Edinburgh Book Festival
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Founded in 1919 by Janet Coates to commemorate her late husband James Tait Black, a publisher with a great…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival marked the passing of Seamus Heaney, probably the most well known ‘…
This was The Open University Event, with the person who was identified as 'The Most Dangerous Woman in…
John Kay’s ‘Other People’s Money; Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?’ asks some serious…
As the second anniversary of the Maidan protests which ousted the Yanukovich-led government in Ukraine…
There are not too many occasions when the speaker is already on stage as the audience come in.
Peter Pomerantsev spent ten years working for TNT, the Russian television channel.
Iain Overton’s book ‘Gun, Baby, Gun’ investigates one of the most disturbing and frequently overlooked crisis…
Nick Davies is an impressive individual who has rightly been named as the Journalist of the Year and also…
An evening with Alexander McCall Smith is always a delight and this event, chaired by Jamie Jauncey and…
Published alongside the exhibition ‘Photography; A Victorian Sensation’ presented at the National Museum of…
It isn’t every book which has an introduction by Dolly Parton, and the very thought might put some off…
For someone who was born on 10th October 1923 - and still broadcasting actively, one must assume that this…
Andy Wightman’s appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, like that of many another author,…
Andrew Franklin in the Chair introduced author Antony Beevor as someone who had become one of the leading…
This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival takes on a globetrotting theme with a programme that…
This event had the added enticement of free morning coffee (courtesy of Prestige Venues), which we could…
As a most astute and intelligent writer with a spontaneous wit, Val McDermid always draws a huge audience at…
Jeremy Paxman was at his absolute best for this Open University event which was entitled, "War. Germany.