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The Picts
Date	Location
Stuart McHardy, author of A New History of the Picts, presents his vision of the ancient past, interpreting early Pictish symbols and shedding light on how our colourful ancestors merged together to form the Scotland we know and love. View full details
9 Jun 10am	Salisbury Centre, Edinburgh

Poetry & Coffee
Date	Location
Monthly morning poetry readings. View full details
7 Jun 10am	Henderson's Vegetarian Restaurant, Edinburgh

Polish Bookbug Session
Date	Location
A Polish language version of the monthly story and rhyme time for under fours. View full details
1 May–28 Aug Tue 10.30–11am	McDonald Road Library, Edinburgh
12 Jun 10.30am	Gilmerton Library, Edinburgh
10 Jul 10.30am 14 Aug 10.30am	Gilmerton Library, Edinburgh

Pressure Valve
Date	Location
Weekly open mic session for poetry, music and spoken word. View full details
20 May–24 Jun Sun 8pm	The Pear Tree House, Edinburgh

RBS Museum Talks: Dava Sobel
Date	Location
Sobel, author of Longitude, which features 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison as its protagonist, appears in conversation with astronomer John C Brown and John C Taylor, who created an artwork inspired by Harrison. View full details and ticket info
6 Jul 6.30pm	National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Richard Holloway
Date	Location
The outspoken former Bishop of Edinburgh talks about his new book, Leaving Alexandria: A Memoir of Faith and Doubt, and tells the story of his life. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun 9.15pm	Harmony Garden, Melrose

Robert Louis Stevenson Day
Date	Location
After last year's dedication to the great RLS, Edinburgh City of Literature presents another homage to the author of kidnapped. Expect lots of velvet, tweets and dedications to one of the city's favourite sons. View full details
13 Nov Times vary	City Centre, Edinburgh

Saturday Could Be Creative Writing Day
Date	Location
A tour of works from the permanent collection followed by a creative writing workshop. View full details
16 Jun 10.15am	Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
14 Jul 10.15am 22 Sep 10.15am 20 Oct 10.15am 17 Nov 10.15am	Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

The School of Poets
Date	Location
Monthly workshop-type poetry session aiming to encourage and develop writing skills. Beginners and more experienced writers are equally welcome. You can attend any session as a taster, and if you like it, join up for the year (membership £10 (£5)). View full details
5 Jun 6pm 10 Jul 6pm 11 Sep 6pm 9 Oct 6pm 13 Nov 6pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Scotsman Literary Dinner
Date	Location
Prestigious summer dinner event with special guest AS Byatt in conversation with Scotland on Sunday literary editor Stuart Kelly, plus a three-course meal and wine for all. Booking is essential. View full details and ticket info
20 Jun 6.30pm	The Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh

Scottish International Storytelling Festival
Date	Location
The 2012 edition of the festival that began as a celebration of oral folk tale traditions continues to spread its influence across the country, with many events taking place far from the festival's spiritual home at the Scottish Storytelling Centre. Inspiration this year comes from European folklore, in particular the tales of the Brothers Grimm. View full details
19 Oct–28 Oct Times vary	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Scottish Medicine: An Illustrated History
Date	Location
Two of the authors of Scottish Medicine: An Illustrated History tell the story of how medicine in Scotland has developed since prehistory. View full details
11 Jun 6pm	National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Scottish Refugee Week: Jonathan Falla and Leila Aboulela
Date	Location
The two writers speak to BBC presenter Serena Field about their journeys and their understanding of different cultures. Part of Refugee Week. Booking is essential. View full details
21 Jun 6.30pm	Central Library, Edinburgh

The Sexual State: Sexuality and Scottish Governance 1950–1980
Date	Location
Talk and launch of new book looking at the impact of the 20th-century sexual revolution on governance in Scotland. Try not to think about Alex Salmond. Tickets available from the front desk at Blackwell's Edinburgh. View full details
31 May 6.30pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Shore Poets
Date	Location
Regular local poetry meet, with readings of new verse and live music. View full details
24 Jun 7.45pm This time, George Gunn reads with Christine De Luca and William Donald Stewart. With music from Just Voices.	The Lot, Edinburgh
30 Jun 7.45pm	Henderson's @ St John's, Edinburgh

Simon Jackson/Torpedo Buoy, Poetry Book and Album Launch
Date	Location
Multi-talented Simon Jackson, aka Torpedo Buoy, launches his poetry book Fragile Cargo and his new album Tomorrow when I awake as god. Live music, poetry, drink and biscuits are all on hand. View full details
23 Jun 2pm	Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh

Social Session with Hazel McHaffie
Date	Location
Saving Sebastian author Hazel McHaffie reads from her novel and, accompanied by Dr Shawn Harmon, debates the issues around medical ethics and stem cell research that arise in the book. View full details
12 Jun 6.30pm	Waterstone's George Street, Edinburgh

Spoken Erotica
Date	Location
Live exhibition of literary erotica, with poetry and spoken word. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
23 Jun (Over-18s only) 3pm	Whitespace, Edinburgh

The St Andrew's Day Lecture
Date	Location
Val McDermid talks about the scientific processes and uses of pathology in her writing. View full details
30 Nov 6pm	Surgeons' Hall Museum, Edinburgh

St. Philibert and the Devil
Date	Location
Live performance of Patsy Dyer’s story of magic set in Elizabethan Oxfordshire, inspired by John Clare’s 'The Nutters'. View full details
8 Jun 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

St Philibert and the Devil in Performance
Date	Location
Marking the opening night of Dorothy Smyth's exhibition of the same name (and containing work inspired by the story itself) comes this performance of Patsy Dyer's magical Elizabethan tale 'St Philibert and the Devil'. View full details
8 Jun 7pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Story Lab
Date	Location
The Edinburgh Libraries summer reading challenge gets a hi-tech theme this year with the emphasis on 'transmitting and broadcasting' stories, but there are still good old fashioned reading incentives such as stickers, bookmarks, door hangers and wristbands to collect, and a prize for completing the challenge. View full details
25 Jun–26 Aug Times vary	Various Libraries, Edinburgh

Tessa Ransford, Pauline Prior-Pitt and Chrys Salt
Date	Location
Three poets read from their collections. Part of Edinburgh Book Fringe. View full details
15 Aug 1pm	Word Power Bookshop, Edinburgh

Times of Troubles: Britain's War in Northern Ireland
Date	Location
Launch of a new academic study of the British Army in Northern Ireland, by Andrew Sanders and Ian S Wood. View full details
7 Jun 6.30pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Toddler's Story Time
Date	Location
Are you sitting comfortably? Then it's time for a storytelling session for little ones, with a different theme each time. View full details
5 Jun 2pm This week Tracks of a Panda.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
12 Jun 2pm This week Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
16 Jun 1.30pm This time enjoy The Story of Peppa Pig.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
19 Jun 2pm This week Harry and the Jaggedy Dragon.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
26 Jun 2pm This week Otto the Book Bear.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh
3 Jul 2pm This week Hairy Hettie.	Waterstone's, Edinburgh

Tom Pow: In Another World
Date	Location
Launch of Tom Pow's new book exploring the impact of population change, In Another World – Among Europe's Dying Villages. View full details
19 Jun 6.30pm	Blackwells, Edinburgh

Tony Black: Murder Mile
Date	Location
Scottish writer Tony Black discusses his latest Edinburgh-set crime novel, Murder Mile. View full details
27 Jun 7pm	Troon Library, Troon

Trainspotting Tour
Date	Location
The story behind Leith's own famous fictional version of the 1990s drug scene. Part of Leith Festival. View full details
8 Jun–15 Jun Thu–Sat 7pm	Port O'Leith, Edinburgh

The Warrior Poets: A Multinational Perspective on World War Two
Date	Location
An event co-hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars and the Scottish Poetry Library, exploring the poetry of World War Two with particular focus on ideas about national identity and Britishness. View full details
28 Jun 6pm	Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh

Word: Women's Book Group
Date	Location
A chance to meet members of the LGBT community who share a passion for books. View full details
13 Jun 7.30pm	LGBT Centre for Health & Wellbeing, Edinburgh

Zoe Margolis: Modern Erotica – The Art of Sex Blogging
Date	Location
Talk from the journalist and blogger behind Girl With A One Track Mind. Part of Festival of the Erotic Arts. View full details and ticket info
23 Jun (Over-18s only) 4pm	Whitespace, Edinburgh

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