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Festivals
Philip Pullman @ EIBF
Inasmuch as we love Lyra Belacqua, so does Philip Pullman love Jesus: a poetic genius, social reformer, and protagonist of the greatest story ever to... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Mairi Hedderwick @ EIBF
Talking about how she creates her watercolours of Scotland, Mairi Hedderwick says she doesn’t paint at the scene itself – ‘somebod... Read more »| 18 Aug 2010 -
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Iain Banks @ EIBF
An audience member asked Iain Banks, at the end of his Book Festival event, how he thought he had changed over the years, to which he replied, &ldquo... Read more »| 17 Aug 2010 -
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James Robertson @ EIBF
James Robertson was at the book festival to launch The Lay of the Land, his state of the nation novel about Scotland in the latter half of the twenti... Read more »| 17 Aug 2010 -
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Martin Creed @ EIBF
“A lot of making is trying to do things to make me feel better.” So says the artist who this year has taken over the Edinburgh festivals – ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010 -
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Laura Barton and Raphael Selbourne @ EIBF
Barton and Selbourne were an odd pairing at the bookfest: yes they have things in common – they’ve both just published their first novels... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010
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Howard Jacobson @ EIBF
Kalooki Nights, Howard Jacobson’s last novel, was Booker Prize shortlisted, and the chair of this event Richard Holloway started off by saying ... Read more »| 16 Aug 2010 -
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EIBF: Martin Stannard
The name Martin Stannard might not be familiar, but his subject, Muriel Spark, was, and the crowd was packed tight to hear about her. Stannard read a section... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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EIBF: Gerald Scarfe
Best known as a political cartoonist, Gerald Scarfe is really a very accomplished artist in many genres. Happily wired up to a PowerPoint show, Scarfe was ab... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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EIBF: David Sedaris
The first of The Skinny’s events, and a good one at that. Chairman Al Senter started things off by saying his role would be mostly redundant, and so it... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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EIBF: Antony Beevor
Antony Beevor, for those who don’t know, is a historian who writes books about the Second World War – perhaps the best-known being Stalingrad. Hi... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
Events
Bletherheads, The Electric Circus, 29 Aug
AL Kennedy, Tam Dean Burn and Somerset Maugham award winner Rodge Glass are invited by the organisers of DiScomBoBuLate to show what they can do in a new per... Read more »| 25 Aug 2009 -
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David Sedaris and David Simon: A cheat's guide.
Going to see David Sedaris or David Simon, but don't quite know what you're letting yourself in for? Here's a rough guide to them. Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
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The Skinny’s Events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Sedaris and David Simon.
Sedaris. Simon. Skinny. Read more »| 11 Jun 2009 -
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Highlights of Aye Write!
Glasgow's literary festival is back. Read more »| 05 Mar 2009