Tag: Edinburgh International Book Festival

BOOK FESTIVAL – Ruth Davidson on pregnancy vs Brexit and world class women

SCOT Tory Leader Ruth Davidson talked Boris, her wishful pregnancy vs Brexit schedule, and her previous career in journalism with a crowd at the...

BOOK FESTIVAL – Alex Rogers on the ocean’s plastic and hounding MPs to save our planet

In conversation with Sheena McDonald on Monday (12 Aug), Alex Rogers discussed the beauty of the world beneath the ocean and what we can...

BOOK FESTIVAL: Eddie Izzard on dyslexia and Dickens

EDDIE Izzard didn’t disappoint those who turned up to see him promote his new audiobook at his sold-out show at the Edinburgh International Book...

BOOK FESTIVAL: Prue Leith – “Scotland is better than England” when it comes to teaching pupils to cook

BAKE OFF Judge Prue Leith declared, “Scotland is better” after being quizzed by members of the audience about cooking. Leith, 79, explained that in England...

BOOK FESTIVAL – Ben Okri discusses his latest work and how Grenfell Tower broke his heart

BY JEAN WEST Philosopher, author, poet, spiritual journeyman and Booker prize-winner, Ben Okri, sees things differently than most of us. Our realities, he tells audiences at...

Edinburgh International Book Festival announces 2018 Unbound programme

Edinburgh International Book Festival is giving performers the chance to present their work at a series of Unbound events. Authors, musicians, and poets of from...

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