Tag: Books
Edinburgh Author Shortlisted for Scottish Children’s Book Awards
Local writer Nicola Morgan is one of 9 authors to be shortlisted for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2011, the Scottish Book Trust announced today.
Nicola has had around 90 books published, including home learning...
Green Pencil Award launched
The City of Edinburgh Council has launched the fourth Green Pencil Award, a creative writing competition with an environmental theme open to all P4-7 aged pupils in Edinburgh.
The competition, which runs from 31 August...
Jackie Kay wins Scottish Book of the Year
Creative Scotland is delighted to announce that award winning poet and author, Jackie Kay, has been awarded the 2011 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year, in partnership with Creative Scotland, for her...
Five things to see at The Edinburgh International Book Festival
It may be that some events are already sold out, although you can queue for returns, but in any event here is our choice of what you might try to see at the Book...
Focus on Piershill Library
It’s summertime and the reading is easy... I went on a visit to Piershill Library to hear about the latest offers from Edinburgh City Libraries.
It’s ‘Rhymetime’ and Piershill library children’s corner is crawling alive....
Kelpies Prize 2011 shortlist announced
A golem on Corstorphine Hill, mermaids lost in the Clyde and demons on the loose in Edinburgh Parallel are just some of the problems faced in the three unpublished children’s novels shortlisted for the...
Book of the Year candidates now available to blind
Creative Scotland, the national body for the arts, screen and creative industries, is delighted to announce that this year’s Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year category winning titles are now available to...
2011 Book of the Year Shortlist includes Edinburgh-based Stewart Conn
Four talented authors, including one who is Edinburgh-based, have been shortlisted for Scotland’s largest literary prize, the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Book of the Year Award, in partnership with Creative Scotland.
Stewart Conn who lives...
Never Give Up! – Social History Group launches book on North Edinburgh activism
by Dave Pickering
For some, the names Muirhouse, Drylaw and Pilton conjure up images of run-down housing schemes, drugs and violence but a group of local people are showing there's a far more positive story...
National Library Puts Banned Books in the Spotlight
The National Library of Scotland hopes to provide a revealing insight into some of the most controversial material ever written by displaying a series of banned books this summer.
Infamous titles such as DH Lawrence’s...
Luke Williams – The Echo Chamber
34-year-old Scottish author Luke Williams launched his debut novel “The Echo Chamber” last month. He chose the Word Power Bookshop on West Nicholson Street as a venue because of all the time he spent...
Gaelic gone digital at the National Library
An online collection of Gaelic literature is proving to be a big hit, clocking up hundreds of thousands of downloads since its launch.
The National Library of Scotland has spent the past two years digitising...
Getting out of Edinburgh – Borders Book Festival
The Borders Book Festival runs from 16-19 June 2011 in the Harmony Garden in Melrose. A day pass for 2 adults and up to 3 children costs £20, which seems good value when you...
Chris Brookmyre Book Launch
Scottish author Chris Brookmyre launched his new book at The Caves in Edinburgh on Wednesday night.
Almost a decade and a half has gone by since the publication of his award-winning novel ‘Quite Ugly One...
Consultation on Draft Gaelic Language plan
The National Library of Scotland has put its draft Gaelic Language Plan out for consultation prior to its submission to Bòrd na Gàidhlig at the end of July.
The plan, which has been developed in...
“David Hume: Philosopher and Historian” – talk on 25 May
"Hume's contemporaries knew him as a historian as well as a philosopher. His massive History of England was and remained a best-seller for half a century after his death.
Did that mean Hume had abandoned...
Edinburgh Reporter chats – Nicola Morgan
The Reporter met up with Edinburgh author, Nicola Morgan at the home of writing and writers, The Elephant House for an early coffee. But Morgan was planning to go back home to have a...
300th birthday celebrated in Edinburgh
Books and papers relating to Scotland’s most celebrated philosopher, David Hume, go on display today at the National Library of Scotland, 300 years after his birth.
Hume was one of the most prominent figures in...
Happy Birthday David Hume – 300 years old today….
The 300th anniversary of the birth of the revered Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume is being marked by a fascinating new exhibition at the Writers' Museum featuring rare archive materials.
DAVID...
Edinburgh Reporter in conversation with Ali George
We caught up again with Edinburgh novelist and blogger, as well as Edinburgh Reporter contributor, Ali George. Ali is currently coming towards the end of book 4 in her attempt to write Twelve Books...
New developments at Central Library
Edinburgh's Central Library is embarking upon a brand new chapter this week as work begins to adapt the building to fit 21st century needs and expectations.
The "next generation" plans will see a variety of...
Edinburgh Reporter in conversation with Ali George
We caught up with Edinburgh novelist and blogger, as well as Edinburgh Reporter contributor, Ali George. Ali is currently coming towards the end of book 3 in her attempt to write Twelve Books in...
Morningside Library set for refurbishment
Morningside Library will close its doors this weekend to allow an exciting renovation programme to get under way.
The revamp was shaped by the views of more than 800 library users, who completed a questionnaire...
Alice in Wonderland Treasures at the National Library of Scotland
A rare first issue of the first edition of the children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and original costume visuals from a new Scottish Ballet production of the famous tale, will feature in a...
Secret of the Sands inspired by John Murray Archive
Visiting the National Library of Scotland's John Murray Archive gave Scottish writer Sara Sheridan a novel idea for a new book.
Sara was inspired to write her novel Secret of the Sands after a senior...
The 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children’s Books
Glasgow’s Tramway Theatre underwent a transformation yesterday. The metamorphosis saw the state-of-the-art venue in the city’s South side become a virtual circus, complete with clowns, fire-eaters, stiltwalking butterflies, and acrobats. What better environment to...
Restaurant review: Cruising along at Ratho
by Nigel Duncan
It was a bitter night. The thermometer had plunged to minus 7C. It had been snowing and the roads were treacherous. Not the best start to an evening and the lure of...
My Life in Books – BBC Two programme in run up to World Book...
In the two week run-up to World Book Night, Anne Robinson will be hosting a daily new chat show for BBC Two Daytime – My Life In Books, which invites well-known personalities to share...
12 Books In 12 Months – Book One
This year, I will mostly be writing 12 books in 12 months.
If I say it with enough confidence people tend to believe me, stopping merely to ask, “but when will you find the time?”
“It...
Let’s Get Lyrical in Edinburgh
Next month will mark the launch of the Let’s Get Lyrical campaign, a month-long celebration of song lyrics.
Kicking off on 1st February 2011, Let’s Get Lyrical will be a month-long celebration of song...
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