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Book Club: Nadifa Mohamed
With her third novel – The Fortune Men – Nadifa Mohamed becomes the first British Somali novelist to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
We are delighted that Nadifa will join Alex Clark for October’s Book Club.
Winter Festival Online 2021 | 17-21 Nov
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Watch and listen to our expanding archive of over 100 audio and video recordings from our previous festivals.
Delight in the world’s most engaging thinkers, speakers and writers on film and audio online, anytime.
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Trust – award-winning non-fiction magazine from Baillie Gifford
Baillie Gifford are long-term supporters of the festival and dedicated supporters of UK literary events.
Trust is full of insightful articles about innovations that are transforming the way we live and work. Through features on pioneering companies and conversations with visionary authors, readers can find out first-hand about the sources of disruption in our fast-changing world. You can also access regular literary-related giveaways and exclusive author interviews.
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