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David Robinson Writes: Book Fe...
‘We go to book festivals for that most analogue of experiences in a digital age, the human encounter.’
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‘Nothing is wasted, every skill or experience you bring is going to be valuable, I realised. You just need to pluck up the courage to tap in …
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‘A room can have disorder or stains in it. But this room does not, will not. All is in order, now. Let’s take one last look, one long breath …
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Bringing a Local Story to the ...
‘The more I wrote, the more fascinated I became. Reading James’ words made me see the war, for the first time, from the inside.’
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Rembrandt: Britain’s Discove...
“There is still a wealth of paintings, drawings and prints by Rembrandt to be found in British collections, but the number of his works that …
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David Robinson Reviews: Sugar ...
‘What I love about Harris’s novels is the way that they take the uncertainties we all have about the present and plonk them down again in th …
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Bookfestival- opoly and Other ...
‘Our games aren’t designed to be commercially produced; instead, they are thinking tools created as part of our research. Thinking about boo …
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A Few Rich Pickings from this ...
‘As the whole city centre and beyond is taken over by shows, performances, installations, readings, acts, comedy, and of course, books, we a …
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Edinburgh on Foot: apps, maps ...
‘In August, when the streets are full of festival crowds, take a walk through its literary heritage.’
ALSO ON BOOKS FROM SCOTLAND
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Kelpies Illustration Prize 2018
“I was really excited to be able to attend the London Book Fair for the first time. The first thing …
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David Robinson Writes: The Ullapool Book Festival
‘If you want to see literary Scotland at its egalitarian best, Ullapool Book Festival is a great pla …
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‘We were aiming to recreate a pioneering flight made from this same Perthshire aerodrome in 1939.’
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The Dark Stuff: Stories from the Peatlands
‘Dark and brutal tales of men who lived and travelled alone.’
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Recommended reads from the Kelpies range of Scottish children’s books.
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Exploring the dramatic relationship between Robert Burns and Jean Armour
FEATURED AUTHOR:
Mary Paulson-Ellis
Mary Paulson-Ellis was born in Glasgow and studied Politics and Sociology at Edinburgh University. She worked for several years in arts administration before giving it all up to become a writer. She began with an evening class as part of the Edinburgh …
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National Galleries of Scotland
Shortlisted for Saltire Society Publisher of the Year, 2016 National Galleries of Scotland Publishing is an established fine art and photography publisher. Our aim is to publish books with the highest design and production values which reflect the dive …