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Sheena McDonald greeted us all and emphasised that this was The Dickson Minto event and that for their…
Ruth Wishart had a quick barbed comment when she saw that Jeremy Paxman had brought in a glass of wine: "…
This was one of the most disappointing sessions I have been to in the Book Festival.
Publishing Scotland’s event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, was entitled ‘Culture Versus…
The Bosco Theatre is like a vintage circus tent, where writers, not animals and clowns, will entertain and…
‘You Know What You Could Be’ is the kind of phrase that echoes the hopes, dreams and downright fantasies of…
Andy Hamilton, probably best known for appearances on ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘QI’ and rather less so…
What a splendid event with Judy Murray. Her two sons, Andy and Jamie, would have been very proud of her! It…
Iain Martin is a current columnist for "The Times" and a former editor of "The Scotsman" as well as being the…
Dilip Hiro’s ‘The Longest August; The Unflinching Rivalry of India and Pakistan’ examines one of the most…
This was bound to be an interesting event when Ruth Wishart who was in the Chair found that she had left her…
This was a splendid 'tour de force' by Paddy Ashdown which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Slavonic Dances consists of three novella by Tom Hubbard that meditate in different ways on human traffic…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2017 programme, was launched today – a truly impressive,…
Escape the daily grind with a weekend retreat and let Highland Bard George Macpherson show you the special,…
The Edinburgh Bookshop will be hosting Ronan Ryan for a reading of his debut novel, The Fractured Life of…
This year is the 50th anniversary of the release of the ground-breaking Sgt.
Free music, spoken word and comedy, inspired by Robert Burns, is coming to one of Edinburgh’s best known New…
The annual J M Barrie Award is presented by Action for Children’s Arts and is given to a children’s arts…
‘Doctor Johnson Goes to Scotland’ is a fairly self-explanatory piece of titling, and, as they say, it does…