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Day 6 at the Edinburgh Book Festival
Image: Porto & Fi I started my day off at the coffee shop, easing my way into what I knew would be a long one. I sat with a large cappuccino and read (electronically) more of Andrew Raymond Drennan’s The … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Raymond Drennan, Apple, blepharospasm, blindness, bloggers, Blogging, Book Festival, Books, Candia McWilliam, Charlotte Square, City of Literature, computer, Day Job, Diane Parkin, EdBookFest, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh: City & Festivals, Iain Banks, iMac, John Byrne, Reading, Shereen Nanjiani, Simon Hoggart, The Guardian, Val McDermid, writers
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Banks, Bissett and Beer
Image: EdinburghGuide.com I had a fantastic evening at the Edinburgh Book Festival last night, the kind of evening that is as much relaxing and enjoyable as it is motivational and thought provoking. After battling with the rush hour traffic I … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Edinburgh, Fiction, Food, Drink and Bevvy, Music, Publishing and Marketing, Reading, Scotland, Writing
Tagged Alan Bissett, Art, author, BBC4, Books, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Book Festival, Ewan Morrison, Fiction, Generation X, Iain Banks, Ian Rankin, Madness, post-modern art, Reading, Scotland, society, Writing
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Iain Banks: Scotland Won’t Be The Same
Yesterday was a tough day among the readers and writers of Scotland and far beyond, as Iain Banks went public that he is in the final stages of gall bladder cancer and has been given only months to live. It … Continue reading →