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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. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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  3. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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  4. Israel Galván on Lo Real
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  5. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
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    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
  6. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  7. 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'
  8. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  10. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
  12. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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