William McIlvanney (2013 Event)
Two years ago, fans flocking to see William McIlvanney at the Book Festival shared his exasperation that his seminal crime novels were out of print. Attending that event was Francis Bickmore, editorial director of Canongate, who immediately took action. Thanks to Bickmore we proudly welcomed McIlvanney back in 2013 to celebrate gorgeous new editions of Laidlaw, Strange Loyalties and The Papers of Tony Veitch. Hear him talk about what it was like to have his classic works republished at this event, recorded live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
2024 Programme To Be Revealed 4 JuneFriday 16 February
Listen to more
Mark Millar
Louise Doughty & Stuart Turton at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Jonathan Agnew (2011 event)
Ruby Wax (2018 Event)
Alan Johnson (2015 Event)
Monica Cantieni and Sunjeev Sahota (2015 Event)
Siri Hustvedt with Elif Shafak (2017 Event)
Kevin Barry (2016 Event)
Outriders: Harry Giles & Katherena Vermette (2017 Event)
Irvine Welsh