For those unfamiliar with the work of Hermann Nitsch, Summerhall’s current exhibition provides a great and thought-provoking introduction to the work of this infamous and highly controversial...
Monday, 24th August Chaired by Al Senter The Spiegeltent Perhaps best known amongst book fans as the author of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, John Boyne is a versatile writer. Joining Al...
Monday, August 24th Chaired by Al Senter Baillie Gifford Main Theatre This event was set to be a treat to any Beatles fans, and so it was. Mark Levisohn, one of the world’s leading...
The first week of the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival is now over, and as we go into to the second half of this two-week long literary party The Student gives you its last preview of the...
Once named “The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain” (a title now stolen from her by the First Minister of Scotland), Shami Chakrabarti still has enough energy and passion to scare even the most...
August 18th and 20th Chaired by Jamie Jauncey and Janet Smyth Baillie Gifford Main Theatre In his home city of Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith needs little introduction. Emeritus Professor...
Tuesday, August 18th Chaired by Rosemary Burnett Garden Theatre Ziauddin Sardar is perhaps an unknown name to many of The Student’s readers. However, considering the fact that he is one of...
Wednesday, August 19th Chaired by Jackie McGlone Baillie Gifford Main Theatre Returning to the Book Fest yet again, Kate Mosse has now become one of the trademarks of the festival. Perhaps...