Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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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 -
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Edinburgh 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 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: 50 Years of Doctor Who
Given Doctor Who's current mainstream success and the likely geekfest around this November's 50th anniversary celebrations, it's important to remember there ... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Neil Gaiman with Charles Fernyhough
Best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman is often described as "the most loved living writer," and the excited cheers that welcome him to a crowded Baillie Gi... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Will Morris & Edward Ross
In terms of both visual style and subject matter, Will Morris and Edward Ross are pretty different as comic creators: Morris with his heartfelt coming-of-age... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Ben Aaronovitch & Paul Cornell
Ben Aaronovitch and Paul Cornell both have "previous" when it comes to writing Doctor Who, on television and in novels. However, as chair Stuart Kelly points... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Fifty Shades of Feminism
Unusually the chair of this event Kate Mosse, author and co-founder of the Women’s Prize for Fiction is also one of the contributors to the book under ... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood’s novels have provided some of the most harrowing depictions of our apparently imminent descent into dystopia as well as offering tales... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: The James Tait Prize
With past winners such as D.H Lawrence, E.M. Forster, Graham Greene and Salmon Rushdie, the James Tait Prize is the oldest and, some might argue, the most pr... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Margaret Atwood - MaddAddam
The Edinburgh Book Festival serves as the launch event of The Man Booker Prize-winning Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s latest novel, MaddAddam, with ... Read more »| 28 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Maggie O’Farrell
As the rain beats down on the roof of the Baillie Gifford Theatre, Maggie O’Farrell discusses her new novel, Instructions for a Heatwave. The irony of ... Read more »| 23 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh Internartional Book Festival: Charles Moore
Magnus Linklater opens the discussion by marvelling at Margaret Thatcher’s power to provoke long after her premiership had ended. Despite having comple... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Hadley Freeman
Troll baiter and Guardian cultural commentator Hadley Freeman arrives at the Book Festival to introduce Be Awesome: Modern life for Modern Ladies, a work she... Read more »| 22 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Edinburgh World Writers' Conference Event
A year after the launch of the Edinburgh World Writers' Conference, have any conclusions been made about the future of the novel? Read more »| 21 Aug 2013 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Laurie Penny
Both maligned and celebrated, at just 28 years old Laurie Penny is one of the most controversial journalists in the UK. She is appearing at the Edinburgh Boo... Read more »| 21 Aug 2013