Tag: Books
Book Review – Salvage by Mark Baillie
Nash Lacklow is dying.
A lifetime of poor housing, dirty jobs and smoking has caught up with him, and now his emphysema’s at stage four. And as he tells his nephew Spence and great-niece Emma,
‘There’s...
BOOK REVIEW: The Echoes of Us by Emma Steele
"I never really thought about it before. How brief life is. How it can be there one moment, and gone the next. Over in a flash, I suppose."
What happens when we die? And can...
BOOK REVIEW: What Doesn’t Kill Us by Ajay Close
What Doesn’t Kill Us by Ajay Close will be published by Saraband on 8 February 2024.
On 2 January 1981, over five years after committing his first murder, Peter Sutcliffe was finally arrested just a...
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 – Robin Ince: Weapons of Empathy★★★★★
Robin Ince has endeared himself to me before his show even starts.
First he hands out cards and asks us all to write down any books that have helped us be more empathetic, to understand...
What’s On in Edinburgh in December
Music, film, LGBT+, theatre, children's events, Christmas fairs, art, poetry, stand up, books, festive gardens, talks, tours, storytelling....it would be easier to say what's not on this month. Get your diary ready and read...
Book Review – Death Drop by Claire MacLeary
In Death Drop, her fifth Harcus & Laird detective novel, Edinburgh author Claire MacLeary addresses issues around bullying, domestic violence, cross-dressing, cyber fraud and people trafficking.
And of course her two detectives, Wilma Harcus...
Book Festival ‘Outriders’ to set off on four European journeys
Today (Wed. 21st Sept) the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced the launch of the third edition of Outriders, an exciting project that will see four Scottish writers join four European writers for four unique...
2022 hybrid presentations help make this year’s Book Festival a success
'All Together Now' was the overarching theme announced in June, and this year’s Book Festival saw families, adults and school pupils flock to the Book Festival’s new site at Edinburgh Collage of Art to...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 17
Yesterday (29th Aug) was the final day of Edinburgh's International Book Festival. Returning to the Edinburgh College of Art for a second year, it was very much 'back to business' compared to the, pared...
EIBF – Day 11 – Katherine Rundell
The poetry of John Donne feels as fresh, funny and radiantly beautiful in the 21st century as it must have done in the 17th.
In her talk with Stuart Kelly, popular writer and academic Katherine...
EIBF – Day 7 – Graeme Macrae Burnet
When reading a novel, who can we trust to tell us the truth? Graeme Macrae Burnet’s new novel Case Study, set in mid-60s London, plays with ideas about truth and reality through the story of...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Ricky Ross
Thursday's author was Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross, who was at Central Hall - a new venue for EIBF - publicising his book 'Walking Back Home (Deacon Blue and me)'
It’s 30-odd years since 'Real Gone...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 5 – Vashti Bunyan
This year's EIBF is dispensing with the daily, multiple author photo calls and are limiting them to a few per day so there will be no large galleries of many authors to see, just...
Dynamic and diverse free schools’ programme announced by EIBF 2022
Earlier today, the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced a free and fully hybrid line up of events for primary and secondary school pupils this summer. The Baillie Gifford Schools Programme runs from 22 –...
Book Review: Errant Blood by CF Peterson
Eamon Ansgar has been away.
The son and heir of the laird of Duncul Castle has served in Afghanistan and tried his hand in the City. None of it has gone terribly well, and now...
Free tickets and books for all school kids at the 2022 Edinburgh International Book...
Thanks to the generosity of long-term Lead Sponsor, Baillie Gifford, the Edinburgh International Book Festival has been able to announce that this year’s Schools Programme will be entirely free. In addition to all tickets...
Calls go out for ‘Scotland’s Stories Now’ from Edinburgh International Book Festival
In response to Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022, Edinburgh International Book Festival today (Tue Feb 15th) announced a new project gathering and creating stories from and for people across Scotland . The year will...
Books – We Could Be…Bowie And His Heroes by Tom Hagler
While there has been something of a deluge of Bowie book’s since the singer’s passing, there are some gems out there for the discerning fan.
Among them this new offering from BBC World Service...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 2
This year's EIBF galleries will be somewhat lacking in comparison to days of yore. Arrangements for the Festival were put in place before various Government announcements and also had to take into consideration the...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 1
There's a new venue and a new format for Edinburgh's renowned International Book Festival as the traditional site in Charlotte Square Gardens has been swapped for Edinburgh College of Art on Lauriston Place.
With a...
Where to find pristine secondhand children’s books in Edinburgh
Would you like to kit out your child with an engrossing, varied library? Would you prefer to do so without breaking the bank?
Few people seem to realise that they can source immaculate copies of...
Books – Help to Kickstart The Wilds
Bereavement is hard at any age, but perhaps especially for young adults; why not help to Kickstart a new poetry comic book and be part of a project to help them cope with loss?
For...
Central Children’s Library celebrates Bookbug Week
Join Central Children's Library staff for an outdoor Bookbug Big Splash session!
This is a free, but ticketed, family only event, and is not suitable for nursery groups. Suitable for parents and children under 5s.
The...
Round the world in a year – another twelve to write the book
Ian Pilbeam's lockdown project was to publish a book. And he has.
The background to the book has taken several years, but Ian has finally committed a year long family trip to paper. The...
Book review – Secret Edinburgh An Unusual Guide by Hannah Robinson★★★★
I have lived in Edinburgh for the past 12 years and I pride myself on learning and getting to know many of the unusual buildings, locations and statues in the city.
However, having read...
New book is treehugger’s delight
Edinburgh photographer Anna Deacon and author Vicky Allan’s latest book examines our relationship with trees.
For the Love of Trees is the story of why trees are important both to us as individuals and to...
A damn good read – Queen of Crime Val McDermid on The First Modern...
Her novels have been translated into 40 languages and sold 16 million copies worldwide, so Val McDermid knows a thing or two about crime writing.
The winner of the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for...
Edinburgh woman’s death – the first modern murder
It was one of the most sensational murder trials of the 20th century.
If it had not been for the combined brilliance of three Scottish scientists and a battle-hardened police officer, Dr Buck Ruxton may...
Opening weekend of EIBF Online attracts global audience
For authors, audiences - and for the Book Festival’s own team who have had to completely change their way of delivering a festival - the opening weekend of the Edinburgh International Book Festival Online...
Book Review: Payback by Claire MacLeary
Payback is the latest novel by Edinburgh writer Claire MacLeary, and the fourth in her series about two female private detectives, Maggie Laird and Wilma Harcus.
In Mannofield, an extension of Aberdeen’s respectable West End,...
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