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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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The Good Books, Lydia Travers: ‘Agatha Christie and anyone from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an inspiration’

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Lydia Travers on her love of historical novels, her favourite books of the year so far, and being inspired by Agatha Christie.   The first...
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Children’s book review: The Highland Cowgirl and The Great Aukā€™s Great Escape

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Izzy Alexander takes a look at two new children's picture books by debut author Louisa MacDougall.   The Highland Cowgirl by Louisa MacDougall is a...
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The Good Books, Daniel Aubrey: ‘I started writing crime fiction because of Harlan Coben. Damn, that man can write a plot twist’

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Daniel Aubrey has been shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize with his crime fiction novel, Dark Island.Ā    The first book I remember reading:...
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The Good Books, Heather Critchlow: ‘The moment I learnt to read still seems magical’

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Heather Critchlow on learning to read as a child, reading until she falls asleep and the book she recommends to everyone.   The first book...
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