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Edinburgh International Book Festival – New Zealand coming to Edinburgh
Witi Ihimaera, one of New Zealand's leading novelists, short story writers and filmmakers will make his first appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014
The official programme for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 was launched this morning. Almost trumped by JK Rowling's announcement of her support...
Celebrating 30 years of Edinburgh International Book Festival
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH A HEADY COCKTAIL OF FACT AND FICTION
The Edinburgh International Book Festival finished the public programme of events...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Major new poetry prize announced
MAJOR NEW POETRY PRIZE FOR YOUNG SCOTTISH POETS ANNOUNCED AT THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Details of a major new poetry prize for young Scottish poets...
Book sculptor flies into Charlotte Square
PAPER BIRD SCULPTURES FREE TO FLY AT THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
A delivery of 30 paper birdcages from the anonymous Edinburgh Book Sculptor surprised the...
Edinburgh International Book Festival REVIEW – Nick Cope Sing-along *****
Nick Cope is a children’s’ songwriter and performer who was appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as part of the festivals ‘Making Music’...
First Minister at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
First Minister will join William McIlvanney on stage at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival announced today that the First Minister,...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Gallery
More of John Preece's lovely photos from the Edinburgh International Book Festival....
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New app explores Literary Edinburgh – Review
Independent television and digital media production company purpleTV this week launched a smartphone app celebrating Edinburgh’s status as UNESCO City of Literature.
The Edinburgh Book...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2013 – programme now available
At a ceremony in the very august surroundings of the Signet Library accompanied by champagne and pastries the Edinburgh International Book Festival launched its...
Scottish Power Swap Shop
ScottishPower Swap Shop reaches out to 5,000 schoolchildren to mark fifth anniversary of ScottishPower Swap Shop,
Children across Scotland are set to take part in...
Kari Herbert Book Launch in Edinburgh
Freelance writer and photographer Kari Herbert will be appearing at the launch of her latest title 'Heart of the Hero' this evening at Edinburgh Bookshop on...
Edinburgh International Book Festival ends on a high note
The Edinburgh International Book Festival ended tonight with the inaugural Fred Hood Memorial Lecture delivered by journalist and broadcaster John McCarthy.
Over the 17 days...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – William Letford
William Letford has worked as a roofer, on and off, since he was fifteen years old. When his poetry appeared in Carcanet’s New Poetries...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Kelpies Prize
Scottish publisher Floris Books revealed author Tracy Traynor as the winner of their annual Scottish children’s fiction prize, the Kelpies Prize, on Friday. The...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – John Sutherland and John Crace
(Karen Howlett writes the lovely Cornflower Books which is all about 'books and other good things'.)
Back to the Book Festival today to hear Professor John Sutherland...
Audio – Edinburgh International Book Festival – RNIB launch book today
It numbered Sir Winston Churchill, the Beatles, Laurel and Hardy, Mae West, Alice Cooper, Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger among its guests. It...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Val McDermid and Sue Black
An event featuring a crime fiction writer and a professor of forensic anthropology would not immediately strike you as a possible comedy double-act, but...
More mystery book sculptures appear!
Twelve months to the day since the mysterious paper sculptures were dropped off at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the Edinburgh UNESCO City...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Gordon Brown
The latest well kent face to arrive in the Charlotte Square Garden today is former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. His session is a complete...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – A L Kennedy
There was nothing wrong with what AL Kennedy said at all, just that it was a bit difficult to hear anything she said, owing...
Edinburgh Napier students introduce poetry slam at the Book Festival
Three Edinburgh Napier students are coming to the Book Festival on Wednesday to try and popularise their poetry. The new event which they are...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Hans Köchler
Was there a cover up over the Lockerbie Bomber?
“Eight senior Scottish judges got it wrong, but the question is why? It is not because...
Writers Conference revived after 50 years at Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival has announced the delegates who will attend sessions in the Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference this August. The Edinburgh events...
Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif to come the Book Festival
EMINENT EGYPTIAN WRITER AHDAF SOUEIF CONFIRMS HER APPEARANCE AT THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL
Following concerns that Ahdaf Soueif would be unable to leave Egypt due to the current political...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012 launched today
Ian Rankin celebrates 25 years of Rebus as well as giving a sneak preview of his new novel; poet Alice Oswald gives a rare...
Course for playwrights at McDonald Road Library
The McDonald Road Library in Leith is offering budding Edinburgh playwrights an opportunity to grab a place at its free ‘How to be a Playwright’ event....
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...
The Edinburgh International Book Festival 13-29 August 2011
17 days of homage to books and authors starts today in Charlotte Square.
We have to hope that the rain will not have turned 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...
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