REVIEW: Jeanette Winterson – Modern monsters and mad genius
2019-08-19
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is excellent, of that there can be no doubt, but in the elegant surroundings ofContinue Reading
REVIEW: A New Classic – Mark Haddon
2019-08-18
When The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was published in 2003, it quickly became a smash hit,Continue Reading
REVIEW: Bernardo Atxaga – Sin City Through Basque Eyes
2019-08-17
2019 is the year when Scotland goes Basque. Unsurprisingly, therefore, this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival features several events relatedContinue Reading
REVIEW: Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and her Children
2019-08-15
Scottish poet Tom Leonard died last December. Among his many works is a reworking of Bertolt Brecht’s play Mother CourageContinue Reading
REVIEW: What is ‘gender’ in the 21st century?
2019-08-13
As part of the New York Times Debate Series at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival, New York Times correspondentContinue Reading
REVIEW: Venetia Porter – The Islamic World: A History in Objects
2019-08-13
The Islamic World: A History in Objects coincided with the opening of the new Abulkhary Foundation Islamic World galleries atContinue Reading
365: Stories & Music @ Edinburgh Book Festival
2019-08-07
The Edinburgh International Book Festival today launched the latest chapter in the 365: Stories and Music collaboration between James RobertsonContinue Reading
RORY STEWART AND JAMES ACASTER JOIN EDINBURGH BOOK FESTIVAL 2019 LINE-UP
2019-07-17
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival today announced four new events for the 2019 Festival. Conservative politician Rory StewartContinue Reading
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL REVEALS UNBOUND LINE-UP
2019-07-04
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival have revealed the line-up for their free late-evening, live-literature strand Unbound, including aContinue Reading
Edinburgh International Book Festival Launches 2019 Programme
2019-06-07
In an era of contradiction and division the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival invites authors and audiences to find newContinue Reading
Nayrouz Qarmout Granted Entry to the UK
2018-08-14
Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival today confirmed that Palestinian writer Nayrouz Qarmout has been granted a visa toContinue Reading