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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…
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…
Author and journalist Magnus Linklater was in the Chair, to introduce Max Hastings as someone who has a…
This was a politician at his best! Malcolm Rifkind was in ebullient mood when he spoke to a full house at…
Professor Willy Maley and post-graduate student Kirsty Luck have edited one among the more valuable…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival started with a bang!
The Edinburgh International Book Festival was first “published” in 1983 as a Biennial event and due to its…