{"id":5922,"date":"2013-10-07T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/?p=5922"},"modified":"2021-03-14T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T13:26:36","slug":"17th-edinburgh-radical-book-fair-october-23rd-27th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/07\/17th-edinburgh-radical-book-fair-october-23rd-27th\/","title":{"rendered":"17th Edinburgh Radical Book Fair &#8211; October 23rd-27th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/word-power.co.uk\/\">17TH EDINBURGH INDEPENDENT RADICAL BOOK FAIR<\/a> \u2013 THE ALTERNATIVE BOOK FESTIVAL \u2013 will take place from Wednesday 23rd October to Sunday 27th October, 2013 in Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30-38 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5925\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5925\" alt=\"The Out of the Blue Drill Hall Dalmeny Street, Leith\" src=\"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/th-51.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Out of the Blue Drill Hall Dalmeny Street, Leith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>23.10.13<\/p>\n<p>ALASDAIR GRAY and JAMES KELMAN in discussion at the opening of the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 19:00<\/p>\n<p>24.10.13<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh City Libraries brings the BOOKBUG session (Ages 0 to 4 and their grown-ups), with rhymes and songs, to the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 14:30<\/p>\n<p>DR BOOK from the Edinburgh City Libraries lends a helping hand to everyone, from babies to teens, to find the perfect book, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 15:00<\/p>\n<p>CHRISTOPHER KENT launches his latest graphic novel, The Golem, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 18:00<\/p>\n<p>PETER BERESFORD introduces Mad Matters at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 19:00<\/p>\n<p>JOHN HEGLEY reads from his latest collection of poems, New & Selected Potatoes, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 20:45<\/p>\n<p>25.10.13<\/p>\n<p>JOHN HEGLEY, author of New & Selected Potatoes, facilitates a School Students\u2019 Workshop, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 10:15<\/p>\n<p>ROSEMARY MANDER and the BIRTH PROJECT GROUP discuss the Politics of Maternity at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 14:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131218054815\/http:\/\/www.word-power.co.uk:80\/viewEvent.php?id=3086\">LESLEY RIDDOCH, author of Blossom, and RICHARD HOLLOWAY, author of A Plea for a Secular Scotland, in discussion, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair<\/a> 18:30<\/p>\n<p>MAT CALLAHAN performs Songs of Freedom from The James Connolly Songbook at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 20:15<\/p>\n<p>26.10.13<\/p>\n<p>ALEXANDER MOFFAT and ALAN RIACH discuss Arts of Independence at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 10:30<\/p>\n<p>VICTORIA BRITTAIN, author of Shadow Lives, JO METSON SCOTT, author of The Grey Line, and BEN GRIFFIN, a former SAS discharged soldier, lead a discussion on War: The Unheard and Forgotten Voices, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 11:45<\/p>\n<p>LYNNE SEGAL discusses Out of Time: The Pleasures and Perils of Ageing, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 13:15<\/p>\n<p>GREG PHILO discusses Bad News for Refugees at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 14:45<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/word-power.co.uk\/\">IMOGEN TYLER discusses Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in Neoliberal Britain, and ANNA FEIGENBAUM and FABIAN FRENZEL discuss Protest Camps, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair<\/a> 16:15<\/p>\n<p>HILLEL TICKTIN and CLIFF SLAUGHTER speak on Making Marxism Matter in an Age of Global Crisis, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 18:00<\/p>\n<p>THE BADWILLS bring the Sounds of a Thousand Tongues to the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 20:30<\/p>\n<p>27.10.13<\/p>\n<p>DAVID CONVERY and AARON KELLY discuss Nationalism and the Irish Working Class at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 11:00<\/p>\n<p>IAIN MACWHIRTER, author of Road to Referendum, and GERRY HASSAN, co-editor of After Independence, in conversation, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 12:15<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140310050540\/http:\/\/www.word-power.co.uk\/viewEvent.php?id=3084\">BRADLEY GARRETT, author of Explore Everything, and EDWARD HOLLIS, author of The Secret Lives of Buildings, in conversation, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fai<\/a>r 14:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170105082724\/http:\/\/www.word-power.co.uk\/viewEvent.php?id=3082\">BRETT SCOTT discusses The Heretic\u2019s Guide to Global Finance: Hacking the Future of Money, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair<\/a> 15:15<\/p>\n<p>MUSHEIR El-FARRA discusses Gaza: When the Sky Rained White Fire, at the 17th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 16:15<\/p>\n<p>also see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/word-power.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.word-power.co.uk\/viewEventList.php?category_id=1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE\u00a017TH EDINBURGH INDEPENDENT RADICAL BOOK FAIR \u2013 THE ALTERNATIVE BOOK FESTIVAL \u2013 will take place from Wednesday 23rd October to Sunday 27th October, 2013 in Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30-38 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG. 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