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Take a Long Hard Look at Your Shelf: Stanley Odd's Dave Hook
Stanley Odd rapper and wordsmith Dave Hook - aka Solareye - is performing with the band during The Empire Cafe event at Jura Unbound on 10 Aug Read more »| 01 Aug 2014 -
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Take a Long Hard Look at Your Shelf: Aidan Moffat
Musician, poet and storyteller Aidan Moffat tells us what's on his shelf ahead of his performance at the Neu! Reekie! event during Jura Unbound on 14 Aug Read more »| 31 Jul 2014 -
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Hero's Return: James Yorkston
James Yorkston is becoming something of a fixture in the Jura Unbound programme. Fife’s finest takes up residence for the Edinburgh launch of his new a... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Unbound 2014: What's On
Unbound, at a glance Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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100% Proof: Spirits in the Spiegeltent
Séance master E.O. Higgins (or is that Laars Head?) talks about breaking on through to the other side, in both publishing and psychic matters Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Sticks & Stones: Interview with Page Match organiser Dan Cockrill
As opposing poets get into character and enter the ring (no literary metaphor – an actual wrestling ring), we find that names can and will definitely hurt you Read more »| 03 Jul 2014
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Luke(y)-likey: An interview with Luke Wright of Nasty Little Press
With Nasty Little Press co-founder Luke Wright bringing a full programme of spoken word to the Book Festival under the banner of Babble On, we arranged a tête-à-tête with his fellow poet, pal and Jura Unbound performer Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Beyond the Headlines: Syria Speaks
As Reel Festivals return to Jura Unbound, this time with Syria Speaks, Literature Programmer Ryan Van Winkle explains how they plan to open a window onto a country and culture beyond the conflict. Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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An Introduction to Jura Unbound 2014
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is 18 days of bookish brilliance bursting out of the tents inside Charlotte Square Gardens. 16 of those days transf... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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‘Let's Talk' at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
A perfect place to escape the madness of Edinburgh in full festival mode, the leafy Charlotte Square Gardens – home of the Edinburgh International Book... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Lost is the New Found: Canongate at Jura Unbound
Canongate Books are one of Scotland’s longest established and most exciting publishers. They achieve that rare literary alchemy of classy credibility a... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Join the Club: Jim Lambie's Poetry Club at Jura Unbound
The Poetry Club is renowned for its nights of spoken word, music, small-scale theatre and performance art. The story goes that the ever-resourceful Glasgow-b... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Band Books: Bookshop Band at Jura Unbound
The Bookshop Band makes a very welcome return to Jura Unbound after the success of their 2013 debut. Once more they are set to beguile and charm with their o... Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Helping the Sun to Finally Set: Louise Welsh on The Empire Cafe at Jura Unbound
One creative initiative is looking beyond the Commonwealth Games countdown to examine the roots of Scotland’s relationship with Empire and the transatlantic slave trade. Author Louise Welsh talks to us about The Empire Café Read more »| 03 Jul 2014 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Grant Morrison
Ah, Grant Morrison. Ever since we saw you coming up on ecstasy and talking about sigil magic at Disinfo.Con in 1999, we've loved you. No, scratch that. Ever ... Read more »| 06 Sep 2013