Edinburgh Book Festival
Jack Straw was the speaker at The Scott Moncrieff Event with Allan Little in the Chair.
Although the run-up to the 2014 Independence Referendum has barely begun, the length of the queue for this…
This was an absolutely packed house with not a seat empty; many probably knew Ruby Wax as a comedian, rather…
The Scottish independence issue and next year's referendum is creeping into many of the events at the…
This session entitled, "Searching for Mary Queen of Scots" drew a full house to the Scottish Power Studio.
For the Frederick Hood Memorial Event which was sponsored by Walter Scott and Partners Ltd, Professor Susan…
Put 500, largely older people in a huge tent in Edinburgh and they vote against an independent Scotland.
Roy Hattersley came to the first Edinburgh Book Festival in 1983 and has appeared in every year since then -…
This was billed as "The Baker Tilly Event" and was another packed, sell-out for the Book Festival indicating…
Chair Rosemary Burnett introduced Ma Jian's new book "The Dark Road" as being "an amazing read".
This was an exceptional experience and the talk by Paul Roberts, the Curator of the British Museum's current…
This was a totally fascinating and entertaining hour with Douglas Hurd and Edward Young, ably chaired by…
A. L. Kennedy is no stranger to the Edinburgh International Book Festival, or indeed to other such events.
They were ordinary soldiers with dodgy equipment and often poor leadership.
Leading us away from our laptops, manicured lawns and comfy sofas as well as our fear of things that might…
This was a fascinating first hour at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in which Charles Emmerson…
It was in August 1983 when the gates to Charlotte Square Gardens opened to visitors for the inaugural…
In 1983, the inaugural Edinburgh International Book Festival was only the third literary festival in the UK…
These two speakers, both acknowledged experts on their subjects, gave a succinct analysis of the current…
Kate Summerscale is renowned for her non fiction “thriller”, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (one of the…