2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival

William Fotheringham at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Cycling was a hot topic during the summer of 2012, with British success in the Olympics and the...

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Robert Macfarlane at Edinburgh International Book Festival

In The Old Ways, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize, the celebrated author Robert...

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What Comes Next? at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Acclaimed author Keith Gray has edited an anthology of stories by leading writers looking at...

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Jacqueline Wilson at Edinburgh International Book Festival

In 1902, E Nesbit published Five Children and It, which has never been out of print. Jacqueline...

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Jennifer Rohn & Neal Stephenson at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Science fiction writing is readily dismissed as mindless escapism but in fact it is a hugely...

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Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell at Edinburgh International Book Festival

To mark the 10th anniversary of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline, Chris Riddell has created beautiful,...

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Charles Fernyhough and Ben Marcus at Edinburgh International Book Festival

From Gulliver’s Travels to 1984, dystopian visions have shaped literary fiction. Why do these...

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Michael Morpurgo at Edinburgh International Book Festival

He's a master storyteller who has left an indelible mark on countless children who’ve grown up...

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Pat Barker at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Her books include the highly acclaimed Regeneration trilogy: Regeneration (made into a film of...

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Rethinking the Union, Part 2 at Edinburgh International Book Festival

David Cameron may not be popular among Scottish voters but he raises an intriguing argument....

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Hilary Mantel at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Wolf Hall was one of the most remarkable novels of recent years and it has become the bestselling...

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Paul Durcan at Edinburgh International Book Festival

'If there were a prize for best reader of one’s own poems, Paul Durcan would probably win it...

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Neil Forsyth at Edinburgh International Book Festival

At the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Broughty Ferry's fictional hero Bob Servant...

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Frank Close at Edinburgh International Book Festival

The race to identify the Higgs Boson has led to multi-billion dollar investment in the Large...

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Michael Palin at Edinburgh International Book Festival

The last time Michael Palin appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival was in 1987,...

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The Gift of Dyslexia at Edinburgh International Book Festival

It is time to stop classifying dyslexia as a disability argues Vivian French; we need to start...

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Danny Wallace at Edinburgh International Book Festival

In his non-fiction work, he’s tried to start a new country and helped a comedy friend find as...

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Ian McEwan at Edinburgh International Book Festival

According to Alex Salmond, his eclectic cultural interests range from Miss Marple to Star Trek...

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Nile Rodgers at Edinburgh International Book Festival

He may be best known for the disco hit Le Freak but Nile Rodgers’ influence on pop music has been...

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Michael Frayn at Edinburgh International Book Festival

The Man Booker-shortlisted and Whitbread-winning author of Headlong and Spies travelled to...

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