If my Day #3 diary update was brief then my Day #4 is even more so. Again today I was only scheduled for a single event, once again in the Spiegeltent,with Ned Beauman and Nick Harkaway. What a splendid 'double act' these two make. Ned, visibly but … [Read more...]
Rob Reports: The Story Hour event at West Port Book Festival 2011
October 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Book events with authors normally follow the same old routine - the author's introduced, the author reads, the author answers questions - but at the West Port Book Festival on Sunday and The Short Story Hour, featuring David Gaffney and Hannah … [Read more...]
Rob Reports: Robert Shearman at West Port Book Festival 2011
October 17, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Edinburgh Book Festival may be the biggest literary event of the year in Scotland's capital, but don't think for one minute that outside of August Edinburgh is bereft of any decent book events. There's plenty going on all year round (it is a … [Read more...]
Thank you EdBookFest, you’ve been amazing!
September 1, 2011 By 6 Comments
I've posted my last diary entry for this year's EdBookFest (I still have reports to post), but I couldn't leave it without thanking all those who have touched my heart and soul over these past couple of weeks. You already know of the authors who have … [Read more...]
EdBookFest 2011 Diary: Day #10 – Of kids, short stories and American road trips
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Note: remember to scroll down to the bottom for picture highlights from the day. And so began the second full week of EdBookFest, and what a glorious morning it was to wake up to. Today also marked the start of the RBS Schools Programme, and so … [Read more...]