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UnboundBeyond 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 -
UnboundAn 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 -
UnboundJoin 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 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: John Gray
Political philosopher John Gray enjoys a reputation as something of an intellectual curmudgeon – he's a man everyone loves to disagree with, often port... Read more »| 06 Sep 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: The 9th Art Award
Journalist Paul Gravett, writer Mary Talbot, and Gordon Robertson of Graphic Scotland are joined by host Billy Kirkwood to present the inaugural 9th Art Awar... Read more »| 06 Sep 2013 -
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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 DisinfoCon in 1999, we've loved you. No, scratch that. Ever s... Read more »| 01 Sep 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Joanne Harris
Another sell out event in the Baillie Gifford Theatre, this time welcoming the enormously popular Joanne Harris in conversation with Steven Gale. Harris is p... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: DBC Pierre
“Day by day, I think we’re fucking doomed.” DBC Pierre’s verdict on the future of humanity is typical of the cynical humour that char... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Will Gompertz
As the BBC’s Arts Editor, Will Gompertz is undoubtedly an expert on the subject. But, the decision in 2009 to appoint him as the new artsy one for... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013 -
BooksEdinburgh International Book Festival: Robert Peston
The BBC’s Business Editor Robert Peston, who has also been a stockbroker, certainly knows a thing or two about money. He reported extensively on the ba... Read more »| 29 Aug 2013