Richard Holloway with Alison Watt: This One’s From the Heart

Captioned

Book Festival regulars need no introduction to Richard Holloway: he has spoken at the Festival every August for the past 23 years. He joins us this time to discuss The Heart of Things – a collection of his favourite poems and quotations, knitted together with Holloway’s own tender and sometimes vulnerable musings. Today he talks about life, inspiration and mortality with his friend, the celebrated artist Alison Watt.

Book Festival News

Celebrating the 2024 Book Festival Celebrating the 2024 Book Festival
Monday 26 August

Enjoying this event? You can help us produce more like it.

Donate

Share

Watch more

Oana Aristide & Courttia Newland: New World Disorder Oana Aristide & Courttia Newland: New World Disorder One interesting product of dystopian fiction is the new perspective it offers on the real world we are living in. That is the case in the novels discussed today. Oana Aristide’s Under the Blue was written before the pandemic hit but with uncanny timing it… Nadifa Mohamed: For Whom is Justice Served? Nadifa Mohamed: For Whom is Justice Served? Can the truth save those who have been condemned for something other than a crime? Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2021, The Fortune Men takes us to Cardiff ’s multicultural Tiger Bay in 1952, where Mahmood Mattan is accused of murder. He feels secure… Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Highlights 20–23 August Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 Highlights 20–23 August The Book Festival in full swing for the second week, in which we hear from Sue Perkins, Arundhati Roy, James Acaster and more… Kerry Brown, Sam Fowles & David Loyn: Does Power Inevitably Corrupt? Kerry Brown, Sam Fowles & David Loyn: Does Power Inevitably Corrupt? China, the USA and Britain: three nations at very different stages in their imperial trajectories. Yet each has fought to retain power – often by questionable means. Three experts come together to compare these superpower states: Kerry Brown’s Xi Jinping:… A C Grayling (2015 Event) A C Grayling (2015 Event) A Professor of Philosophy, A C Grayling believes that his subject shouldn’t float above in an ivory tower, but take an active role in society. His most recent published works have looked at the world in a time of war and perpetual conflict. Whether… Douglas Stuart with Damian Barr: The Making of Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart with Damian Barr: The Making of Shuggie Bain In the words of the starred Kirkus review: ‘You will never forget Shuggie Bain. Scene by scene, this book is a masterpiece.’ This astonishing debut is a powerful and heartbreaking story about the love between a boy and his mother, about poverty and… Interview - Diana Gabaldon (2014) Interview - Diana Gabaldon (2014) Before she took to the stage to thrill fans of her massively successful Outlander book series, Diana Gabaldon took a little time for a quick chat in Charlotte Square Gardens. You can also see her hour-long event, filmed live at the 2014 Edinburgh… Closing Night: A Case For Hope Closing Night: A Case For Hope Hope — Rebecca Solnit memorably wrote — is an embrace of the unknown. While embraces might be a lost pleasure from a pre-COVID age, it’s clear we’re living in an age of plentiful unknowns. But amidst the uncertainty and fear, the grief and the loss… Interview - Malachy Tallack & Kathleen Winter (2015) Interview - Malachy Tallack & Kathleen Winter (2015) Journeys through northern landscapes are fascinating to writers on both sides of the Atlantic, and we spoke to Malachy Tallack, originally from Shetland, and Canadian writer Kathleen Winter to compare notes. Also hear from some audience members to see… David Vann & Willy Vlautin (2010 event) David Vann & Willy Vlautin (2010 event) Two of Amercia's most captivating voices in fiction and their riveting new novels…