Edinburgh Book Festival
Author and journalist Magnus Linklater was in the Chair, to introduce Max Hastings as someone who has a…
With a hearty Edinburgh reception, Sir Vincent (Vince) Cable took his seat with Phil Harding who was in the…
If he were still among us, Czeslaw Milosz would have celebrated his hundredth birthday this year.
Tam Dalyell, Paul Rogers and Ruth Wishart came into the RBS Main Theatre well before the start of the session…
The Peppers Theatre tent in Charlotte Square Garden isn’t the largest venue at the Edinburgh International…
David Mitchell started by explaining that he was the author and not the comedian!
Alan Taylor has a long history as a journalist with The Scotsman, where he rose to be the deputy and then…
Roy Hattersley is a regular visitor to the Edinburgh Book Festival and a prolific author in his own right, so…
There can be no doubt that publishing is undergoing significant and long-lasting change.
For some people their careers are defined by a single issue, so said Ruth Wishart who was chairing the…
Sheena McDonald introduced Malloch-Brown as someone with huge experience of international affairs having…
Ian Rankin introduced Frederick Forsyth to the packed house by wondering if his new book 'The Outsider' was…
Publishing Scotland’s event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, was entitled ‘Culture Versus…
‘You Know What You Could Be’ is the kind of phrase that echoes the hopes, dreams and downright fantasies of…
Nicholas Hytner’s ‘Balancing Acts’ is the latest in a considerable line of memoirs produced by former…
The Bosco Theatre is like a vintage circus tent, where writers, not animals and clowns, will entertain and…
Although the run-up to the 2014 Independence Referendum has barely begun, the length of the queue for this…
One of the most respected economic commentators of our times, Joseph Stiglitz made a clearly welcome return…
Anthony Beevor introduced Anna Reid, having given a somewhat lengthy introduction himself!
Melvyn Bragg was introduced to the audience as someone who was well known as a broadcaster - working both for…