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Book Festival shortlisted for award
The ScottishPower Foundation has today announced that The Edinburgh International Book Festival is in the running to win an accolade at the inaugural ScottishPower...
The Edinburgh International Book Festival – Irma Kurtz: My Life in Agony
In the end it's all about love, or at least that's what Irma Kurtz says, and she should know.
Irma has been Cosmopolitan UK's agony...
Edinburgh International Book Festival in Photos – Take 3
Another selection of authors from the Book Festival, this time from Tuesday's guest list at Charlotte Square. The Festival runs until the 25th August.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival – Bonnie Greer
Author, playwright and critic, Bonnie Greer spoke to an enthralled audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this week about her upbringing in Chicago,...
The Edinburgh International Book Festival: Books That Win
If you're buying a book for a teenager, how do you know where to start? Are you sometimes taken aback by the content of...
Edinburgh International Book Festival in Photos – Take 2
Another selection of authors from the Book Festival, this time from Friday's guests at Charlotte Square. The Book Festival runs for another week.
Edinburgh International Book Festival – Jura Unbound
Simon Napier-Bell, Dan Willson and The Jellyman’s Daughter will appear At Born To Be Wide Talk Show at The Edinburgh International Book Festival. Veteran artist...
the Edinburgh International Book Festival – Ghost ships and Nature’s Power
Top author Rebecca Hunt’s gripping novel ‘Everland’ relates the story of two Antarctic Expeditions.
One is the tragic tale of a failed expedition of 1913,...
Today at Edinburgh International Book Festival in photos
Our man about the Festivals with a camera, John Preece, was in Charlotte Square Garden today.
There are many many authors on the invitation list...
The Edinburgh International Book Festival: graphic novels for healing
Imagine being told you have third stage cancer.
Now imagine you are only 31 when you are told this.
And now imagine you are already four...
Edinburgh International Book Festival – new dialogue events
The overarching theme of this year's Book Festival is Let's Talk - and the latest events announced today are going to be talked about...
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014 – crime writers
Scotland seems to breed outstanding crime writers, but other countries are catching up fast - from Norway to Niagara Falls, new talent is emerging...
Booking for Edinburgh International Book Festival opens tomorrow
Tickets for the 2014 Edinburgh International Book Festival go on general sale at 8.30am tomorrow Tuesday 24 June 2014. Find out more about how to...
Top events at the 2014 Edinburgh Book Festival for young adults
'Today's teenagers don't read books'
'Teenagers can't concentrate, it's all that gazing at Facebook'
Comments we've all heard, or even made. Total nonsense. Young adult fiction...
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...
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