) Renowned composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan reflects on a classical life well lived in A Scots Song.
TREVOR ROYLE
Thursday Aug 15, 10am, £12 (£10) In Facing the Bear, broadcaster, author and editor Trevor Royle discusses how integral Scotland was to NATO’s defence strategy while the US and USSR were at each other’s throats.
THOMAS KENEALLY
Sunday, Aug 25, 5pm, £12 (£10) The Booker Prize-winning Australian author of Schindler’s Ark, Thomas Keneally talks about another masterpiece, The Book of Science and Antiquities. To Book: Call 0345 373 5888 to claim your two-for-one discount on full-price tickets for the events listed here. Valid only for the shows listed here and subject to availability. Offers cannot be used in conjunction with any
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