Wednesday 19 October
Sarah Winman wins Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Newton First Book Award
Sarah Winman’s debut novel, When God Was a Rabbit, was announced today as the winner of the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Newton First Book Award...
Monday 29 August
World Premiere Closes the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival
An ambitious performed reading of Alasdair Gray’s play Fleck, featuring 18 authors and actors, was staged this evening at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Monday 29 August
James Robertson airs Megrahi conspiracy at Book Festival and outlines failure of accountability from Holyrood
Scottish author James Robertson last night delivered a lecture to a sold out audience at the Edinburgh International Book Festival titled, ‘The Lockerbie Affair and Scottish Society’, in which he described a ‘malaise in the Scottish...
Sunday 28 August
Consequences of 9/11 discussed at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The writer and documentary film maker, Dominic Streatfeild, attended the Edinburgh International Book Festival today to discuss his latest work: A History of the World since 9/11. Streatfeild revealed that the 2,753 lives lost in the initial 9/11...
Saturday 27 August
Pakistan’s ISI comes under spotlight at the Book Festival
Author Kamila Shamsie and the Guardian’s foreign correspondent Declan Walsh discussed the current state of Pakistan today at the Book Festival in one of a series of events examining Revolution in the 21st Century...
Thursday 25 August
Book Festival authors call for Tony Blair to be tried for Iraq
Today to audience applause at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival, author Ahdaf Soueif from Egypt called for the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be tried for his role in the Iraq war.
Wednesday 24 August
Mystery Book Sculpture Delivered to Edinburgh International Book Festival
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the latest recipient of the mysterious book sculptures that have been left anonymously at literary sites around the city...
Monday 22 August
Gary Tank Commander to appear at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Actor Greg McHugh, best known for his role as Gary Tank Commander, will be appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Tuesday 23rd August.
Sunday 21 August
The worst of the riots is yet to come argues author at Book Festival
“The recent riots in England are a very dark foreshadow of what is to come”, said Owen Jones, author of Chavs – The Demonisation of the Working Class, speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival today.
Sunday 21 August