Edinburgh Festivals
The Skinny guide to art, book and film festivals in Edinburgh. The latest previews, reviews and features.
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Books
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell
It’s a difficult proposition to ask the writer and illustrator of a children’s book to discuss their work in front of the kind of mixed-age audie... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: James Gleick
The first piece of information the audience learned at this event was that James Gleick’s surname is pronounced ‘Glick’. This was an event ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Bellos
For some reason, David Bellos has been listed as a Scot in the programme, but this is not the case, as he pointed out. He’s actually from England, but ... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: David Lammy
Right from the start, David Lammy’s event at the Edinburgh Book Festival was a very personal affair. The MP for Tottenham, tipped by some as a future p... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Frank Cottrell Boyce & Andrew Motion
This event saw two ‘giants of the literary world’ discussing their latest works and their origins in two classic pieces of literature. Their &lsq... Read more »| 20 Aug 2012 -
Film
The Imposter
Deception and denial go hand-in-hand in this haunting documentary Read more »| 20 Aug 2012
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Ned Beauman & Nick Harkaway
Free coffee was included in the price of seeing Ned Beauman and Nick Harkaway discuss their recently released sophomore novels and this was a welcome additio... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: Alice Oswald
The poet Alice Oswald’s event was a real set piece, as she read out her book length poem Memorial in its entirety. This took around an hour and a ... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
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Edinburgh International Book Festival: John Crace and John Sutherland
'The Two Johnnies', as John Sutherland explained they call themselves, appear regularly as a sort of literary double act. John Sutherland is a respected acad... Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
International
Magic Words @ Unbound, Charlotte Square
Literarily Amazing Read more »| 17 Aug 2012 -
Books
Edinburgh International Book Festival: Michael Palin
Last seen at the Edinburgh Book Festival 25 years ago, Michael Palin has since consolidated his reputation as something of an institution in Brit... Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Film
Interview: Bryn Higgins and the cast of psycho-drama Unconditional
Bryn Higgins, Christian Cooke and Harry McEntire are the director and two leads of Unconditional, a British psycho-drama that asks, what will one young man do for a chance at true love? Read more »| 16 Aug 2012 -
Art
Carolee Schneemann: Carnal Visionary
With a major new show at Summerhall, we meet Carolee Schneemann, the artist whose iconic performances shocked the art world with their depiction of female sexuality Read more »| 13 Aug 2012 -
Books
The Edinburgh International Book Festival – It's A Funny Old Game
Had enough of sport this summer? Come to the Edinburgh Internatonal Book Festival. You'll be over the moon Read more »| 10 Aug 2012 -
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William Letford & Sean Borodale – Working Poets
The Skinny’s second event at the Book Festival will feature two poets who hold down other jobs: Sean Borodale and William Letford Read more »| 10 Aug 2012