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Fay Weldon and Fatima Bhutto 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h

The celebrated Fay Weldon and the superb Fatima Bhutto captivated Book Festival audiences in this 2010 event chaired by Ruth Padel.

Simon Callow 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 58m 57s

On Monday 16 August, a gentleman came to the Information Desk to return his earpiece unused. "I didn't need it", he explained; "I've just been to the Simon Callow event!"

Jeanette Winterson 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 59m 11s

Legendary writer Jeanette Winterson inspired her audience with tremendous charm on 16 August, speaking movingly of happiness and the pursuit thereof.

Carol Ann Duffy 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h 8m

We welcomed Britain's Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy to the Book Festival in 2010 for three remarkable events. In this beautifully-received event she read new work from The Bees.

Christos Tsiolkas 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 58m 34s

Christos Tsiolkas flew all the way to Edinburgh from his home in Australia to open the 2010 Edinburgh International Book Festival in fine literary style.

Nicholas Parsons 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h 1m

Chatting to chair Al Senter, the inimitable Nicholas Parsons showed that the oldest gameshow host ever still retains his famous ability to entertain.

John Green 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 53m 30s

On 15 August droves of enthusiastic fans were treated to a visit from American teen novel master John Green. In a stroke of genius he arranged a meet-up beforehand for the Edinburgh-based fans in his audience...!

David Mitchell 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 57m 29s

The remarkable author of the Booker-winning Cloud Atlas sold out the Book Festival's biggest venue many weeks in advance. Talking to chair Steven Gale, he delighted festival audiences with his warmth and humour.

A S Byatt 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 59m 58s

In a surprise Book Festival event announced after the 2010 programme went to print, A S Byatt charmed her substantial audience to the full.

Joseph Stiglitz 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h

A 2010 Book Festival event that will be talked about for some time to come. Nobel Prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, delivered a thought-provoking event with the words of a real insider.

Cressida Cowell 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 59m 25s

A chance to hear the author of the book-turned-into-big-screen-hit How to Train your Dragon in her fantastic and wildly popular 2010 kids' event, ideal for ages 8 - 12.

Seamus Heaney 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 50m 47s

We are delighted to offer you a chance to listen to celebrated Irish poet Seamus Heaney in his fantastic and extremely popular event with us in 2010.

Andrew O'Hagan 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h 2m

August 2010 saw writer Andrew O'Hagan bring to the Book Festival an unforgettable tale of Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and a dog called Maf.

David Vann and Willy Vlautin 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h 2m

Another chance to listen to two writers who have produced riveting, heartbreaking and sometimes shocking accounts of father-son relationships.

Emma Donoghue and Fiona Shaw 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 52m 25s

Listen to two unique writers as they look at love and trauma through a child's eyes. Emma Donoghue's Room and Fiona Shaw's Tell it to the Bees are two remarkable works.

Joyce Carol Oates 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 59m 18s

In this event Joyce Carol Oates joined chair Jackie McGlone to discuss her two books published in 2010, both of which, in very different ways, involve young people coming to terms with their own sexuality.

Philippe Sands 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 56m 29s

Join Philippe Sands QC in his 2010 Book Festival event to learn why he believes the policy of abuse at Guantanamo Bay originated with Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and George W Bush.

Reggie Nadelson with Ian Rankin 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 54m 47s

In this event crime writing extraordinaire Reggie Nadelson discussed the ventures of her brilliantly believable detective, with Edinburgh’s own favourite crime writer, Ian Rankin.

Roddy Doyle 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 54m 20s

Listen to this audio recording to join the audience of Roddy Doyle's fantastic 2010 Book Festival children’s event, ideal for ages 7+ and families.

Tom McCarthy 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 57m 37s

In 2010, major new literary voice Tom McCarthy joined us in Edinburgh to launch his new book, C, in which McCarthy’s hero embarked on a strange, Pynchonesque journey across the 20th century.

Mairi Hedderwick 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 51m 22s

In this event for 5-8 year olds, sensational Scottish children's author Mairi Hedderwick - and a firm favourite with younsters - brings her stories about Katie Morag and her magical Hebridean home to life.

Anthony Browne 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 1h 2m

Learn about the importance of visual literacy with a master creator of picture books. Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne led this 2010 CPD event as part of our 2010 RBS Schools Programme.

Polly Toynbee and David Walker 2010 Event

Oct 28th, 2010 57m 11s

So what exactly did twelve years of undiluted New Labour achieve? Polly Toynbee and David Walker, co-authors of two previous books on the subject, returned to the Book Festival in 2010 with the definitive assessment of the Blair-Brown years.

Terry Lanagan 2010 Event

Oct 26th, 2010 56m 58s

Join Terry Lanagan, Executive Director of Educational Services at West Dunbartonshire Council as he explores a range of assessment methods and how they can be used within the Curriculum for Excellence.