Tag: Edinburgh International Book Festival

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

Ross McCafferty - August 14, 2019

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

Entertainment

Louis Boyd-Madsen - August 14, 2019

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

Entertainment

John Glover - August 12, 2019

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

Entertainment

John Glover - August 12, 2019

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

Entertainment

Guest - August 19, 2018

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

Festival Fringe

Deadline News Journalist - July 12, 2018

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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