Edinburgh Book Festival
Kate Summerscale is renowned for her non fiction āthrillerā, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (one of theā¦
What could some artsy-fartsy novelist possibly know about banking? ā One can almost hear the roars from theā¦
Described as one of Scotlandās beloved literary sons and as the āSage of North Queensferryā, Iain Banks hasā¦
There was a packed house for the Baillie Gifford event with hostage survivor Ingrid Betancourt and Kirstyā¦
Ruth Dudley Edwards appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote āThe Seven; The Livesā¦
Peter Hart is the Oral Historian at the Imperial War Museum and an internationally recognised expert onā¦
Whether or not the demise of the book as weāve known it is in sight, itās clear there are a lot ofā¦
Birmingham is famous for its āCurry Mileā but cosmopolitan as that city is, Bradford continues to beā¦
David Mitchell started by explaining that he was the author and not the comedian!
This was a splendid 'tour de force' by Paddy Ashdown which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
This Edinburgh International Book Festival event was chaired by, and part of a series of events chosen by,ā¦
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writersā¦
Ruby Wax came into the auditorium to resounding applause and clearly revelled in the very supportive welcomeā¦
One of the most respected economic commentators of our times, Joseph Stiglitz made a clearly welcome returnā¦
Misha Glenny was introduced by Douglas Fraser, the BBC News Scotland business and economy editor, who notedā¦
Political scientist Matthew Goodwin introduced his book "UKIP" by explaining that the book really came aboutā¦
Steven Gale introduced Peter Englund as a best selling historian who had completed his PhD in 1989 and thenā¦
This was the second debate in the Edinburgh International Book Festivalās trilogy of events under the title āā¦
Comedian Sue Perkins was appearing ostensibly to promote her autobiographical, debut book "Spectacles" whichā¦
John McCarthy was introduced by Allan Little for this inaugural Frederick Hood Memorial Lecture. It wasā¦