Edinburgh Book Festival
For some people their careers are defined by a single issue, so said Ruth Wishart who was chairing the…
How can you describe such a literary phenomenon as Alexander McCall Smith?
Gregor Fisher wheeled in Melanie Reid who was in a wheelchair following a riding accident some years ago and…
This special event, in the Charlotte Square Garden Spiegeltent, was preceded by an excellent afternoon with…
Absurdism and satire have been healthy strands in Russian literature for a very long time.
Al Senter, who was in the Chair, first asked BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner what made him decide to…
This annual presentation to recognise excellence in fiction and biography are the oldest literary awards in…
Clearly Nina Stibbe is already very popular as this event was completely sold out.
Duncan Hamilton has won the 'William Hill Sports Book writer of the Year Award' twice.
Roy Hattersley appeared with a beard which he assured the audience was not to be seen as being in sympathy…
A long queue for the Studio Theatre at the Edinburgh International Book Festival attested to the interest Ian…
There was again an absolutely full house for this British Academy sponsored event featuring Sir Tom Devine,…
Tax may not sound like the most exciting subject but the Studio Theatre was packed with around 275 of us to…
There can’t be many people who have not heard of the phenomenal success of “The Girl on the Train” a…
The title of Iain Macwhirter’s event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival - ‘Scotland’s Democratic…
Archaeologist and author Max Adams is at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote his most recent…
Matthew Ovortrup's book on Angela Merkel was hugely popular and the Studio Theatre in Charlotte Square Garden…
Ian Rankin introduced Frederick Forsyth to the packed house by wondering if his new book 'The Outsider' was…
The session with Anjan Sundaram with Jenny Niven in the Chair deserved to be better attended - the…
The appearance of Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England, produced a predictably very…