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Showing posts with label author. Show all posts
Monday, 30 September 2024

Irvine Welsh Resolutions, Edinburgh book festival 2024

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  Welsh has had a great deal of success since his first novel Trainspotting 1993 was made into a film.  He spoke about his new book   Resolu...
Wednesday, 18 September 2024

Joseph Stiglitz Road to freedom, Edinburgh book festival 2024

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    Stiglitz is a Nobel Laureate,  worked for the world bank and a chief economist under Clinton -   His new book, Road to Freedom, looks at...
Friday, 30 August 2024

Caroline Lucas Another England at Edinburgh book festival 2024

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  T he nation is a construct of stories” Phillip Larkin.   Fourteen years in the European parliament, and former English Green party leader ...
Friday, 30 June 2023

Memories as Edinburgh book festival celebrates 40 Years

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  This year Edinburgh International book festival, one of the first book festivals, will celebrate 40 years.  I have been attending the book...
Thursday, 29 June 2023

Edinburgh 40th Book festival 2023

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  This years festival returns to the Edinburgh Art college with  600 live events, as it marks its 40th year, organisers have announced. Ther...
Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Sebastian Faulkes worries for the future

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  He is what he is, and we are who we are, because of, among other things, great books. Faulkes is worried about his future. He worries book...
Tuesday, 25 October 2022

Scotland Rising – Gerry Hassan

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  A systematic exploration of the arguments for Scottish independence from a sympathetic angle. The Scottish independence question is one of...
Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Noam Chomsky Dissent Across the Decades,

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  Noam Chomsky Dissent Across the Decades, gave an online talk at Edinburgh International book festival 2022.   Whether it’s discussing ling...
Sunday, 11 September 2022

Lea Ypi on Freedom with Allan Little Edinburgh book festival 2022

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  ‘Coke can with a rose’ was a symbol of the west She spoke of the special shops for tourists, and a marker of contact with the outside worl...