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2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival

2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival

34 Episodes By Edinburgh International Book Festival www.edbookfest.co.uk/
Nobel prize-winners and bestselling authors from around the world rubbed shoulders with the literary stars of tomorrow at the 2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival in over 800 events which included enlightening Parkinson-style chats, lively debates and readings. You can listen to extracts from ...more
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Kurdo Baksi (2011 Event)
Stieg Larsson’s books have sold more than 20 million... more
Nov 14 2011 53m
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Robert Coover (2011 Event)
The reissue of his early novels as Penguin Classics ... more
Nov 11 2011 59m
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Audrey Niffenegger (2011 Event)
Michigan-born writer and artist, Audrey Niffenegger ... more
Nov 9 2011 1h 1m
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Ben Mezrich (2011 Event)
His last book was adapted to become The Social Netwo... more
Nov 7 2011 53m
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Stella Rimington (2011 event)
The former director general of MI5 has forged a new ... more
Nov 5 2011 57m
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Michael Scheuer (2011 Event)
The death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011 marked a ke... more
Nov 1 2011 55m
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Ed Stourton (2011 Event)
When you hear that a book by a renowned journalist a... more
Oct 31 2011 57m
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Melvyn Bragg (2011 Event)
Since its publication in 1611, the King James Bible ... more
Oct 30 2011 1h 10m
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Niall Ferguson (2011 Event)
Are we living through the dying embers of Western as... more
Oct 26 2011 58m
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Tam Dalyell with James Naughtie (2011 event)
There can be few backbench politicians who have had ... more
Oct 24 2011 1m
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Neil Forsyth (2011 Event)
The BBC Radio adaptation of Forsyth's Delete This at... more
Oct 22 2011 1h 8m
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John Fardell: The Day Louis Got Eaten (2011 Event)
In this fun, interactive event for 4-10 year olds, a... more
Oct 17 2011 57m
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Michel Faber (2011 Event)
The astonishing, triumphant television adaptation of... more
Oct 14 2011 55m
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Pamela Stephenson-Connolly (2011 Event)
Her book is certainly engaging but can it live up to... more
Oct 12 2011 57m
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Dragons and Fairies with Julia Donaldson (2011 event)
The opening event at the 2011 Edinburgh Internationa... more
Oct 10 2011 1m
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Alan Hollinghurst (2011 Event)
It's many years since Alan Hollinghurst's last novel... more
Oct 7 2011 57m
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John Hartson (2011 Event)
The explosively talented Welsh footballer John Harts... more
Oct 5 2011 55m
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Kristina Stephenson: Sir Charlie Stinky Socks (2011 Event)
Children's author Kristina Stephenson introduced her... more
Oct 3 2011 48m
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John Byrne (2011 event)
Painter and set designer, playwright and novelist, J... more
Oct 1 2011 55m
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Richard Bath and Sir Tommy Macpherson (2011 Event)
Rugby writer Richard Bath has tackled a very differe... more
Sep 29 2011 51m
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Edna O'Brien with Andrew O'Hagan (2011 event)
'I'm very grateful for Ireland,' said Edna O'Brien i... more
Sep 26 2011 1h
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May Contain Nuts (The World of Norm) with Jonathan Meres
The former stand-up comedian turned children's novel... more
Sep 26 2011 51m
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Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline always wanted to be a writer and wrote he... more
Sep 22 2011 1h
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Ingrid Betancourt with Kirsty Wark
When Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betanco... more
Sep 22 2011 54m
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Michael Ondaatje
His hotly-anticipated new novel is without question ... more
Sep 18 2011 54m
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