Tag: Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019

We are living in anxious times.From major issues like Brexit and climate change to personal worries about relationships, money, health and isolation, few of us sleep well at nights. And this, says Jemma...

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. Although we are expecting the Christmas and Hogmanay launches soon......

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 International Book Festival’s most diverse public programme came to a...

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 Starlight Watchmakers and The Loneliest Girl in the Universe. She...

When Bill Hare came to choose a cover for his new book Scottish Artists in an Age of Radical Change, he was a bit stuck. If he chose one of the artists he had...

Another day, another raft of authors taking to the grey carpet. Mariella Frostrup has to take the award for the 'Cheeriest Person in the World' as she smiled and laughed her way through the...

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 book we heard extracts from is called Pursuit - the...

Val McDermid is not known for mincing her words – and there are many words not to be minced when it comes to the parlous state of Britain’s housing situation.One sixth of the...

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 Market, the story of a working class girl who is...

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

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 usual fair. An extra and two no shows. At least...

The theme of this year's Book Festival is "We Need New Stories". And nobody knows that any better than someone like Cathy Newman who co-anchors Channel 4 News.It was a fierce night in...

The Edinburgh International Book Festival has a large section devoted to younger audiences. Continuing the theme of We Need New Stories this part of the programme has been stocked with authors new and established...

The sun shone on Charlotte Square Gardens as the EIBF launched its 2019 theme earlier today.Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival was joined by Roland Gulliver, Associate Director and Janet Smyth,...

Communities come in many forms. A school; a housing development; a hospital; a village; a religious group; even an online forum - all might be communities, but equally they might not. Proximity by itself...