365: Stories + Music with Aidan O’Rourke and James Robertson
2019-10-01
Bold, tender, full of old truths and distilled modern wit, 365: Stories and Music is an epic built on theContinue Reading
LUNG cHAts Live with Ian Rankin @ Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre
2019-09-19
Join Nicola Tuxworth and Gavin Yule of Lung Ha Theatre Company in conversation with Ian Rankin, one of the world’sContinue Reading
The Artiscience Library: Edinburgh’s Best Kept Secret
2019-07-22
In a quiet corner of Summerhall there stands a room full of ideas. Every book has its story and itsContinue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: The Wind and the Castle by Rupert Wolfe Murray
2019-02-15
This is a surprising little book that tells us many things: that simple stories can carry a powerful message, thatContinue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: PAOLOZZI AT LARGE IN EDINBURGH
2019-01-29
Eduardo Paolozzi was a Scottish artist born in Leith from Italian parents. Christine De Luca and Carlo Pirozzi have recentlyContinue Reading
NEW! Book-Themed Bar In Glasgow
2018-12-26
Glasgow isn’t lacking in pubs and bars, there’s at least one on every street. However, Ernest & Co is uniqueContinue Reading
BOOK REVIEW: Chris McQueer’s HWFG
2018-11-09
With bowls out the window, it’s booze and bingo for the foul-mouthed Big Angie who along with her Dolly byContinue Reading
Iraqi Writer Wins Edinburgh International Book Festival’s First Book Award
2018-11-01
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival today announced that the Iraqi writer Shahad Al Rawi has won the Festival’sContinue Reading
The Anguish of the West Indian Diaspora in “Basement Lullaby”
2018-09-05
“Basement Lullaby”, a short story written by Samuel Selvon, tells about two West Indian musicians – Bar 20 and Fred,Continue Reading
Richard Holloway on Forgiveness and Waiting For The Last Bus
2018-08-28
It’s day two of the 2018 Beyond Borders International Literary Festival and Richard Holloway is on the stage, talking aboutContinue Reading
The Edinburgh Book Festival Draws 17 Days of Cultural Conversation to a Close
2018-08-27
The Edinburgh International Book Festival’s public programme comes to a close today after 17 days of debate, discussion and publicContinue Reading
Edinburgh Book Festival reveal ‘The Freedom Papers’
2018-07-31
The Edinburgh International Book Festival and Gutter Magazine today launched The Freedom Papers, a 164 page supplement available with theContinue Reading
PUSSY RIOT’S MARIA ALYOKHINA @ Edinburgh Book Fest
2018-07-10
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival today announced two new events in the August programme. Pussy Riot’s Maria AlyokhinaContinue Reading
Edinburgh International Book Festival 2018 – Unbound Programme
2018-07-09
The Unbound strand of events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival gives authors, musicians, poets and performers free rein toContinue Reading