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As with most of the festivals, the Book one is a scary prospect at first glance. Here, Brian Donaldson maps out a plan which should make the minefield a little easier to negotiate. All events are based in Charlotte Square Gardens. The box office number is 0845 373 5888 and the website is www.edbookfest.co.uk.
Jackie Kay The acclaimed author ol Titan/w! has been desen edly' blowing her own one recently and her latest short story collection. ll'isli I was Here. is a joy. Iii/511m. (7(5).
Rick Moody & Will Self lispect some lireworks when these two very singular talents bash their heads together. The Divine/is and The Bqu u/"Ihn'i' are their tnosl recent books. See preview l‘oi‘ Sell. page l4, Imnn. [7M5].
Dominic Bradbury lla\ ing edited a collection of works by his late lather Malcolm. Dominic is in a good position to chat about his literary legacy. 4pm. [7 ([5).
Ekow Eshun 8. Hari Kunzru See caption. 5pm, [7(1'5).
Gerald Scarfe l’olitical satire doesn't come tttoi'e hold with the wild strokes and scatological musings oi~ Mr Scarl‘e. Don't expect a Blair or a Btish to be in attendance. 6.30pm. [8 ([6).
Val McDermid Another of our line crime writers. :Nlcl)ermid's latest is The (;I'(ll'(' ’Iiiiiim. about a horrible murder with its roots in the l8th century. 8pm. [8 ([6).
Sunday 13
Charlie and Lola Lauren (‘hild's sweetly cheeky creations get their moment in the sun here with stories. games and artwork. It).3()um. 4.30pm. [3.
Blood Fever with Charlie Higson More solid kids stuff here from the man who was once Ralph and Swiss Tom and has since reinvented himself as the author of the Young Bond tiovels. l..1’()/mi. [3.50.
Linda Grant 8. Alan Kaufman Israel is quite topical right now. Ruth Wishart chairs this event with two writers who have very dil‘l‘erent perspectives on the conflict. 3.30pm. 17(5).
Nick Butterworth & Tony Ross Percy the Park Keeper and 'l‘owser might get an airing here. 5pm. 17(5).
Steve Bell With Scarl'e and now Bell appearing. satire via the art of cartooning is a theme this August iMartin Rowson comes up later in the month). Here. Stevo lampoons away in the presence ol~ lain Macw hirter. (). 30pm. [8 ([6 l.
Francis Fukuyama Heated debate follows this US academic wherever he goes and this is your chance to ask him about the end ol‘ history and the demise of the neocons. See preview. page l8. 8pm. £8 ( {6).
Monday 14
Ngugi wa Thiong’o The Kenyan novelist. scholar. essayist. play wright and kids writer makes a very rare jaunt to these shores to talk about the importance of writings penning in their own language. 11.30am. £7 (£5).
Burger Boy with Alan Durant It you ate burgers all day every day. you might
do a Morgan Spurlock and turn into one' A cautionary tale. as they say. / I'll/mt. £3.51).
Sebastian Peake 'l‘he stitt til grillttc legend .\ler\ y n is a wine consultant ot some distinction. .r\nd he has also been working hard at keeping his dad's memory alive. 3pm. 1_l£.‘-I.
Mavis Cheek 8. Michele Roberts 'l’wo ol the nation's layourite get together with alliteratiye books such as ’uirns’ I’urker'v I’men'ss. Due /)tl\ \ and \Ill’liil (if Illt‘ .l/til/it'r between them. ."..‘Vl/iin. {a rim.
Roy Hattersley 'l‘he ioriiier l)ep lead ol' ()ld Labour is firmly ensconced as one ol the Book l‘estisal's layourite guests. Here. he wa\es tortlt on a century ol l’Ms. (LAW/mi. to' 116).
AL Kennedy Taking timeout li‘oin making l'olk laugh at The Stand. the author (it ()ri'eiiiu/ li/ivs and [writ/tine )im .Vt’t’tl returns to a rather more familiar stage with this hook event. lleeklet's w ill be ejected. 8pm. [N i Uri.
The Great Big Enormous Crocodile Stories. rhy mes and songs with a snappy ending. ll)..t’()mii. tree
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Arnold Wesker 'l‘hc colossus ol British theatre will shed some thoughts on writing across the boardtsi. l/..»’i/uni. t," ([5).
Tony Benn Another icon limit the day s w hen the Labour Party had a soul pops by to shower its with his experience. 1.30pm. [7 i [5).
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Ekow Eshun
The process of writing and cultural diversity will be in the air when Eshun, the author of Black Gold of the Sun, is joined by Hari Kunzru, who made waves with his first two books,
The Impressionist and Transmission. The pair will analyse whether they are at an advantage or disadvantage writing in Britain when their roots are in rather different cultural backgrounds.
I 72 Aug. 5pm, £7 (£5).
20 THE LIST FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 10-17 Aug 2006