A Women Like Me – Diane Abbott at the EIBF
This year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF} delivers many outstanding events, year on year for book readers and the public alike, And Diane Abbott’’s, book launch by Britain’s first Black female Member of Parliament was not an exception.! Diane is a most powerful speaker and the audience enjoyed her honesty, humour, and openness about …
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“The darkness looked back.’ – Adrian Tchaikovsky, 17 Aug 2025, 20:30-21:30,
When Adrian walks onto the stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival he sports the most magnificent goatee I think I have ever seen. Thick, salt and pepper grey, in a way that would put to envy the most ardent of bio engineers. He wears modest spectacles with deep thoughtful eyes, above them are a …
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Edinburgh Book Festival 2024: Regenerative Futures
Regenerative Futures Fund: The importance of technology in all that we do For more information please contact the Regenerative Futures Fund [Any text in square brackets in this article is an editorial comment] I normally write my pieces on my smartphone, – very easy to do. I can type away, and no one knows what …
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Edinburgh Book Festival 2024: A small review by Christopher Condie
Empty streets 9:30am on a Wednesday morning, bright and clear and fresh and having just devoured a ‘Bao’ for breakfast (yeah, I didn’t know what that was either) the book festival was waiting. I watched as the early morning crowd of mums convoyed over the cobble streets with pushchairs and babies and thermal coffee mugs. …
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Greta withdraws – storm in a tea cup as 50 book festival authors threaten not to take part in Edinburgh Book Fest next year.
This is as a result of recent environmental disasters in Hawaii that are part of a series of such events occurring this summer. FREQUENT disaster occurrences have led to many anxious concerns and feelings of hopelessness about the forecast impact of climate change. Meanwhile, prominent climate activist Mikaela Loach from the UK suggests that we should …
Super 7 Booker Long List writer events at International Book Festival
Edinburgh International Book Festival Weekend Goodies! We’ve got some electrifying book buzz for you! Last week, the judges over at the Booker Prizes unveiled their dazzling longlist for this year’s much-awaited Booker Prize. A rollercoaster of literary genius, featuring the most mind-bending, heartstring-tugging, and audacious books of the year. Out of the sensational 13 authors …
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Ready, Steady Go the EIBF 40 year book festival starts tomorrow
It is ready, steady and go for a literary extravaganza as the curtains rise on the Edinburgh International Book Festival this weekend! The stage is set for an electrifying journey from August 12th to 28th, where writers, authors , visionary thinkers, and captivating performers from all over the world will converge at the enchanting …
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Edinburgh Book Festival – Red or Blue Wall and Family issues in the USA – Fiction
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Edinburgh International Book Festival a Grrrrr-eat and Monster start on their opening Saturday
Saturday saw the opening of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Some lucky children were fortunate enough to meet up with a certain grrrrruff friend! That is Gruffalo a character invented for children to enjoy by Julia Donaldson. Julia conjured up the idea of the Monster’s name to end in O so that it would …
Sunday at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image above is a fond memory of the 2017 Edinburgh Book Festival in Charlotte Square,. A different world to the one of 2021. A freer COVID19 free event, packed with live audiences and visitors to the gardens in the Square. All enjoying the sun and the atmosphere of the great literary celebs. This year they are …