Fiction Ali Millar speaks to Justin Cartwright about his new book Up Against the Night, at this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival. Frank McAllister is a man who appears to have it all: wealth, happiness and a comfortable London life. The … Justin Cartwright : Up Against the Night
Books Fiction Literary Events Colin MacIntyre may be more familiar to some as the man behind Mull Historical Society. Under this pseudonym he has become one of the UK’s most respected songwriters and performers, releasing four albums to critical and chart success. Now Colin … Colin Macintyre : The Letters of Ivor Punch
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Catriona O’Sullivan interviews Ragnar Jonasson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland Ragnar currently works as a lawyer having previously worked in TV and radio. He has translated 14 Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic and set up … Ragnar Jonasson : Snowblind
Fiction Ali Millar interviews Stephen Kelman on Day-One of the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Kelman’s new novel ‘Man On Fire’ is based on the story of a real-life masochist who specialises in feats of extreme endurance. Born in Luton in … Stephen Kelman : Man On Fire
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Ali Millar in an illuminating interview with Danish novelist and short-story writer Dorthe Nors at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Nors has burst onto the UK literary scene with a heady cocktail of short stories, ‘Karate Chop’, translated from the … Dorthe Nors : Karate Chop/Minna Needs Rehearsal Space
Books Fiction Literary Events It’s a wonderful sunny day in Edinburgh and Olivia Vitazkova meets up with Kate Mosse at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It’s ten years since Mosse burst on the British literary scene with ‘Labyrinth’, the first of her Carcassonne-based Languedoc … Kate Mosse : The Languedoc trilogy and The Taxidermist’s Daughter
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Number ten in the 2015 series of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Colin Macintyre and Julian Baggini
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Ninth in the current series of interviews with authors at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Stephen Kelman and Ragnar Jonasson
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Latest in the 2015 WriterStories TV series from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Kate Mosse and Nick Barley
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Sixth in the 2015 series of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : A.D Miller and Patrick Gale
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Fifth in the 2015 WriterSeries of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Sergio Fajardo and Justin Cartwright
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Fourth in the 2015 series of WriterStories from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Etgar Keret and Matt Haig
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Third in the 2015 series of WriterStories. WriterStories : Louise Welsh and Mark Billingham
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events Second in the 2015 WriterStories series for TV transmission. WriterStories : Michael Rosen and Rob Doyle
Books Festivals Fiction Literary Events One of a series of broadcast programme length compilation of interviews from the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Andrew O’Hagan and Andrew Cockburn
Books Fiction Iain Banks is a Scottish author of both mainstream fiction and science fiction, writing under the name Iain M. Banks for his science fiction work. At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Robert Morgan talks to Iain Banks about his mainstream … Iain Banks : Edinburgh International Book Festival
Books Festivals Fiction Seventh programme in the 2015 WriterStories series from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Dorthe Nors and Caroline Criado-Perez
Books Festivals Fiction Edinburgh welcomes back one of Scotland’s most ferociously-talented writers. Andrew O’Hagan’s fifth novel, The Illuminations, weaves two linked stories together: the older woman, Anne Quirk, is a Scottish photographer struggling to keep hold of her memories, the younger man is … Andrew O’Hagan : The Illuminations
Books Fiction Literary Events Ricky Brown interviews Doug Johnstone about his crime novels, writing process and the importance of setting at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Once a nuclear physicist, Doug Johnstone is now a successful writer and freelance journalist (and blogger) based in Edinburgh. In … Doug Johnstone : The Jump
Books Fiction Literary Events Here Are the Young Men depicts life for four young men on the savage streets of Dublin. Rob Doyle was born in Dublin, and holds a first-class honours degree in Philosophy and an MPhil in Psychoanalysis from Trinity College Dublin. … Rob Doyle : Here Are the Young Men
Books Fiction Literary Events Olivia Vitazkova interviews A D Miller the author of Snowdrop on the moral undertow of his new novel The Faithful Couple. Two young British men on the cusp of adulthood, meet at a hostel in San Diego. They strike up … A D Miller : The Faithful Couple
Books Fiction Literary Events Bridgett Richards talks with Patrick Gale about his new novel A Place Called Winter which moves far from his customary Cornwall location. The novel evokes the harsh landscapes of the Canadian prairie for those who emigrated from Britain to make … Patrick Gale : A Place Called Winter
Books Fiction Literary Events Ali Millar interviews Sean Michaels on his debut novel, Us Conductors. The novel concerns the creator of one of the world’s strangest instruments. Locked in a cabin aboard a ship bearing him back to Russia and away from the love … Sean Michaels : Us Conductors
Books Fiction Literary Events Louise Welsh recently published Death is a Welcome Guest, the second part in her Plague Times trilogy following last year’s A Lovely Way to Burn. Welsh believes good thrillers are a reflection of the times they are written in. ‘The … Louise Welsh : Death is a Welcome Guest
Books Fiction Literary Events In conversation with Ali Millar at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Rachel Cusk introduces her new novel Outline, a novel the New York Times has described as ‘lethally intelligent’ and ‘a heartbreaking portrait of poise, sympathy and regret’. Rachel Cusk : Outline
Fiction Almost a decade late we’ve edited the interview between Marina Warner and Tana McPhee conducted at Channings Hotel. Warner was in Edinburgh for the Book Festival, talking about her book Signs and Wonders. This collection draws together essays written over … Marina Warner : Signs and Wonders
Books Fiction Talking at the Amnesty International event as part of Edinburgh International Book Festival, author Ian Rankin shares his thoughts on the power of free speech and the written word. Ian Rankin is best known for his Rebus series. Started when … Ian Rankin : Amnesty International
Fiction Robert Morgan of Edinburgh Television interviews Beryl Bainbridge at the 2001 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Beryl Bainbridge was born in Lancashire in November 1934. She wrote her first novel, Harriet Said, during the 1950s, although it was not published until … Beryl Bainbridge : Edinburgh International Book Festival 2001
Fiction Robert Morgan talks to writer Edwina Currie about her series of novels revolving around the ups and downs of political life, and her involvement with Amnesty International, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Edwina Currie was a member of the … Edwina Currie : Edinburgh International Book Festival 2001
Fiction Author Cathie Devitt introduces her new book, Don’t Drink and Fly, the first novella in a three part series exploring the life of Glasgow-based witch, Bernice O’Hanlon. On a quest to find happiness, Bernice makes her way through the ups … Cathie Devitt : Don’t Drink and Fly
