Edinburgh Book Festival
Melvyn Bragg was introduced to the audience as someone who was well known as a broadcaster - working both for…
Andy Hamilton, probably best known for appearances on ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘QI’ and rather less so…
This special event, in the Charlotte Square Garden Spiegeltent, was preceded by an excellent afternoon with…
This was the second debate in the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s trilogy of events under the title ‘…
Ian Rankin introduced Frederick Forsyth to the packed house by wondering if his new book 'The Outsider' was…
The ‘Bosco Theatre’, one of the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s satellite venues on George Street,…
The session with Anjan Sundaram with Jenny Niven in the Chair deserved to be better attended - the…
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writers…
Ruth Dudley Edwards appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote ‘The Seven; The Lives…
The private lives and published work of ten of the best known 20th century women writers was the topic of…
Wilbur Smith was introduced by Jackie McGlone as the author of some thirty four novels which had sold…
Publishing Scotland’s event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, was entitled ‘Culture Versus…
The session ("Telling Tales: The Vital Important of Stories") was chaired by Claire Armistead, who caught our…
Some of the best art is scarcely noted.
David Mitchell’s got it. He has moved from relative obscurity among mainstream book readers to being one of…
‘You Know What You Could Be’ is the kind of phrase that echoes the hopes, dreams and downright fantasies of…
T C Boyle cuts a figure that is more rock star than Distinguished Professor – tall, extravagantly quiffed and…
Whether or not the demise of the book as we’ve known it is in sight, it’s clear there are a lot of…
Comedian Sue Perkins was appearing ostensibly to promote her autobiographical, debut book "Spectacles" which…
Roy Hattersley is a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Book Festival and a prolific author in his own right, so…