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Edinburgh and Scotland books
Giving his personal experience of working in Communist Eastern Europe, former Foreign Correspondent Peter…
The pioneering library at HMP Saughton in Edinburgh has been given £5,000 for winning a prestigious award in…
The private lives and published work of ten of the best known 20th century women writers was the topic of…
Following the death of Edwin Morgan last week, The Edinburgh International Book Festival has confirmed that a…
There can be no doubt that publishing is undergoing significant and long-lasting change.
Celebrated comic book author Alan Moore makes an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
With over a week of the Edinburgh International Book Festival behind us I feel like it’s time to reflect.
Superlatives are weak and ineffective when in presence of a true master in his field: the newspaper comic…
Birmingham is famous for its ‘Curry Mile’ but cosmopolitan as that city is, Bradford continues to be…
This Edinburgh International Book Festival event was chaired by, and part of a series of events chosen by,…
This event with young Welsh poet Owen Sheers was most entertaining and enlightening. His new book is based…
One of the most respected economic commentators of our times, Joseph Stiglitz made a clearly welcome return…
David Mitchell’s got it. He has moved from relative obscurity among mainstream book readers to being one of…
Maggie O’Farrell is a remarkable novelist with a fresh, distinctive voice and visual imagination. She has…
Described as one of Scotland’s beloved literary sons and as the “Sage of North Queensferry”, Iain Banks has…
Best known to the general public for his charming, flamboyant and ultimately moving performance as Gareth in…
"The Wealth of Nations" has never been out of publication since it first appeared some two hundred and thirty…
Panic among the publishers? Whinging writers? Wither the book as we know it?
Wordsmiths and poets are being encouraged to bring forth their rhyme, reason, and humanity for a poetry…
The Peppers Theatre tent in Charlotte Square Garden isn’t the largest venue at the Edinburgh International…