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Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
From Canada and New Zealand respectively, two debut novelists to keep an eye on.
  1. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  2. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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  3. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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  4. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
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    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  5. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  6. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  7. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
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    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  8. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  9. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  10. Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
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    Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
  11. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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  13. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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