Books

Edinburgh and Scotland books

A long queue for the Studio Theatre at the Edinburgh International Book Festival attested to the interest Ian

The appearance of Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England, produced a predictably very

Nicholas Hytner’s ‘Balancing Acts’ is the latest in a considerable line of memoirs produced by former

Whither the future? A question many of us ask, especially when we’ve no idea what the answer may be.
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out

This reviewer’s previous incarnation as the Stravaigin Reporter for the organisation Scots Tung, has allowed

This was a politician at his best! Malcolm Rifkind was in ebullient mood when he spoke to a full house at

There was a packed house for the Baillie Gifford event with hostage survivor Ingrid Betancourt and Kirsty

Paddy Ashdown took to the stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the second time in twenty

Paddy Ashdown spoke at the Baker Tilly Event which was chaired by the BBC "Today" presenter James Naughtie.
This was a splendid 'tour de force' by Paddy Ashdown which everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Matthew Ovortrup's book on Angela Merkel was hugely popular and the Studio Theatre in Charlotte Square Garden

Described as one of Scotland’s beloved literary sons and as the “Sage of North Queensferry”, Iain Banks has

Steven Gale introduced Peter Englund as a best selling historian who had completed his PhD in 1989 and then

With Al Senter as chair, Bath described the astonishing story of Tommy Macpherson's very full life.
Melvyn Bragg was introduced to the audience as someone who was well known as a broadcaster - working both for

Bidisha introduced Ed Vulliamy, an author who has written for The Guardian and Amnesty International, whose

John McCarthy was introduced by Allan Little for this inaugural Frederick Hood Memorial Lecture.  It was

Sometimes one comes across something that seems a little slight at first, that then proves to be more durable.