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This event with young Welsh poet Owen Sheers was most entertaining and enlightening. His new…
Paddy Ashdown spoke at the Baker Tilly Event which was chaired by the BBC "Today" presenter James Naughtie.
EdinburghGuide recently received a copy of "The Hungover Cookbook" by Milton Crawford. An interesting quirk…
This year, the Edinburgh International Book Festival has been privileged to welcome two of the United States…
On balance, Adam Phillips may have one of the sharpest, penetrating and prescient minds in Britain today.
This book by Alistair Kerr, "Betrayal: The Murder of Robert Nairac GC", is a disappointment.
With a hearty Edinburgh reception, Sir Vincent (Vince) Cable took his seat with Phil Harding who was in the…
Matthew Ovortrup's book on Angela Merkel was hugely popular and the Studio Theatre in Charlotte Square Garden…
The Peppers Theatre tent in Charlotte Square Garden isn’t the largest venue at the Edinburgh International…
Frank Westerman is a Dutch journalist who grew up amongst horses and has now written a history of the…
What could some artsy-fartsy novelist possibly know about banking? – One can almost hear the roars from the…
Superlatives are weak and ineffective when in presence of a true master in his field: the newspaper comic…
Andy Hamilton, probably best known for appearances on ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘QI’ and rather less so…
There was again an absolutely full house for this British Academy sponsored event featuring Sir Tom Devine,…
Celebrated comic book author Alan Moore makes an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
This was a splendid 'tour de force' by Paddy Ashdown which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
The Morton Fraser Event, billed as "a man whose love of theatre and actors knows no bounds", featured Simon…
Tax may not sound like the most exciting subject but the Studio Theatre was packed with around 275 of us to…
Political scientist Matthew Goodwin introduced his book "UKIP" by explaining that the book really came about…
Clearly Nina Stibbe is already very popular as this event was completely sold out.