Edin Intl Book Fest: Sarah Perry

<div><div><div>Sarah Perry: Death of an Ordinary Man</div><div>Sat 22 Aug 2026 | 15:15 - 16:15</div></div><div>Live streaming from Edinburgh International Book Festival&nbsp;</div></div><div>This event will be held in our new first floor creative learning space (upstairs).&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>In Death of an Ordinary Man – an unflinching, tender work of non-fiction – Sarah Perry trains her gaze on the dying process itself, taking us to the bedside of her father-in-law as his life ends, just days after his cancer diagnosis. The author of The Essex Serpent and Booker-nominated Enlightenment reflects on why she chose to write about this intimate time of heightened experience and astonishment – a conversation as much about living as it is about dying. Chaired by Di Speirs.</div>Live Stream Author EventPT1H2026-08-22Edin Intl Book Fest: Sarah Perry"Edin Intl Book Fest: Sarah Perry"

Showtimes

August 22, 3:15 pm

The Birks Cinema