Edinburgh Book Festival

Kate Summerscale is renowned for her non fiction ā€œthrillerā€, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (one of the…
What could some artsy-fartsy novelist possibly know about banking? – One can almost hear the roars from the…
Described as one of Scotland’s beloved literary sons and as the ā€œSage of North Queensferryā€, Iain Banks has…
There was a packed house for the Baillie Gifford event with hostage survivor Ingrid Betancourt and Kirsty…
Ruth Dudley Edwards appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote ā€˜The Seven; The Lives…
Peter Hart is the Oral Historian at the Imperial War Museum and an internationally recognised expert on…
Whether or not the demise of the book as we’ve known it is in sight, it’s clear there are a lot of…
Birmingham is famous for its ā€˜Curry Mile’ but cosmopolitan as that city is, Bradford continues to be…
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,…
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writers…
Ruby Wax came into the auditorium to resounding applause and clearly revelled in the very supportive welcome…
One of the most respected economic commentators of our times, Joseph Stiglitz made a clearly welcome return…
Misha Glenny was introduced by Douglas Fraser, the BBC News Scotland business and economy editor, who noted…
Political scientist Matthew Goodwin introduced his book "UKIP" by explaining that the book really came about…
Steven Gale introduced Peter Englund as a best selling historian who had completed his PhD in 1989 and then…
This was the second debate in the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s trilogy of events under the title ā€˜ā€¦
Comedian Sue Perkins was appearing ostensibly to promote her autobiographical, debut book "Spectacles" which…
John McCarthy was introduced by Allan Little for this inaugural Frederick Hood Memorial Lecture.  It was…