Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Archives

Edinburgh International Book Festival: Ellie Harrison and Jemma Neville – A Tale of Two...

Rosemary Kaye - September 4, 2019 3:24 pm 0

We are living in anxious times. From major issues like Brexit and climate change to personal worries about relationships, money, health and isolation, few...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 – Day 17, 26th August

John Preece - August 27, 2019 11:34 am 0

Awwww..... My in-boxes have all gone silent....... Oh, well. So, they thought it was all over... Well, they're all all over. Until next year....

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 – turns out we did need new stories

Phyllis Stephen - August 27, 2019 9:26 am 0

With a debut Palestinian author topping the best-selling books list, and with eight of the top ten best-selling books written by women, The Edinburgh...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 : How To Be A Writer For Life

Rosemary Kaye - August 26, 2019 5:56 pm 0

Lauren James is only 27 but she’s already a highly successful author. Her books include The Quiet at the End of the World, The...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 : Gerda Stevenson and Bill Hare

Rosemary Kaye - August 24, 2019 8:28 pm 0

When Bill Hare came to choose a cover for his new book Scottish Artists in an Age of Radical Change, he was a bit...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 – Day 12, 21st Aug

John Preece - August 22, 2019 12:42 pm 0

Another day, another raft of authors taking to the grey carpet. Mariella Frostrup has to take the award for the 'Cheeriest Person in the...

Edinburgh International Book Festival – mixing whisky with books #BalvenieStories

Phyllis Stephen - August 21, 2019 4:29 pm 0

It is always a pleasure to go to a whisky tasting, but perhaps only improved by mixing of a little literature with your dram. The...

Edinburgh International Book Festival : Home/Less

Rosemary Kaye - August 19, 2019 11:23 am 0

Val McDermid is not known for mincing her words – and there are many words not to be minced when it comes to the...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 : Juno Dawson

Rosemary Kaye - August 16, 2019 11:21 am 0

I think it’s safe to say that Amanda Block likes this book. The Edinburgh-based literary consultant is talking about Juno Dawson’s latest novel Meat...

Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 4, 13th August

John Preece - August 14, 2019 12:02 am 0

Day 4 and a second day in succession at the EIBF. A few more well kent faces this time around. From an Olympic Champion...

Edinburgh International Book Festival – Day 3, 12th Aug

John Preece - August 12, 2019 7:37 pm 0

And, we're off! Or, at least, we are. The EIBF kicked off on Saturday, but, hey, there's only one of me.... And it was the...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 – Cathy Newman

Phyllis Stephen - August 11, 2019 10:56 am 0

The theme of this year's Book Festival is "We Need New Stories". And nobody knows that any better than someone like Cathy Newman...

Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 – new stories for younger audiences

Phyllis Stephen - June 6, 2019 6:47 pm 0

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has a large section devoted to younger audiences. Continuing the theme of We Need New Stories this part of...