EIBF 2012 Friday 24 August

10:15 Helen Fitzgerald & Herman Koch
When Tough Decisions are on the Menu
Thrillers from Fitzgerald and Koch in The Donor and The Dinner.

11:00-12:30 Writing Workshop
So You Want to Write for Children?
Award-winning author Linda Strachan offers advice on writing for young readers.

16:30 Carol Ann Duffy
Sublime Poetry and Music
Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy reads some of her favourite poems from her new collection, The Bees.

20:30 Alex Gray & Mons Kallentoft
A Life of Grime
The crime writers discuss their latest offerings. Summertime Death by Kallentoft and A Pound of Flesh by Gray.

20:30 Sean Borodale & William Letford
Accessible and Innovative Lines Men
Poetry event that is both focused and broad.

21:30 Mark Billingham & Christopher Brookmyre
Unique Meeting of a Crime-Writing Duo
Insightful ponderings on the world of blood-soaked fiction.