It is not just writers showing their talent at the book festival. The illustrious, multi-coloured, gluten-free Chrisdonia, Scotland’s literary paparazzo is once again official photographer. There are some interesting shots of a grubby man in home-made pants that I want … Continue reading Edinburgh Book Festival
It must be nice to look out over a book festival audience and think, “Well, at least this many people have read me. Everyone sitting in front of me has followed where I led, whatever the details of each personal … Continue reading Interesting and yet bonkers…
Owing to some impromptu work that I could not turn down, I missed Matt at the Book Festival today. You can read his brilliant story on the City of Literature site right here. Continue reading Matthew Nadelhaft
This is very exciting. Very exciting indeed. Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference to launch in August You can see excerpts from the original conference programme at Reality Studio, a very cool William S Burroughs community site. There is also a list of the 1962 delegates; it’s going to be interesting to compare this to 2012 list. I was having a quick look around to find out more about the 1962 conference and found a few snippets. LOUDER THAN WAR JOHN CALDER ARTICLE STEWART SMITH ARTICLE Continue reading Edinburgh International Writers’ Conference 1962 and 2012
I took copious notes at the AL Kennedy event, but to be honest, I was a little drunk and can’t make any sense of them. I had arrived early at Charlotte Square and smuggled in a bottle of wine, my intention to find a quiet corner to read and relax. I found an abandoned church pew outside the RBS Main Theatre where Alison was scheduled to appear and settled down. Pews, whether they are inside a church or outside at a book festival are most uncomfortable. I was about to move to a rather lovely wooden table and chair ensemble under some trees – I do like a … Continue reading AL Kennedy at the Book Festival
Writing the Long Way Around 