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Edinburgh and Scotland books

Sheena McDonald introduced this session about The Third Reich's Celluloid War by Ian Garden who confessed to…
Joe Simpson, the author of Touching the Void was introduced by Alan Morrison, the Group Arts Editor of The…
Anthony Beevor introduced Anna Reid, having given a somewhat lengthy introduction himself!
Frank Westerman is a Dutch journalist who grew up amongst horses and has now written a history of the…
Misha Glenny was introduced by Douglas Fraser, the BBC News Scotland business and economy editor, who noted…
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writers…
Steven Gale introduced Peter Englund as a best selling historian who had completed his PhD in 1989 and then…
Bidisha introduced Ed Vulliamy, an author who has written for The Guardian and Amnesty International, whose…
It was a delight to see Joan Bakewell back in Edinburgh - as she put it herself, "the time seems to have…
Tam Dalyell, Paul Rogers and Ruth Wishart came into the RBS Main Theatre well before the start of the session…
Delegates to the Edinburgh International Book Festival bring their fair share of mysteries: whether it be the…
Paddy Ashdown took to the stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the second time in twenty…
Paddy Ashdown spoke at the Baker Tilly Event which was chaired by the BBC "Today" presenter James Naughtie.
Leading up to 14 April, 2012, a plethora of TV documentaries, drama series and books have commemorated the…
This session with Frances Wilson was chaired by Sheena McDonald who immediately discovered that very few…
While it may have been natural for the Edinburgh International Book Festival to commence its ‘Re-Thinking The…
Margaret Rutherford was an extraordinary English character actress, renowned for energetic, feisty roles,  …
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out…
“Eight senior Scottish judges got it wrong, but the question is why?