Edinburgh Book Festival

Daniel Depp is on a European tour to promote his debut novel Loser’s Town, a detective crime novel set in sun…
Catherine Lockerbie is to step down as Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival after nine years…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has been allocated £55,000 Expo funding by the Scottish Government…
Authors from 45 different countries - including 200 Scottish authors - will descend on the tented village in…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival, which ended on Monday, celebrated a rise of 3% in ticket sales…
Career soldier General Sir Mike Jackson spoke last week of his experiences in conflicts from Northern Ireland…
For over thirty years, Alastair Reid has deserved five stars.
It's been said (at least by this reviewer) that Scotland was gifted both bagpipes and haggis by the folk of…
Alzheimer's and dementia are words most of us fear. We may know those who do or have suffered from these…
One might expect a good-sized audience for any event with 'Independence' and 'Scotland' in the title, and…
Regarded by many as among the most prestigious and worthwhile prizes for literary endeavour, the…
Roland Glover ably filled in for Alan Little, "away" doing more pressing work than interviewing Misha Glenny…
Three acknowledged experts on China took a capacity audience at the Edinburgh Book Festival's Studio Theatre…
Wedged among a bevy of blue rinses, it was tempting to speculate how many had turned out on yet another…
"Guilt," a late friend of this reviewer's observed, "is a useless emotion." Except perhaps insofar as it…
Whether you're a writer, involved in the "industry" or a mere humble book purchaser, you likely have your own…
"Stories in Stone" is the title of a series of podcasts to be launched by Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF) has won funding from the Scottish Government's Edinburgh…
Alexander McCall Smith is a literary enigma.
Journalist, broadcaster and author Jonathan Dimbleby spoke yesterday of his fascinating 10,000 mile journey…