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The West Port Book festival is in its second year, and is packed with nimble and nifty events. Something for everyone here - read on... Read more »

The Skinny is sponsoring The Wire creator David Simon's event at the Edinburgh international Book festival. Peter Geoghegan spoke to him about his books, his TV shows, and his views on drugs, politics, and America. He didn't disappoint. Read more »

Richard Holloway was appointed as Guest Director of this year’s Book Festival after departing Director Catherine Lockerbie had picked the programme. Still, who better to pick from the big names than the writer, theologian, and controversial former bishop? Read more »

Next month it’s time again for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, which runs 15 – 31 of August. Tickets are on sale now, so with that in mind, here’s our handy guide to the best at the fest. Read more »

There's always a cool event in any festival that only a privileged few know about – want to become one of the few...? Read more »

The Scottish Mortgage Trust Book Awards are awarded in four categories: for best non-fiction, best fiction, best first book, and best poetry. One of the category winners will be awarded the title of Book of the Year at The Borders Book Festival, on June the 19th. We asked all of the category winners the same six questions about their work, and managed to fit in some more specific bonus questions as well. Here are their answers. Read more »