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EventsHighlights of Aye Write!
Glasgow's literary festival is back. Read more »| 05 Mar 2009 -
FestivalsDave McKean @ EIBF, 19 Aug
If the Book Festival ever became fatiguing due to its surplus of talented egos crammed into one concentrated space, Dave McKean would be the perfect antidote... Read more »| 22 Aug 2008 -
FestivalsThe Skinny Event - Chuck Palahniuk @ Charlotte Square Gardens, 16 Aug
Everything smart that Brad Pitt parroted in Fincher's Fight Club came straight from Palahniuk's keyboard Read more »| 31 Jul 2008 -
EventsBook Festival Fringe, with strippers
As the more established festivals begin to rest on their laurels, new competition arises for book lovers' attention Read more »| 21 Jul 2008 -
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Who's Your Dandy? - Word Power Books, Edinburgh, 12 Nov
Hold onto your over-priced flat, indie culture's happening here! Read more »| 07 Dec 2007 -
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Banipal Live
Discover the rich and diverse world of Arab writing with four of the finest Arab writers working in English. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006
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Doris Lessing
Still going strong after six decades of creative output. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Francis Fukuyama
One of the most influential and controversial political theorists of our time discusses the failure of American neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Sir Roger Penrose
One of the most influential physicists of our time gives us the skinny on the whole damn universe. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Francis Fukuyama (skinnyfest)
One of the most influential and controversial political theorists of our time discusses the failure of American neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Doris Lessing (skinnyfest)
Still going strong after six decades of creative output. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Segun Afolabi
Afolabi is one of the freshest and most original voices in contemporary literature. Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Ekow Eshun
The new Artistic Director of the ICA will discuss cultural identity with Hari Kunzru Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
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Tony Benn
At a sprightly 81 years of age, still bouncing around healthily and wagging his lefty political tail with some force, Tony Benn is probably the best advert f... Read more »| 14 Aug 2006 -
EventsDavid Sedaris
An alternative Garrison Keillor, with waspishly queer observations and cheery tales of Dinah the Christmas Whore replacing good old down-home wisdom Read more »| 14 Aug 2006