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First Minister to Join Line-Up For Muriel Spark: Crème de la Crème

First Minister to Join Line-Up For Muriel Spark: Crème de la Crème
Thu 18 January 2018

Organisers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival today confirmed the final line-up for Muriel Spark: Crème de la Crème, an event celebrating the centenary of the birth of Muriel Spark, one of Scotland’s greatest writers…

New Passages to India: Edinburgh International Book Festival Celebrates Cultural Exchange

New Passages to India: Edinburgh International Book Festival Celebrates Cultural Exchange
Thu 11 January 2018

In 2017 the Edinburgh International Book Festival developed New Passages, a special, year-long project commemorating both the 70th anniversary of Indian independence and partition, in partnership with Purvai…

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