Edinburgh Book Festival
A L Kennedy: The Pressure to Write Review
An audience with A L Kennedy is never less than an interesting pleasure.
The Titanic - The Sinking of One Man's Reputation (EIBF Review)
This session with Frances Wilson was chaired by Sheena McDonald who immediately discovered that very few people had read Frances Wilson's book "How to Survive the Titanic" which deals wit
Re-thinking the Union (Part 1), EIBF 2012, Review
While it may have been natural for the Edinburgh International Book Festival to commence its ‘Re-Thinking The Union’ debates with one which posed the question ‘Would Culture Lose Its Shine In An Independent Scotland?’, it rapidly became clear that the question, however questionable itself, was not going to become the subject under discussion.
Jeremy Crang, Edward Spiers & Mathew Strickland (EIBF Review)
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out that the book in question, some 900 pages in length, weighty in both senses and costing £150 was neither ‘definitive’ nor ‘comprehensive’, as a number of journalists had claimed.
Book Festival Puts Spotlight On Megrahi Cover-up
“Eight senior Scottish judges got it wrong, but the question is why?
Appointment with the Wicker Man Review
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The National Theatre of Scotland has the ironically inclusive slogan of ‘theatre without walls’ having in their 5 year history produced theatre in spaces from airports to allotment site
Jonathan Watson to Make An Impression at Book Fest
Football impressionist and actor Jonathan Watson will be making an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, in an event with Bob Servant
Six of Longlisted Man Booker Authors at Edinburgh Book Festival
Half of the twelve authors long-listed for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, announced today, will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival next month.
Delegates to Edinburgh World Writer's Conference Announced
The Edinburgh International Book Festival today announced the delegates who will attend sessions in the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference this August.
The ambitious, global event will bring together fifty delegates from 25 different countries, with a public discussion about the role of fiction in society.
Tahrir Square Author Confirms Book Fest Appearance
Amid concerns that she would be unable to leave Egypt due to the current political situation, eminent Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif has confirmed that she will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August.