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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. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  3. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
    02:38
    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
  4. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  5. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  6. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  7. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  8. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
    03:24
    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  9. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  10. Robert Lepage
    58:51
    Robert Lepage
  11. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  12. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  13. Sylvie Guillem
    56:16
    Sylvie Guillem
  14. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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