Edinburgh international book festival
This Is Memorial Device review – memories of fictional indie heroes burn brightly
An adaptation of David Keenan’s novel about a Scottish band who nearly supported Sonic Youth is lovingly detailed
Mark Fisher
17, Aug, 2022 @7:00 PM
Edinburgh International book festival announces new hybrid format
Director Nick Barley says lessons from the pandemic include providing a more accessible festival, so half of this year’s offering will be available online
Libby Brooks
09, Jun, 2022 @10:23 AM
Free Books Fest aims to give excluded readers their first ‘journey with a book’
Event in Peckham, London, this weekend will allow visitors to pick a title they want alongside a range of author events
Sarah Shaffi
13, Apr, 2022 @2:30 PM
Edinburgh festivals’ recovery could take a decade, says director
Book festival boss says next year will be a staging post in recovery that could take until 2030
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
31, Aug, 2021 @12:06 PM
Edinburgh festivals offered millions in emergency funding
The Fringe, international and book festivals forced to curtail August’s event for second year running
Severin Carrell
10, Jun, 2021 @6:26 PM
Edinburgh book festival to quit New Town for art school
Festival cites Covid and costs of staging event heavily dependent on live audiences as reason for move
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
27, Jan, 2021 @10:39 AM
Mieko Kawakami: 'Women are no longer content to shut up'
Traditionalists in Japan hated her feminist novel, but Breasts and Eggs was a huge bestseller. The author talks about taking on male privilege, orientalist cliches … and Haruki Murakami
David McNeill
18, Aug, 2020 @10:20 AM
Fiction readers have made best leaders in Covid-19 crisis, says Val McDermid
Crime author argues ministers who read only political biographies are limited in vision
Mark Brown Arts correspondent
16, Aug, 2020 @4:46 PM
Edinburgh book festival sets up online signings as it adapts to pandemic
Fans will have chance to join one-to-one signings with writers such as Ian Rankin and Ali Smith
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
31, Jul, 2020 @9:00 AM
Majority of authors 'hear' their characters speak, finds study
Research on writers appearing at the Edinburgh international book festival reveals 63% listen to their creations, and 61% feel they have their own agency
Alison Flood
27, Apr, 2020 @9:00 AM
Edinburgh arts festivals lobby for urgent visa reforms
Umbrella body meets minister to discuss concerns over limits on artists entering UK
Severin Carrell Scotland editor
06, Jun, 2019 @5:30 PM
UK festival directors demand end to ‘overly complex’ visa process
Leading figures from arts, music and culture call for government reforms
Sian Cain
21, Aug, 2018 @6:36 PM
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