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In years gone by, shops that sold a great variety of goods were known as Jenny Aathins.

Tonight, Scots around the world celebrate the birth of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns 227 years ago, feeding spirit and mind with a traditional Scottish meal of

Edinburgh's Central Library is marking Holocaust Memorial Day with an exhibition that remembers the life of Holocaust survivor Ernest Levy.

Various Burns Suppers, ceilidhs and similar celebrations take place around the city to celebrate the birth date of Scotland's National Bard, Robert Burns (1759-96).

2012 is the 53rd anniversary of the birth of Burns.

Visit the Sauniere Society Authors Symposium at Newbattle Abbey (near Edinburgh, Rosslyn and Temple) over the weekend of Friday the 4th of November to Monday the 7th.

"Previously…Scotland’s History Festival" will take place from 17 November until St Andrews Day on November 30. Plugging the gap between the end of Edinburgh’s summer festivals and the start of the winter festivities, history fans from across the globe are invited to Edinburgh for an impressive choice of over 200 events and a celebration of Scotland’s colourful history.

Edinburgh International Book Festival/NMS event that will see Francesca Simon, author of the fantastic Horrid Henry books, launching her new children’s book The Sleeping Army.

Join us for the launch of 26 Treasures, kicking off with 'Treisur', a Scots prose poem inspired by the project, accompanied by jazz saxophone.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to work with writers, poets and novelists from the 26 Treasures project.

The sight of the Inverbeg Recycling Unit and its hard-hatted and fluorescent-jacketed workers roaming the stage was a poignant start to this tribute by John Bett to the well-loved stories and chara

A hearty celebration of books nestled in Edinburgh's West Port community.

The temporary, tented village at Charlotte Square's Georgian garden, in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town, is the venue for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The Festival brings writers, poets, thinkers, politicians, photographers and artists from 40 different countries to debate, discuss, argue and inspire.

A book by a North-east novelist, which was once banned in her home town, is set to tour Scotland

Whither the future? A question many of us ask, especially when we’ve no idea what the answer may be.

There was a packed house for the Baillie Gifford event with hostage survivor Ingrid Betancourt and Kirsty Wark.  Ingrid Betancourt was introduced as, "the mother of Melanie and Lorenzo" and the Colombian Green Party leader who was captured by FARC when she was campaigning for the presidency of Colombia in 2002.

Sheena McDonald introduced Malloch-Brown as someone with huge experience of international affairs having worked with UNHCR Thailand, been a Government Minister, held a post in the World Bank, and a

The Edinburgh International Book Festival, like its sister happenings throughout August, throws up the unexpected from time to time.

The worldwide launch of "The Cat's Table" by Michael Ondaatje was supported by the Hawthornden Literary Retreat and chaired by Jamie Jauncey.

There are few speakers who attend the Edinburgh Book Festival who can command an audience the way Roy Hattersley does.

The Morton Fraser Event, billed as "a man whose love of theatre and actors knows no bounds", featured Simon Callow with Al Senter as the Chairman.