2011 Edinburgh International Book Festival
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
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Arts
Literature
Kurdo Baksi (2011 Event)
Stieg Larsson’s books have sold more than 20 million...
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Nov 14 2011 53m
Robert Coover (2011 Event)
The reissue of his early novels as Penguin Classics ...
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Nov 11 2011 59m
Audrey Niffenegger (2011 Event)
Michigan-born writer and artist, Audrey Niffenegger ...
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Nov 9 2011 1h 1m
Ben Mezrich (2011 Event)
His last book was adapted to become The Social Netwo...
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Nov 7 2011 53m
Stella Rimington (2011 event)
The former director general of MI5 has forged a new ...
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Nov 5 2011 57m
Michael Scheuer (2011 Event)
The death of Osama bin Laden in May 2011 marked a ke...
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Nov 1 2011 55m
Ed Stourton (2011 Event)
When you hear that a book by a renowned journalist a...
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Oct 31 2011 57m
Melvyn Bragg (2011 Event)
Since its publication in 1611, the King James Bible ...
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Oct 30 2011 1h 10m
Niall Ferguson (2011 Event)
Are we living through the dying embers of Western as...
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Oct 26 2011 58m
Tam Dalyell with James Naughtie (2011 event)
There can be few backbench politicians who have had ...
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Oct 24 2011 1m
Neil Forsyth (2011 Event)
The BBC Radio adaptation of Forsyth's Delete This at...
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Oct 22 2011 1h 8m
John Fardell: The Day Louis Got Eaten (2011 Event)
In this fun, interactive event for 4-10 year olds, a...
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Oct 17 2011 57m
Michel Faber (2011 Event)
The astonishing, triumphant television adaptation of...
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Oct 14 2011 55m
Pamela Stephenson-Connolly (2011 Event)
Her book is certainly engaging but can it live up to...
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Oct 12 2011 57m
Dragons and Fairies with Julia Donaldson (2011 event)
The opening event at the 2011 Edinburgh Internationa...
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Oct 10 2011 1m
Alan Hollinghurst (2011 Event)
It's many years since Alan Hollinghurst's last novel...
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Oct 7 2011 57m
John Hartson (2011 Event)
The explosively talented Welsh footballer John Harts...
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Oct 5 2011 55m
Kristina Stephenson: Sir Charlie Stinky Socks (2011 Event)
Children's author Kristina Stephenson introduced her...
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Oct 3 2011 48m
Richard Bath and Sir Tommy Macpherson (2011 Event)
Rugby writer Richard Bath has tackled a very differe...
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Sep 29 2011 51m
Edna O'Brien with Andrew O'Hagan (2011 event)
'I'm very grateful for Ireland,' said Edna O'Brien i...
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Sep 26 2011 1h
May Contain Nuts (The World of Norm) with Jonathan Meres
The former stand-up comedian turned children's novel...
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Sep 26 2011 51m
Ingrid Betancourt with Kirsty Wark
When Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betanco...
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Sep 22 2011 54m