Edinburgh Book Fringe 2008
Just as the Edinburgh International Festival has a (massive) Fringe Festival alongside it, this year the Edinburgh International Book Festival also has a Fringe. Hosted by the Word Power bookshop, the Book Fringe runs from 3rd to 25th August.
The launch event is hosted by the new Edinburgh Makar, Ron Butlin, at 1pm on Monday 4th August. Events will include authors Doug Johnstone, Murray Pittock, Greg Michaelson, Sharon Blackie and many more.
A full programme is available on the Word Power website. Scottish authors and publishers appearing this year include:
Monday 4th August
1pm - Edinburgh Makar Ron Butlin launches the Word Power Edinburgh Book Fringes, with readings from Butlin, Regi Claire and others.
Tuesday 5th August
1pm - Gregory Norminton, author of Serious Things, and Mike Stocks, author of White Man Falling, read from their work.
Wednesday 6th August
1pm Greg Michaelson, author of forthcoming book The Wave Singer, will be in conversation with Chris Ballance
Thursday 7th August
1pm - Murray Pittock speaks on the history of Scottish independence movement
Monday 11th August
1pm - Publisher and author Sharon Blackie will read from her novel The Long Delirious Burning Blue, and will be joined by some of the contributors to the collection Cleave: New Writing by Women in Scotland
Wednesday 13th August
1pm - Poetry in performance with Tessa Ransford and Pauline Prior-Pitt
Thursday 14th August
1pm - Discussing the short story form with Meaghan Delahunt and Linda Cracknell
Thursday 21st August
2.3pm - Readings from Mandy Haggith, author of poetry collection Castings, and Stona Fitch, the author of thriller Senseless
7pm - Music and readings from Doug Johnstone, the author of The Ossians
Friday 22nd August
2.30pm - Cassandra Passarelli, author of Greybill, and Peter Dorward, author of Nightingale, reading from their books
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Add to BasketCastings - Paperback -
£8.99
A new collection of poems by Mandy Haggith, whose writing reflects her love for the land and her concern for the environment - not just in the North-West Highlands where she now lives on a woodland croft, but also in her travels around the world. -
Add to BasketCleave: New Writing By Women In Scotland - Paperback
£8.99
'Cleave' is a compilation of short fiction, non-fiction and poetry by women - both established writers and newcomers - who live in or otherwise 'belong' to Scotland. -
Add to BasketThe Long Delirious Burning Blue - Paperback -
£8.99
Two very different women, sharing a troubled past and an equally troubled relationship. An honest and moving exploration of the complexities of mother-daughter relationships, this novel is above all a story of courage, endurance and transformation. -
Add to BasketNightingale - Paperback -
£9.99
'Nightingale' takes an unsentimental and vivid look at the lives of a small group of Italian terrorists and the naive Scottish musician who finds himself in their midst. -
Add to BasketThe Ossians - Paperback -
£12.99
The Ossians are on the verve of signing a major record deal before setting off on a two-week tour of the cities and hinterland of Scotland, a tour expected to culminate in a career-defining Glasgow gig. -
Add to BasketThe Road To Independence?: Scotland Since The Sixties - Paperback -
£15.95
In 'The Road to Independence?' Murray Pittock not only gives an account of modern Scottish nationalism, but also explains what Scotland's role in Britain has been historically, and why it has changed radically in the last 50 years where the debate about independence has come to the fore. -
Add to BasketThe Searching Glance - Hardback -
£14.99
Linda Cracknell's stories are multi-layered and brooding with longing and loss, allowing the reader a 'searching glance' at characters' lives. With touches of the surreal and hard strokes of reality, these stories will linger in the mind. -
Add to BasketSenseless - Paperback -
£8.99
An American trade representative is kidnapped in Brussels by a group of terrorists who oppose the European Union. After seven relatively trouble-free days the American is made to lose his hearing, touch, smell and part of his sight. The American ponders his past and seemingly precarious future. -
Add to BasketThe Wave Singer - Paperback -
£8.99
More than a fantastical story of youth's journey to self-knowledge, 'The Wave Singer' is a captivating and challenging allegory for growing up in a harsh world of deceptive options. -
Add to BasketWhite Man Falling - Paperback -
£7.99
Police sub-inspector R.M. Swaminathan has lost his job after suffering a stroke. He can no longer talk properly or command the respect of his community. But as strange incidents occur, Swami's hometown starts to believe he is walking with God.