Tag: Canongate Books
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 : John Lister-Kaye
John Lister-Kaye was born to be wild.
Lister-Kaye’s life has come full circle; a childhood spent roaming the countryside of Warwickshire and Somerset set the tone for his current life in the Scottish Highlands, where...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2016 – James Kelman ***
James Kelman took to the Baillie Gifford marquee on Sunday to discuss his most recent publication, Dirt Road, an event chaired by the BBC’s Scottish Political Editor, Brian Taylor. Plugging his new novel, one...
New UNESCO City of Literature announced
The world’s seventh UNESCO City of Literature has been announced today. Krakow, widely regarded as Poland’s cultural capital, has joined Edinburgh, the creator of the title and founding city in the network. Other designated...
Richard Holloway launches his memoir in Edinburgh
Richard Holloway, former Bishop of Edinburgh and widely respected thinker, writer and broadcaster launched his long-awaited memoir "Leaving Alexandria" in a Canongate Books public event in Edinburgh this weekend hosted by BBC Radio 4's...