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Edinburgh International Book Festival 2014: Reflections on Murakami
As an almost unbearable anticipation grew ahead of Haruki Murakami's Scottish trip, we take a look at the man behind the well-managed mystique and reflect upon his appearance at Edinburgh International Book Festival Read more »| 27 Aug 2014 -
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Salena Godden: Narrating the Times
The indefinable black, punk, feminist poet, writer and performer; most succinctly termed by Kerrang as ‘Everything the Daily Mail is terrified of’ – Salena Godden talks tears, laughter and the poetry of toilet walls and lovers' whispers Read more »| 21 Aug 2014 -
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Hypnagogic Hip: The Work of Haruki Murakami
As Haruki Murakami, aka Japan's greatest living author, travels west to Edinburgh International Book Festival, The Skinny takes a look at this reticent genius whose work often sits in that surreal landscape between dreams and reality Read more »| 11 Aug 2014 -
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Take a Long Hard Look at your Shelf: Rachel McCrum
Rachel McCrum of Rally & Broad, the Edinburgh cabaret of words, music and lyrical delights, will toast the finale of Jura Unbound on 25 Aug Read more »| 08 Aug 2014 -
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The Lives in Letters: An Interview with Shaun Usher and Simon Garfield
The lost art of letter writing will brought to life at Edinburgh International Book Festival by Simon Garfield, Shaun Usher and a host of performing friends at their event, Letters Live Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
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Shattering the Myth: Gruff Rhys on his American adventure
Gruff Rhys talks about setting the story straight on John Evans, a legendary 18th-century Welsh explorer and political radical, in his new multimedia project American Interior. He'll speak about his own adventures at Edinburgh Book Festival this month Read more »| 06 Aug 2014
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Take a Long Hard Look at Your Shelf: Anneliese Mackintosh
Anneliese Mackintosh, author of the wonderful début story collection Any Other Mouth, performs on 13 August with Vic Galloway & Friends at Jura Unbound. Read more »| 06 Aug 2014 -
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The Moth: Drawn to the Flame
As The Moth spread their wings and head for Edinburgh, The Skinny speaks to both founder George Dawes Green and director Catherine Burns to hear of the origin, not only of their storytelling phenomenon, but of storytelling itself Read more »| 05 Aug 2014 -
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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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Mark Z. Danielewski – Paper at the Cutting Edge of Fiction
Visionary writer Mark Z. Danielewski on stitching narrative threads, the joy of collaboration, why you'll never read an e-book of his work, and the loneliness of the young novelist Read more »| 10 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