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The Good Books, Catherine Hokin: ‘I come from a working class background which prized education, our house was full of books’

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Catherine Hokin on the books of her childhood, her best books of the year so far, and reading in rainy Glasgow.   The first book...
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The Good Books, Damian Barr: ‘James Baldwin’s voice is as urgent now as it ever was’

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Damian Barr on reading for the Big Scottish Book Club, his love of Jackie Kay's latest poetry and being inspired by James Baldwin.Ā    The...
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Two year waiting list to run Wigtownā€™s Open Book Airbnb as visitors from around the world flock to Scotlandā€™s National Book Town

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Since welcoming its first holidaymakers in August 2014, Wigtownā€™s charity-run Open Book Airbnb bookshop has become an international sensation. Over the years, nearly 450 guests...
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The Good Books, Ali Millar: ‘Iā€™ve tried and tried to get into Jane Austen, but I just canā€™t’

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Ali Millar on her best books of the year, why she can't get into Jane Austen and being inspired by Rachel Cusk.   The first...
McEwan Hall audience. Credit Mihaela Bodlovic

More than 100,000 people attended this yearā€™s Edinburgh International Book Festival

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More than 100,000 people attended this yearā€™s Edinburgh International Book Festival, with ticket and book sales significantly up on previous years. Future Tense, the first...
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The Good Books, MargaretĀ McDonald: ‘Jackie Kay is my absolute idol’

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MargaretĀ McDonald on her love of The Hunger Games, her favourite books of the year so far, and falling in love with Jackie Kay.Ā    The...
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