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Edinburgh and Scotland books

The present Shadow Chancellor had a suitably large audience in the Main Theatre of the Edinburgh…
First launched in 1972, the annual Scottish Book Awards have developed into a major prize for writers…
For some people their careers are defined by a single issue, so said Ruth Wishart who was chairing the…
Bidisha introduced Ed Vulliamy, an author who has written for The Guardian and Amnesty International, whose…
The first debate on ā€˜Would Culture Lose its Shine in an Independent Scotland?’ promised we
Clearly Nina Stibbe is already very popular as this event was completely sold out.
Superlatives are weak and ineffective when in presence of a true master in his field: the newspaper comic…
It was a delight to see Joan Bakewell back in Edinburgh - as she put it herself, "the time seems to have…
James Naughtie introduced Alistair Darling for this Thomas Miller Investment Event which was held fittingly…
The Peppers Theatre tent in Charlotte Square Garden isn’t the largest venue at the Edinburgh International…
Although not quite as common a surname in Scotland as it once was, Flemings can still be found in telephone…
The Crimean War is somehow imagined in the British Isles to be a minor conflict against Russia and of no…
BBC reporter Peter Taylor's new book "Talking to Terrorists" sets out what it was like to come face to face…
With a hearty Edinburgh reception, Sir Vincent (Vince) Cable took his seat with Phil Harding who was in the…
Frank Westerman is a Dutch journalist who grew up amongst horses and has now written a history of the…
This was bound to be an interesting event when Ruth Wishart who was in the Chair found that she had left her…
Misha Glenny was introduced by Douglas Fraser, the BBC News Scotland business and economy editor, who noted…
Maggie O’Farrell is a remarkable novelist with a fresh, distinctive voice and visual imagination. She…
Sheena McDonald introduced Malloch-Brown as someone with huge experience of international affairs having…
There can’t be many people who have not heard of the phenomenal success of ā€œThe Girl on the Trainā€ a…