There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Over 900 authors appear in around 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.
When Isla's family whisk her away from Edinburgh to live on the Orkney Islands, she is surprised to find legends and natural beauty that help her make sense of her dual-heritage and her family’s loss. Author Sita Brahmachari shares the important...
“If Kashmir is occupied by an army, right now India is occupied by a mob,” says Arundhati Roy
